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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
by Al Gore

An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It Cover

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The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives.

Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly — and has become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the second is a symbol for opportunity. In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and move through it, we first have to recognize that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that our leaders seem not to hear such clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings?

Perhaps, but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen. Indeed, when they are not responded to, their significance doesn't diminish; it grows.

Be sure to check out www.climatecrisis.net, for information about the movie based on the book.

Review:

"[A]s a user-friendly introduction to global warming and a succinct summary of many of the central arguments laid out in those other volumes, An Inconvenient Truth is lucid, harrowing and bluntly effective." Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

Review:

"Al Gore may have missed his calling: He would have made a fine science writer. The former vice president's new book...shows an impressive talent for explanatory journalism....[A] book on global warming that's downright chilling." Warren Bass, The Washington Post Book World

Synopsis:

An Inconvenient Truth — Gore's groundbreaking, battle cry of a follow-up to the bestselling Earth in the Balance — is being published to tie in with a documentary film of the same name. Both the book and film were inspired by a series of multimedia presentations on global warming that Gore created and delivers to groups around the world.

With this book, Gore, who is one of our environmental heroes — and a leading expert — brings together leading-edge research from top scientists around the world; photographs, charts, and other illustrations; and personal anecdotes and observations to document the fast pace and wide scope of global warming. He presents, with alarming clarity and conclusiveness — and with humor, too — that the fact of global warming is not in question and that its consequences for the world we live in will be disastrous if left unchecked.

This riveting new book — written in an accessible, entertaining style — will open the eyes of even the most skeptical.

Synopsis:

Published to tie in to a documentary film of the same name, "An Inconvenient Truth" is Gore's battle cry about what needs to be done about global warming. 75 illustrations. (Environmental Studies)
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About the Author

Al Gore is the former Vice President and chairman of Current TV, an independently owned cable and satellite television nonfiction network for young people based on viewer-created content and citizen journalism. He also serves as chairman of Generation Investment Management, a firm that is focused on a new approach to sustainable investing. Gore is a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc., and a senior advisor to Google, Inc. Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. He is the author of the 1992 bestseller Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.
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Effie, April 26, 2007 (view all comments by Effie)
The book (and movie) that has made global warming a household word--and is FINALLY inciting people to take some positive action against it!
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tonitokings, April 25, 2007 (view all comments by tonitokings)
I've seen the movie and I'm only 17 years old. This movie has inspires me to change my whole lifestyl. In my high school, North Dallas, I am aiding my teacher to recycle and get the world out, although it is difficult to get people involved. My generation will have to fix what your generation has caused. And it's not going to be easy because my genertion is freakin lazy, not everyone, but most of them.

Bye,
Antonio Reyes
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lisalmg, September 13, 2006 (view all comments by lisalmg)
This is a wonderfully written, informative book that will be life changing for many people. Al Gore wealth of knowledge is impressive and readers with be astonished by his findings.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781594865671
Subtitle:
The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
Author:
Gore, Al
Author:
Gore, Albert, Jr.
Publisher:
Rodale Books
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Environmental protection
Subject:
Human ecology
Subject:
Climatic changes
Subject:
Greenhouse effect, atmospheric
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
Copyright:
2006
Publication Date:
May 26, 2006
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
328
Dimensions:
8.96x7.50x.90 in. 1.99 lbs.
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