An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About ItAn 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. |
What people are saying - Write a review
User ratings
| 5 stars |
| ||
| 4 stars |
| ||
| 3 stars |
| ||
| 2 stars |
| ||
| 1 star |
|
LibraryThing Review
User Review - themulhern - LibraryThingThis is very tolerable pop-science. Gore keeps it rather simple, and changes voice pretty frequently. Sometimes he gives personal details about his own involvement in various political efforts having ... Read full review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - Devil_llama - LibraryThingThe book to accompany Gore's Academy-award winning movie about Global Warming. The movie reached a lot of people, and the book has followed up on that. Much of what is in the book is simply the same ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We ... Albert Gore, Jr. No preview available - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
action actually already American amount Antarctica Arctic areas atmosphere average become bottom carbon cars caused cities clear climate change climate crisis companies concern consume continue danger diseases Earth effects efficient electricity emissions energy entire environment environmental example experience face fact farm feel fuel future GLACIER global warming Gore greenhouse gases happen heat higher House human hurricanes Images impact important increase investments issue Lake land learned less levels lives look major means measured melting miles million move natural North ocean picture planet Pole political produce reason record reduce result Revelle rise River scientific scientists shows SOURCE South surface temperatures things tion Tipper United wind
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It |
| Author | Al Gore |
| Contributor | Melcher Media |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Rodale, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1594865671, 9781594865671 |
| Length | 325 pages |
| Subjects | › Nature / Ecology Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection Science / Environmental Science |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |