Water is the source of life and the building block of all civilisation. The control of water has shaped politics, health, population growth, city planning, technology and religion. Controlling water has driven progress, through the growth of intensive farming and industrial revolution. It has also become a symbol of our civilisation - evidence that we have mastered nature.From the hanging gardens of Babylon and the ancient myth of the Nile to the fountains in Las Vegas, water is the one constant. We are fed by irrigated fields, live in plumbed cities, and turn on a tap without a moment's thought. Yet, this simple technology that underpins everything is at bursting point. There are too many people for the available water, and war may follow. How did we get here, and what can we do about it?

Civilisation is thirsty... it never stopped to think what would happen if the water ran out. ALEXANDER BELL Peak water is the point when the available water is not enough to meet the demands of the world's growing population. We might live on a watery world, but we are exhausting accessible supplies. Many parts of the world are already facing this crisis, and not only in the developing world. Some of the places experiencing 'peak water' are in the USA, Europe and the UK. Even the wettest lands will be engulfed in the global catastrophe that looms. This is the issue of our age.

This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.

Title: The Tongue, a poem, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Bell, Alexander; 1846. 72 p.; 8 . 1466.h.42.

Title: Bell's Standard Elocutionist ... New edition ... enlarged and improved.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Bell, David; Bell, Alexander; 1873. xii. 510 p.; 8 . 12271.bb.8.

1928. Life and achievements of eminent Masons great in history. Includes little biographies about twenty great men who just happened to be Masons. It is not a book about Masonry. Men included within are: James Edward Oglethorpe; Benjamin Franklin; Baron Von Steuben; George Washington; Paul Revere; John Paul Jones; Johann Wolfgang Goethe; John Marshall; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Alexander Hamilton; Marquis de Lafayette; Robert Burns; John Jacob Astor; Andrew Jackson; Sam Houston; Louis Kossuth; Giuseppe Garibaldi; John Wanamaker; Robert Edwin Peary; Theodore Roosevelt.

1928. Life and achievements of eminent Masons great in history. Includes little biographies about twenty great men who just happened to be Masons. It is not a book about Masonry. Men included within are: James Edward Oglethorpe; Benjamin Franklin; Baron Von Steuben; George Washington; Paul Revere; John Paul Jones; Johann Wolfgang Goethe; John Marshall; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Alexander Hamilton; Marquis de Lafayette; Robert Burns; John Jacob Astor; Andrew Jackson; Sam Houston; Louis Kossuth; Giuseppe Garibaldi; John Wanamaker; Robert Edwin Peary; Theodore Roosevelt.

Life and achievements of eminent Masons great in history. Includes little biographies about twenty great men who just happened to be Masons. It is not a book about Masonry. Men included within are: James Edward Oglethorpe; Benjamin Franklin; Baron Von Steuben; George Washington; Paul Revere; John Paul Jones; Johann Wolfgang Goethe; John Marshall; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Alexander Hamilton; Marquis de Lafayette; Robert Burns; John Jacob Astor; Andrew Jackson; Sam Houston; Louis Kossuth; Giuseppe Garibaldi; John Wanamaker; Robert Edwin Peary; Theodore Roosevelt.