What is it about water that makes it both the world's most mystical and yet the most practical sub-stance? From baptism to bathing, from washing cars to washing the hands of guilt, from holy water to firewater, water plays a central role in life. Yet, we have taken it for granted. Why? "The Water Book" is a wild but literate ride through the world of water: facts, fiction, lyricism, exultation, humour, and a cast of characters guaranteed never to have been seen before on the printed page. With plenty of first-rate stories and lots of thought-provoking and humorous drawings by the author, the book aims to entertain as it enlightens.