
Thirst: Water and Power in the Ancient World

The book is fairly interesting, providing a brief overview of the various civilizations' rise and fall, as well as their water management methods. However, it could have been so much better if the author had included more technical or in-depth discussions of the engineering feats with cross-sectional diagrams etc. The book does include maps, photos and schematic diagrams, but doesn't illustrate in enough detail how the various engineering efforts functioned. It would also have been interesting if the author had included water management methods from Africa (besides Egypt)and Australia, assuming there are any, of course.
For anyone interested in Mayan engineering, I recommend https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13625780-the-lost-secrets-of-maya-technology