About this title: In this intelligent, eye-opening work of narrative journalism, Royte does for water what Eric Schlosser did for fast food: she finds the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that bring it from nature to the supermarkets.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008-05-13
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008-05-13
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury, New York
Date Published: 2008
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BT2-An advance reading copy trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. A riveting chronicle of one the greatest marketing coups of the twentieth century-as well as a powerful environmental wake-up call-Bottlemania is essential reading for anyone either shelling out two dollars to quench thier momentary thirst or curious to know what's really coming out of their tap. 8"x5", ... read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008-05-13
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
Description: New in New jacket. Item is brand new from publisher overstock. Hardcover with dust jacket. From Publishers Weekly: Royte (Garbage Land) plunges into America's mighty thirst for bottled water in an investigation of one of the greatest marketing coups of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. As tap water has become cleaner and better-tasting, the bottled water industry has exploded into a $60 billion business; consumers guzzle more high-priced designer water than milk or beer and spend ... read more
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
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Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
Date Published: 2008-05-13
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date Published: 2008
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Edition: First U.S. Edition, Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781596913714ISBN:1596913711
Description: New. In this intelligent, eye-opening work of narrative journalism, Royte does for water what Eric Schlosser did for fast food: she finds the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that bring it from nature to the supermarkets. read more
"i think it took me a month to read this one, and that's a rarity since when i actually pick up a book i end up zipping through it. i don't think this one is written as well as royte's other book, but bottlemania still had enough good content for me to keep stringing along. her first book make me analyze the amount of waste i generate and this one made me think even more about my water consumption. sometimes i wish i was worse with my habits so i could drastically improve them after having a revelation.
instead, i felt greatly affirmed because i totally haven't bought in to the water bottle craze that exists. i love tap water and i hate using more plastic than necessary. the book did make me think more critically about what the shift to bottled water means politically in terms of improving water filtration and public systems and i'm grateful for that."
"I've read Elizabeth Royte's other two books. The first was the Tapir's Morning Bath, which exposes the fact that scientists have no common sense and can't see further than the end of their own noses, but only at the end of a very well-researched book on ecological science on a tropical island. The second was Garbageland, which tracked Royte's garbage from her New York home through every possible recycling treatment the US employs.
Bottlemania is a fascinating expose of what ultimately, globally threatens everyone everywere if it is accepted that people will drink bottled water (which is privately-owned and supported by profits) so its unnecessary for governments to spend money on keeping tap water drinking-water pure for the general public."
"This is in the two to three range. Recommended only to those that are really interested in where their drinking water comes from, and what the pros and cons are of spring, distilled, and tap water. Some really interesting chapters, particularly in the middle, about the flaws in how the EPA and FDA regulate public and private water, and about how water utilities are often underfunded, contributing to the lack of confidence in public water sources. Put a filter on your tap seems to be the best bet, and don't mock Dasani and Aquafina while sipping on fancy spring water. The chapters on Maine's spring water infighting drag on a bit, and Royte seems a little to bound to her own biases to right an objective book."
"Bottlemania is about the rise in consumption of bottled water and some of the effects of this trend.
The book is best when it discusses consumer idiocy in buying this stuff, which in many cases is no better (and in some cases worse) than what comes out of the tap (for example - benzene in Perrier). There is also the waste and pollution associated with the manufacturing and disposal of millions of plastic bottles.
Instead of focusing on these real issues, Royte becomes enmeshed in a battle that the citizens of Fryeburg Maine are engaged in with Nestle Corp (parent company of Poland Spring). She then tries to tie this fight into the larger issue of water privatization.
What do these issues have to do with bottled water? Well, it turns out ... very little. A look at the arguments in the Fryeburg/Nestle dispute show that the broader issue is really one of a small town trying to retain its small town values against a domineering and bullying multinational corporation. The fact that the multinational happens to be a water bottler is incidental to the dispute. Looking for any way to stop development, residents argue every angle they can, including environmental damage and water depletion. However, evidence of harm in this area is lacking.
On the issue of water privatization, a real concern does exist when discussing the privatization of municipal drinking water supply and distribution systems. But that's not what is happening here. Bottled water represents 0.02% of total water use in the US. Privatization of bottled drinking water sources is simply not going to cause anyone to go thirsty. Attempting to equate the two issues is a stretch."
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