Water: The Element of Life

Theodor and Wolfram Schwenk open our minds to water's many dimensions - some never before imagined. For example - the Moon actually causes water bodies on our Earth to vibrate and make musical tones - thus creating a symphonic melody of sound. In this fashion we also learn how the word "rhythm" finds its sourcing from the Greek verb meaning "to flow." There is also a section addressing "Water's Role in the Symphony of Weather" as well as weather catastrophies - in other words - this book was ahead of its time! In a theological vein - this book book by the unique father and son team of Schwenk & Schwenk explores the spiritual and religious signifcance of water - and the potential of water serving as an entity to help resolve today's challenges. If you are a student of water - this book will forever transform your perception of this mysterious liquid - an unknown liquid which gives rise to all life and rise to our very thoughts and perceptions of the reality in which we pass our limited time.

Schwenk's Water, The Element of Life, remains all these many years later, still one of the very best books written about the human relationship with the aqueous world. I would go as far to say that all managers and students of water should read it for its ethical message about how to relate to the very core of life. Indeed, in my own recent work, Deep Immersion: The Experience of Water (nominated for top environmental book of the year), only Thoreau is quoted more often than Schwenk!