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The Secret Knowledge of Water

by Craig Childs · 2000

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Deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water reveal the natural world at its most extreme.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisgeographygeographyMore like thisLess of this
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adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thiswesternwesternMore like thisLess of this
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naturenatureMore like thisLess of thisenvironmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of thissurvivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of this
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American WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of thisArizonaArizonaMore like thisLess of thisMexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of this
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thought provokingthought provokingMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 304 pages

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