Water from Heaven: The Story of Water From the Big Bang to the Rise of Civilization, and Beyond Annotated

[A]n audacious tour de force that sweeps across time and space at a breathtaking pace... a masterful treatment of a complex subject that is of vital and growing importance.-- "Nature"

[Kandel's] book will beguile both housewives and hydrologists...for now they'll better appreciate the actual world through which they wander and wonder.--Peter Wild "U.S. Water News"

A fine discussion of large scale agriculture which is so heavily dependent on water supplies.-- "Northeastern Naturalist"

A very enjoyable book.--Neil MacDonald "Environmental Conservation"

Explains in fascinating detail the origins of water on the planet Earth and how the molecules of water have circulated throughout time.-- "Natural History"

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of water to our daily lives and our place in the universe. This point may seem obvious but it gains fresh currency in Kandel's Water From Heaven... there is plenty here to fascinate.-- "Washington Post Book World"

Kandel explains the earth's elaborate and essential-to-life water cycle in a suitably fluid and mesmerizing narrative.... A wealth of invaluable information.-- "Booklist"

Kandel tells the story of water, from the big bang to global warming. He examines where it is, why it is, and how we use and abuse it.-- "New Scientist"

The epic story of the world's most vital resource, from the formation of the solar system to the controversial issues and dire concerns of today.-- "Library Journal"

Robert Kandel is a senior scientist of the C.N.R.S. (National Scientific Research Agency of France). He is a member of NASA's Earth Radiation Science Team and chief scientist for the French-Russian-German ScaRaB radiation mission and is currently working on a joint European-Japanese satellite project to observe clouds, aerosols, and radiation. He is the author of several books, including Earth and Cosmos and Our Changing Climate. He was born in Brooklyn and now lives in Paris, France.