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'In a world full of misinformation, The Hot Topic is a beacon of clarity' Al Gore, author of An Inconvenient Truth 'A model of clarity, comprehensiveness and, above all, sanity. It truly does find a middle ground in the climate debate - and in the process, probably counts as the single most important book on the subject' New Scientist 'Do we really need yet another mass-market climate-change book? When it is this good, unequivocally yes. ... The Hot Topic has an authoritative clarity that scythes through the junk science and brushes aside the brigades of doom-mongers and overly earnest environmentalists ...The search for a climate-change equivalent of Silent Spring is over' Nature 'King and Walker bring clarity, insight and authority to the subject ... Crucially, this book is not authored by eco-warriors, but by pragmatists, who care about understanding the science, examining the problems, and looking for technological and political solutions' Simon Singh, Daily Telegraph
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'In a world full of misinformation, 'The Hot Topic' is a beacon of clarity' Al Gore 'With the clarity that Gore rightly commends, they do a fine job ... ['The Hot Topic'] is a material gain for the axis of good' Sunday Times 'A masterful book, wonderfully well-written. It should become the authoritative statement on climate change and what to do about it for years to come.' James Lovelock, author of 'Gaia' and 'The Revenge of Gaia'
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Hot Topic is an exemplary piece of science writing. It spells out the issues clearly and rationally, and presents evidence and analysis of supporting research.
I hope this book will reach a wide audience, because it educates the reader by informing but not by invoking mass hysteria (as, unfortunately, some mainstream media seems to view as essential when discussing this topic).
My only criticism would be that the subject is obviously very complex, with a number of interdependencies between climatic effects (e.g. positive feedback loops). More graphical representation of all this would be helpful for the layman. I found myself needing to go back and re-read some sections to keep all the concepts in my mind, and a few more diagrams would probably make for a useful, and more rapid, reference. However, the format of the book would probably need to be larger, and glossier, to do that successfully, and I suspect the cost would go up accordingly. This book is something that needs to be read by as many as possible, so producing it cheaply is probably wise. It would be great to see it on the national curriculum as a science text book in future.
Let's hope that Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King write a follow up handbook, for those that wish to pursue the topics further. They've certainly done a great job with this book.
I hope this book will reach a wide audience, because it educates the reader by informing but not by invoking mass hysteria (as, unfortunately, some mainstream media seems to view as essential when discussing this topic).
My only criticism would be that the subject is obviously very complex, with a number of interdependencies between climatic effects (e.g. positive feedback loops). More graphical representation of all this would be helpful for the layman. I found myself needing to go back and re-read some sections to keep all the concepts in my mind, and a few more diagrams would probably make for a useful, and more rapid, reference. However, the format of the book would probably need to be larger, and glossier, to do that successfully, and I suspect the cost would go up accordingly. This book is something that needs to be read by as many as possible, so producing it cheaply is probably wise. It would be great to see it on the national curriculum as a science text book in future.
Let's hope that Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King write a follow up handbook, for those that wish to pursue the topics further. They've certainly done a great job with this book.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dr, Gabrielle Walker, one of the UK's best science writers (actually one of the UKs best writers full stop) and Sir David King, the government's top science advisor whose behind-the-scenes knowledge of international energy politics is second-to-none, strip away the hyperbole and hysteria coming from all sides of the Global Warming debate and lay out the facts, the politics behind the facts and what our options are and will be as things continue to heat up. If you want to understand, discuss or-- better yet-- argue about climate change "The Hot Topic" is an invaluable resource. It also happens to be a cracking good read.
Format:Paperback
I found this to be a very informative book on the subject. It told the story easily and in an engaging way. I particularly liked the way in which it had references at the end of the book for further reading.
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interesting read
Explained so that even those without a technical background can understand some of the issues surrounding climate change.
Published on 28 May 2010 by TT
Pamphlet quality
This book covers an important subject and presents a lot of good information in a structured manner, although nothing you couldn't find on wikipedia. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Sam Thomson
Calm, balanced, and reasonable.
With impeccable scientific credentials, the authors calmly and carefully explain the agreements and disagreements among climate scientists and the international politics that... Read more
Published on 30 July 2008 by Jonathan Webber
The ideal introduction
I've never read as much about global warming as I felt I should, put off by the obvious partisanship - pro or con - of almost everything in the press and recoiling from the green... Read more
Published on 21 April 2008 by Slow Lorris
Excellent introduction to a complex field
I considered myself moderately well informed on the global warming (GW), having browsed websites, new scientist and wikipedia. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2008 by Zebedee
A lucid account of climate change science and politics
Generally excellent. The only real criticism I'd make of this book is that the authors are sometimes too blunt in their opinions. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2008 by R. G. Robson
Could do much better
This should be a serious book about a very serious subject.
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More attention to detail would give the opinions put forward more credibility. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by Ian Price
Could Do Better
I am not as convinced as these authors would like me to be, after reading their book, that global warming is caused by humans. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2008 by Chris J Farrell
No hype - just the facts and a good read to boot!
The first 100 pages tell you succintly what's happening, why it's happening and what we have to achieve together to help ourselves. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2008 by Mr Archie
pragmatic and full of ideas of how we can help
here is a book about global warming that actually gives you ideas and solutions of how we can sort the problem out. Read more
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