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"Award-winning journalist Zak Podmore brings to life the magnificent terrain and complex politics of the Colorado River, its dying reservoirs--and the surprising revelation that the inevitable loss of Lake Powell could be a turning point for more a sustainable future. ""A chronicle of both personal and ecological redemption by a gifted writer and observer, as well as a stirring affirmation that, even in a world suffering from terminal burnout, seeds can take root, flowers can clossom, and hope abides."" --KEVIN FEDARKO, The Emerald Mile and A Walk in the Park After decades of drought, the American West is stretched to the breaking point. A changing climate and design flaws in the Glen Canyon Dam have pushed the once-massive Lake Powell reservoir to the brink of collapse--putting at risk millions of people who depend on the Colorado River for water, agriculture, and electricity. Now, as Glen Canyon reemerges, its surprising ecological rebirth reminds us that nature's capacity to heal may well outpace our own imaginations. Environmental journalist Zak Podmore explores the complex challenges ahead and reframes the inevitable loss of Lake Powell as a turning point for a more sustainable future. Through an arresting mix of science and storytelling, Life After Dead Pool debunks the notion that the West's water challenges are unsolvable and invites us to secure a future where the Colorado River once again runs free."

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"""An invaluable chapter in the history of the Colorado River."" --DAVID EVERETT, Back of Beyond Books ""Zak Podmore offers a plan both visionary and practical, on how the river can, once again, redeem the region."" --DAVID GESSNER, All the Wild That Remains and A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World ""Both a cure and instigator for sandstone and river-induced canyon-itis, Podmore explores a future without Glen Canyon Dam through the lens of a journalist and the soul of an adventurer. The future of water management in the west starts with asking tough questions, and Podmore investigates the issue's centerpiece."" --MORGAN SJOGREN, Path of Light ""By taking us into the lost and reemerging landscapes of Glen Canyon, Podmore deepens our understanding and calls us to action to protect the greatest resource we have in the desert--water."" --CALVIN CROSBY, The King's English Bookshop ""Podmore shares a fascinating history and offers us a hopeful and practical solution to a natural ecosystem that is miraculously emerging from the depths "" --ANNETTE MCGIVNEY, Pure Land"

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Zak Podmore is an award-winning author and journalist who has spent more than a decade writing about water and conservation issues in the western United States. He is the author of Confluence: Navigating the Personal & Political on Rivers of the New West, and his work has appeared in Outside, USA Today, National Geographic Traveler, The Salt Lake Tribune, and elsewhere. He lives in Bluff, Utah.

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