I quite honestly didn’t think I would enjoy this book quite as much as I did. This was really fascinating, so fascinating that it was totally absorbing. While accessible to the common reader, Fagan’s book is one that students could use, so it can, at times, be technical. Still fascinating. Though, a general knowledge of world history would be helpful. But honestly, I didn’t think reading about water management would so engrossing. Okay, I should have known better, after all I enjoyed the book about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and that made screws have my undivided attention. (No, not that kind of a screw). The book didn’t annoy me in the least, even when Fagan went on his brief flights of fantasy to illustrate how certain things would work. I learned so much. Not only about how aqueducts worked, but the history of the Bali rice paddies and the part that temples play in their upkeep. Or perhaps it was the theory for why Mayan temples were designed the way they were. It wasn’t just to be strange. And wait until you hear about how much of Iran is covered by qunats and where Segovia gets its water from.
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I quite honestly didn’t think I would enjoy this book quite as much as I did. This was really fascinating, so fascinating that it was totally absorbing. While accessible to the common reader, Fagan’s book is one that students could use, so it can, at times, be technical. Still fascinating. Though, a general knowledge of world history would be helpful. But honestly, I didn’t think reading about water management would so engrossing. Okay, I should have known better, after all I enjoyed the book about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and that made screws have my undivided attention. (No, not that kind of a screw). The book didn’t annoy me in the least, even when Fagan went on his brief flights of fantasy to illustrate how certain things would work. I learned so much. Not only about how aqueducts worked, but the history of the Bali rice paddies and the part that temples play in their upkeep. Or perhaps it was the theory for why Mayan temples were designed the way they were. It wasn’t just to be strange. And wait until you hear about how much of Iran is covered by qunats and where Segovia gets its water from.
