'Gleick trains his scientifically objective eye on the bottled water phenomenon... [and] offers a sobering yet sensible look at society’s ill-considered thirst for bottled water.' — Booklist 'With the gusto of a born raconteur and the passion of a believer, Gleick makes a sound case for improving the developing world’s access to and the developed world’s attitude toward safe, piped drinking water purified by the natural hydrologic cycle.' — Publishers Weekly