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Cadillac Desert

Name: Cadillac Desert
Author: Marc Reisner

by Marc Reisner

1986•Documentary•582 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is wide-ranging, heavy and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert reclamation in the American West.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

HistoryGovernment policyIrrigationWater resources developmentPolitical corruptionNonfictionTechnologyCorruption in politics

Details

Author: Marc Reisner
Published: 1986
Pages: 582
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Source: Open Library

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