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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (17 Aug 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0747589062
ISBN-13: 978-0747589068
Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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'A user-friendly introduction to global warming lucid, harrowing and bluntly effective' Michiko Kakutani, NEW YORK TIMES ' this frightening, galvanizing book will convince plenty of readers that Earth genuinely does hang in the balance ' Warren Bass, WASHINGTON POST 'Gore the activist is an earnest, passionate, funny and caring individual, determined to communicate with people about the most important issue facing our earth' HollywoodReporter.com

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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 has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that some leaders seem not to hear the 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, rather, their significance grows. Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, has been a passionate advocate of action to halt climate change for many years. In "An Inconvenient Truth" Gore writes about the urgent need to solve the problems of climate change, presenting comprehensive facts and information on all aspects of global warming in a direct, thoughtful and compelling way,using explanatory diagrams and dramatic photos to clarify and highlight key issues. The book has been described in the "New York Times" as one which could 'push awareness of global warming to a real tipping point'. The documentary film of the same name, based on the book, premiered at this year's Sundance Festival to great acclaim.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to a complex issue, 8 Sep 2006

By	reader "reader" (Glasgow) - See all my reviews

Being from an environmental research background, I strongly recommend "An Inconvenient Truth" as a good opener to the area of climate change. As a previous reviewer said, it's an easy and well-illustrated read and achieves the aim of putting across the most significant points in a way that should appeal to a wide audience. I also found the brief tangents regarding Al Gore's life and family set his whole passion for the subject in context and made it a more human piece of work rather than a didactic text. In addition, I don't believe it sets out to offer one solution to climate change. I agree it's a way more complex issue than can be solved by local action alone. However, what I see as this books objective is rather to prove to as many as possible that climate change IS happening and that there are ways we could be ameliorating the effects to the benefit of our and other species. We need many more people agreeing that this IS an area where we need to be acting and acting now before the big stuff that WILL make a difference (policy change etc.) will happen. A good, concise, well-written and interesting introduction to the topic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding work., 2 Aug 2006

By	Reverend Peter Doodes (Battle England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Al Gore's book will, I have no doubt, become the standard environmental work of reference for many years to come. It details in an easily accessible, non technical and heavily illustrated way the present environmental problems that humanity faces. In this publication a picture is really worth a thousand words and the words are all relevant. I have no hesitation whatsoever in highly recommending this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book = check out those graphics!, 16 Oct 2006

By	T. E. Bush - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you consider yourself to be an 'expert' or 'near expert' on the issues of climate change then this books is not really for you.

It does however explain all the causes of environment change and how it will effect our planet.

The photographs are amazing - and show the changes that we can see in our environment over time. The graphs are clear and fasniating in themselves.

The book is (I am guessing) very much like the slide show he has gone around the world showing. It does often have only a few paragraphs on each page, but includes stunning pictures and graphics. For the reason, I managed to read the whole book in about four hours and I am quite a slow reader. That is why I say it is not for experts as the book doesn't really go into complex detail or go into length about the science of climate change.

However, for me it was a superb book. I am not a scientist. I don't want to read a peer reviewed book that someone has worked on for their PHd - I just wanted to know the facts in enough detail to be interesting without so much detail that it would be boring.

Average mere mortals like me - will love this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction
Having a well known presenter has certainly given the book and DVD access to a huge audience and the information is very good but there are many more in depth books to read that... Read more

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I don't know if the debate is different in the US from Europe, maybe many Americans haven't heard of climate change. Read more

Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Peter Shield

2.0 out of 5 stars An inconvenient lack of evidence
Hardly a day goes by without global warming being in the news, so I bought An Inconvenient Truth to try to get a better understanding of the subject and the issues. Read more

Published on 6 Jun 2007 by Mr. P. N. Sissons

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
A great book with some fascinating information. The images and diagrams really make this book something else and Gore comes across as a dedicated guy with a very lucid writing... Read more

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