To The Last Drop Review

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(More customer reviews)Wise paints a picture that's easy to believe: Texas invades New Mexico under the direction of a GW Bush-like bully, complete with a staff that's similar to the administration currently occupying the White House. The new war is all about water rights, and there's no help from D.C., as U.S. armed forces are bogged down in the middle east. Believable characters, good dialog, plenty of humor, and an accurate description of the people and places that make up modern day New Mexico make this a great read.

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"Often funny, as well as easy to imagine ... To The Last Drop envisions
just how quickly greed and thirst could spark another war between the states."
**** (4 stars)
-- High Times Magazine, April 2009

This is a novel of water, oppression and rebellion, enlivened by a tragic-comic cast from all sides of the conflict whose stories intertwine in unexpected ways.

When a slacker biologist accidentally discovers water in the parched desert of New Mexico, it triggers a war.Texas invades and occupies New Mexico, renaming it "New Texas."A desperate insurgency fights back with a brutal terror campaign throughout the territory.

"To The Last Drop" dramatizes today's global water crisis. This novel illuminates the development of the Southwest, the relationship between occupation and terrorism, and our all-consuming thirst for water.As Mark Twain put it, "Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting over."

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Animals ATTACK! - Fire Ants Review

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(More customer reviews)My background:Science teacher, grown-up, gardener.As a science teacher I did want more, even more, scientific information from this book, although it gives a good general overview.And as a gardener it would have been terrific to hear about some more deterrents for this creature, but (alas!) it seems there aren't any!The slim volume describes the high survival capacity of this tiny predator (no enemies/not a picky eater or biter) and gives quite a few accounts of people who were bitten.These are good warnings (some people who aren't bothered by first bites later become quite allergic and can go into shock from subsequent attacks) and it's also nice to hear that people are getting bitten and can laugh it off.
Very readable, good basic science descriptions on how they travel and feed, not much on eradication, mostly anectodal tales of being bitten.

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They came, they saw, they conquered. These little ants may seem small, but in the world of nature they are fierce warriors. They move in and others either move out or get eaten. Read all about how they chased a boy up a tree, almost ruined a vacation, turned the tables on an ant expert--and much more.

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