Bottlemania : How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It (Hardcover)

from blisssu

Enlightening yet discouraging to read. One is awed by the interesting research paths Royte relentlessly follows to track so many aspects of her subject. Her writing is compelling. I haven't touched a plastic water bottle since finishing the book.

from Devil_llama

The author writes in a lively and easy style. She examines the bottled water industry, how it got to be a fashion statement to drink bottled water, and how it became so much more, where many people now consume nothing but bottled water. She visits bottling plants and boreholes where the water is ...

from justpeachy

This book is an eye-opening look into the bottled water industry and how most people have huge misconceptions about the bottled water they drink. What most people don't realize is that in the U.S. 89% of tap water meets or exceeds federal health and safety regulations and costs anywhere from 240 ...

from txjuju

Well researched, as is usual for Royte. It sometimes bogged down when discussing the local politics in Maine and the characters embroiled in the controversy over Poland Springs. No more bottled water for me.

from satyridae

Royte's in-depth look at water and the water industry is eye-opening and interesting. It also makes me glad to live in an area served by Portland's Bull Run reservoir. Royte leaves us with no answers, just an array of variously weighted choices. The writing is good, the flow a little discursive a...