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1	Milagro Beanfield War more books like this by John Nichols add to wishlist A small community in New Mexico is threatened by speculation, property developers, and politics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Art in America more books like this by Ron McLarty add to wishlist McLarty pens a funny and heartwarming novel about a down-on-his-luck writer who finally finds success and love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Army of the Republic more books like this by Stuart Archer Cohen add to wishlist CEO and Washington D.C. insider James Sands has made billions by privatizing bankrupt municipal water supplies, but his command of a dwindling resource infuriates citizen and environmental groups. When his partner is assassinated by the shadowy Army of the Republic, Sands begins to lose control of his company and his life. Desperate to save his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst more books like this by Diane Raines Ward add to wishlist WATER WARS tackles the growing global concern over the availability of water as the world's population increases. Ward examines the water policies of various countries, chronicling their success and failures in their efforts to ensure water flows for business and agriculture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.66! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Messages from Frank's Landing: A Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way more books like this by Charles Wilkinson, Hank Adams (Photographer) add to wishlist 'Billy Frank, Jr., has been celebrated as a visionary, but if we go deeper and truer, we learn that he is best understood as a plainspoken bearer of traditions, a messenger, passing along messages from his father, from his grandfather, from those further back, from all Indian people, really. They are messages about the natural world, about ... see all copies from $13.80! new only from $15.00!
6	Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis (and What You Can Do) more books like this by Ken Midkiff, Robert F Kennedy, Jr. (Foreword by) add to wishlist In some parts of the United States, water is disappearing as consumption exceeds supply. In other parts, battles are raging that will determine both the cost and the quality of a simple glass of water. "Not a Drop to Drink" comprehensively examines the imminent crisis of America7;s water supply and explains what readers everywhere can do about it. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
7	Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity more books like this by Sandra Postel add to wishlist The author of this title explains that decades of profligacy and mismanagement of the world's water resources have produced signs of water shortages and environmental destruction. She writes with authority and clarity of the limits of this vital natural resource. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts more books like this by Jerome Delli Priscoli, Aaron T Wolf add to wishlist What is the one thing that no one can do without? Water. Where water crosses boundaries - be they economic, legal, political or cultural - the stage is set for disputes between different users trying to safeguard access to a vital resource, while protecting the natural environment. Without strategies to anticipate, address, and mediate between ... see all copies from $108.00! new only from $130.77!
9	Indians and the American West in the Twentieth Century more books like this by Donald L Parman add to wishlist As the twentieth century began, Native Americans were reeling from a century of war, forced resettlement, and loss of indigenous control. In a narrative that is compellingly evenhanded and insightful, Donald L. Parman follows the Indians' continuing struggle to hold on to their land, their resources, and their identity. Focusing on the American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Nature Incorporated more books like this by Theodore Steinberg add to wishlist This account of the industrialization of the Merrimack River Valley is a tale of environmental degradation and engineering triumph. It shows how water came to be defined as private property. The book is a reminder of the contribution of interdisciplinary approaches to the heritage of an area. see all copies from $3.25! new only from $41.26! \| first editions
11 view cover	Interstate Water Allocation in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia: New Issues, New Methods, New Models more books like this by Jeffrey L Jordan (Editor), Aaron T Wolf (Editor) add to wishlist This comprehensive case study of the "Tri-State Water Wars" from 1998 to 2003 - centering on the shared waters of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama - presents critical lessons learned about the process of making water allocation decisions across political boundaries. Though the three states failed to reach a settlement in their negotiations to ... see all copies from $63.76! new only from $63.76!
