{"product_id":"9780997238211","title":"Water More or Less 2017","description":"\"How great to see such a holistic, 360 degree view of such an essential thing.\"- Rachel Maddow. This updated 2017 edition reflects California's constant state of change. Presented as an anthology in three dimensions - art, history, and story, it captures moments of change both visually and verbally. \u003cp\u003eDroughts, floods and water quality issues cast harsh light on how we use water in our lives, our agriculture and our environment. Water policy and use are changing in dramatic ways. Water: More or Less provides intriguing insight as to how we got to this point, and proposes options for solutions and answers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist and essayist Stephanie Taylor captures images of people and places in paintings and words, portraying a slice of the daily lives of fishermen, farmers, biologists and others. She is a freelance Op-Ed contributor to the \"Sacramento Bee.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Rita Schmidt Sudman, long-time observer of the California water scene who also led the Water Education Foundation, follows the history of geographic water conflict and provides context for the past while suggesting options for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one top water policy leaders add their diverse voices with personal essays written just for this book, and tell why they care so passionately about water. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterview with Lester Snow, Water Foundation \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Kevin Starr, State Librarian Emeritus and author of the Americans and the California Dream series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonal essays written just for this book by:\u003cbr\u003eTom Birmingham, Westlands Water District\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation \u003cbr\u003eCeleste Cantu, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority\u003cbr\u003eMichael Cohen, Senior Associate, Pacific Institute\u003cbr\u003eKim Delfino, Defenders of Wildlife\u003cbr\u003eLaurel Firestone, Community Water Center\u003cbr\u003eLetitia Grenier, San Francisco Estuary Institute\u003cbr\u003eDavid Guy, Northern California Water Association\u003cbr\u003eThomas Harter, Groundwater Hydrology, University of California, Davis\u003cbr\u003eCarl Hauge, formerly with California Department of Water Resources \u003cbr\u003eCampbell Ingram, Delta Conservancy\u003cbr\u003eKevin Kelley, Imperial Irrigation District\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California\u003cbr\u003eSunne Wright McPeak, Delta Vision Foundation \u003cbr\u003eDave Orth, California Water Commission\u003cbr\u003eTim Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies \u003cbr\u003eTim Sloane, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations\u003cbr\u003eFrances Spivy-Weber, State Water Resources Control Board\u003cbr\u003eMaureen Stapleton, San Diego County Water Authority\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pentimento Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024275292400,"sku":"9780997238211","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997238211_p0.jpg?v=1763896025","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997238211","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}