Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
Author: Elizabeth Royte
Pages: 229
Grade: A
A more nuanced and also more alarming read than I expected. Royte even-handedly investigates the rise of bottled water and the unintended consequences on communities, the environment, and our public water supplies while also revealing the flaws in the public water system.
Notable
In Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole Benjamin Barber argues that consumer culture has turned adult citizens into children by catering to our narcissistic desires and conditioning us to passionately embrace certain brands and products as a necessary part of our lifestyles.
Pages: 229
Grade: A
A more nuanced and also more alarming read than I expected. Royte even-handedly investigates the rise of bottled water and the unintended consequences on communities, the environment, and our public water supplies while also revealing the flaws in the public water system.
Notable
In Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole Benjamin Barber argues that consumer culture has turned adult citizens into children by catering to our narcissistic desires and conditioning us to passionately embrace certain brands and products as a necessary part of our lifestyles.