Book review: The complex and surprising history of humanity and water
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with author Giulio Boccaletti about his new book Water: A Biography, which takes readers through the complex and surprising history of humanity and water. What is the one thing that has shaped the course of human civilization more than any other? Well, according to the author Giulio Boccaletti, the answer is water. The title of his new book is “Water: A Biography.” It travels over centuries, across continents to show how humans have built their lives around this fickle, precious resource.