12 view cover	Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers more books like this by P Andrew Jones, Tom Cech add to wishlist Why do people fight about water rights? Who decides how much water can be used by a city or irrigator? Does the federal government get involved in state water issues? Why is water in Colorado so controversial? These questions, and others like them, are addressed in "Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers." This concise and understandable treatment of ... see all copies from $16.35! new only from $19.28! \| SVS
13 view cover	International Waters of the Middle East: From Euphrates-Tigris to Nile more books like this by Asit K Biswas (Editor) add to wishlist The contributors study the three major river basins of the Middle East, and address the difficulties faced by the countries in this arid region. They make practical suggestions for a basin-wide approach to international water management. This book will be of interest to all professionals concerned with water resources planning and management; ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $29.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Nile sharing a scarce resource a historical and technical review of water management and of economic and legal issues more books like this by Howell, Allan 1937- add to wishlist The environmental history of the Nile Basin has heightened awareness that the volume of water available is not sufficient to meet modern levels of water demand, quite apart from rapidly growing needs. The environmental element of the complex matter of evaluating and managing the international water resource of the Nile is addressed in this volume. ... see all copies from $67.30! new only from $67.30! \| SVS
15 view cover	A Reporter at Large: Dateline: Pyramid Lake, Nevada more books like this by A J Liebling, Elmer R Rusco (Editor) add to wishlist Four essays by "New Yorker" columnist A.J. Liebling, discussing the Paiute Indian reservation at Pyramid Lake and the non-Indian sqatters who claimed the most fertile lands. An introduction discusses the ranchers, politicians and the divorce industry that supported them. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $17.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	Hydropolitics in the Third World: Conflict and Cooperation in International River Basins more books like this by Arun P Elhance add to wishlist An exploration of six of the world's largest river basins. In each case, the author examines the basin's physical, economic and political geography; the possibilities for acute conflict; and efforts to develop bilateral and multilateral agreements for sharing water resources. see all copies from $5.50! new only from $15.69! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Rider from Lost Creek more books like this by Louis L'Amour, Jim Gough (Read by) add to wishlist Lance Kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isn't about to let the friend who saved his life go down in a range war. But when the gunman tries to stop the fighting, he finds there's more at stake than land or a disputed water hole. Unabridged. 2 CDs. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $14.34! \| SVS
18 view cover	New Courses for the Colorado River: Major Issues for the Next Century more books like this by Gary D Weatherford (Photographer), F Lee Efranklin L Brown (Photographer), Bruce E Babbitt (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Divided Waters: Bridging the U.S.-Mexico Border more books like this by Helen Ingram, Nancy K Laney, David M Gillilan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00!
20 view cover	The Law of International Watercourses more books like this by Stephen C McCaffrey add to wishlist The Law of International Watercourses examines the rules of international law governing the navigational and non-navigational uses of international watercourses. The continued growth of the world's population places increasing demands on Earth's finite supplies of fresh water. Because two or more States share many of the world's most important ... see all copies from $91.69! new only from $91.69!
21 view cover	Brown-On-Brown: A Luis Mntez Mystery more books like this by Manuel Ramos add to wishlist This novel marks the return of Manuel Ramos's character, Luis Montez. A Denver defence attorney who is always just one step ahead of his creditors and not too particular about the cases he takes on, Montez's next client is Dominic Santos. Santos has been charged with torching the property of a powerful Anglo San Luis Valley rancher and causing the ... see all copies from $6.90! new only from $10.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	Forging New Rights in Western Waters more books like this by Robert G Dunbar add to wishlist see all copies from $4.20! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Water, Resources and Conflict in the Middle East more books like this by Nurit Kliot add to wishlist The Middle East is a region of international concern and political unrest. With severe water shortages, water, not oil, threatens the renewal of military conflicts and social and economic disruption in the region. This book forms a complete reference to both the hydrological as well as the social, economic, political and legal issues in the ... see all copies from $103.59! new only from $252.56! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Struggle for Water: Politics, Rationality, and Identity in the American Southwest more books like this by Wendy Nelson Espeland add to wishlist Nearly 50 years ago the Bureau of Reclamation proposed building a dam in Central Arizona, the dam would bring valuable water to the arid plain but it would also destroy a wildlife habitat, flood archaeological sites and force the Yavapai Indians off their ancestral home. The three groups most involved with the Orme Dam found themselves and their ... see all copies from $17.97! new only from $23.86! \| SVS
25 view cover	Silver Fox of the Rockies: Delphus E. Carpenter and Western Water Compacts more books like this by Daniel Tyler, Professor Theda Skocpol, Donald J Pisani (Foreword by) add to wishlist Delphus E. Carpenter (1877-1951) was Colorado's commissioner of interstate streams during a time when water rights were a legal battleground for western states. A complex, unassuming man as rare and cunning in politics and law as the elusive silver fox of the Rocky Mountain West, Carpenter boldly relied on negotiation instead of endless litigation ... see all copies from $23.95! new only from $31.35! \| first editions

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