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

Al Gore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747590427 ISBN 13: 9780747590422

Publisher: BLOOMSBURY BOOKS, 2006

Synopsis

Gore's bestselling book is now adapted for perhaps the most important audience of all: today's youth, who have no choice but to confront the planetary emergency head-on. Bursting with color photos, this book clearly explains global warming. (Environmental Studies)

About this title

About the Author:

Al Gore was the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore also served in the U. S. House of Representatives (1977–85) and the U. S. Senate (1985–93), representing Tennessee. Gore was the Democratic nominee for president in the 2000 election.

From AudioFile:

In this succinct abridgment of Gore's treatise on global warming, we learn what greenhouse gasses are, how long scientists have been measuring them, what they do, and what we can do to reduce them. The U.S. government has not pushed reforms for reasons of politics and convenience, but Gore maintains that individuals can help by buying energy-saving light bulbs and hybrid vehicles and supporting wind power. Beau Bridges reads the autobiographical parts well, particularly the sensitive section on Gore's sister Nancy's death from lung cancer. But one is aware that Bridges's voice is not the former Vice President's. Nixon and Underwood (familiar TV actors) do a good sell job with the remaining sections. All of this is well organized and certainly worth heeding. J.B.G. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: BLOOMSBURY BOOKS
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0747590427
• ISBN 13: 9780747590422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336