I found this book to be very intriguing; when I ran across it, I knew that I had to post it. The fact that it is marked down 100% (yes, that means that it is currently
free) didn't hurt any either.
This book seems to prove the idea that there can be some genuinely good books that are self-published. The author seems eminently qualified to write on the subject. The ratings at Amazon and GoodReads (4.30 (10)) on the book are very high.
I don't know why some people self-publish some great books and offer them at really low prices (the digital list price on this one is only $3.99), and sometimes even free, but I'm glad that they do.
Writ in Water. By Nina Selbst. Rated 4.6 stars, from 27 reviews at Amazon, at the present moment. Print list price $21.55; digital list price $3.99; Kindle price now
$0.00. Independently published. 495 pages.
https://www.amazon.com/Writ-Water-Ni.../dp/B017R90QM8.
Book Description
During a long career as an economist, involved in the mundane business of water management, the author of Writ in Water caught glimpses of the many and varied links between water and the human experience. Retirement gave her the leisure to satisfy the curiosity that these aroused and the freedom to explore the multiple meeting places of water and humanity, over time and place.
The book which emerged, views the world through the rippling, complex lens of water. It looks at the emergence of civilizations and their decay. It delves into creation myths. It ponders the place of water in the human psyche, as expressed in art and poetry and folklore. It considers its role as a factor of production, a source of energy, a conduit of transportation and a consumer good. It examines changing concepts of physical and spiritual cleanliness. It notes the magical powers of springs and wishing wells and rainmakers. All this and much more.
The book is based on a wide-ranging research and, while it has no pretensions to original scholarship, it draws abundantly on the wisdom of others. It reveals how this colorless, tasteless and odorless substance has made such an impact on our bodies and our souls. Like water itself it meanders far and wide and it may, just possibly, restore our sense of wonder at this elixir of life.
The pellucid and friendly style of writing and the overflowing enthusiasm of the writer for her subject assure the reader not only an enlightening experience but also a pleasurable one.