{"product_id":"9781469766386","title":"Water is the Animal: Fin de Millenaire Reflections Of Planet Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eRivers are arteries and feeder streams capillaries.  It's the same  water-based pattern repeated over and over again on the surface of this and  other planets where water once flowed.  Whether it's the thigh of a human  leg, or the Andean borne, blood-red, silt-laden waters of the Rio Paraguay  flowing across the Pampas of South America, water is the animal!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater is the Animal\u003c\/i\u003e contains seven years of Cheeveresque journal entries recording the peripatetic existence of a diplomatic courier.  From meditations on the cultural and historical legacy of Homo sapiens  around the globe, to the present day geopolitical and ecological challenges of over 150 countries, Water is the Animal reveals a perspective of the planet few are given.  From the archaeology of Costa Rica, to the genocidal horrors of Rwanda, to the ancient temples and congested cities of South Asia, \u003ci\u003eWater is the Animal\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on the state of the Earth at the dawn of the new millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144314306800,"sku":"9781469766386","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469766386_p0.jpg?v=1763700188","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469766386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}