The Big Thirst brilliantly explores our strange and complex relationship to water. We love water—but at the moment, we don’t appreciate it or respect it.

Charles Fishman is one of America's most celebrated investigative journalists, specializing in business innovation and social responsibility. Currently an award-winning senior writer at Fast Company, he has reported, with striking authority, on everything from Wal-Mart to the new water economy. His book, “The Big Thirst,” was voted one of Amazon’s “Best Books of 2011”.