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\nDenouncing Al Gore’s declaration that “the earth is running a fever” as “the worst kind of anthropomorphism”, Wright blames our obsession with climate for eclipsing critical sanitation issues, and makes a plea to treat this natural resource as a gift rather than a commodity. <\/p>\n

Take Me to the Source: In Search of Water<\/em><\/i><\/b><\/strong>
\nRupert Wright
\nVintage Books, 2009<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

\n— By Alexandra Masters<\/p>\n

\nwww.guardian.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited, 2009
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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