Charles fishman biography the big thirst sparknotes

Charles Fishman takes readers on The Big Thirst brilliantly explores our strange and complex relationship to water. We delight in watching waves roll in from the ocean; we take great comfort from sliding into a hot bath; and we will pay a thousand times the price of tap water to drink our preferred brand of the bottled version.

Fishman writes from Galveston, Texas, As Charles Fishman writes, “Many civilizations have been crippled or destroyed by an inability to understand water or manage it. We have a huge advantage over the generations of people who have come before us, because we can understand water and we can use it smartly.”.

Charles Fishman is an Author and journalist Charles Fishman published The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water in This nonfiction book examines the history and origins of water, the rising concern of water scarcity, and our changed relationship with the substance.