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What's the Worst That Could Happen?: Cutting Through the Hubbub Over Global Warming Paperback – Illustrated, 20 Aug. 2009

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Based on a series of viral videos that have attracted more than six million viewings, this visually appealing book gives readers - be they global warming activists, middle-class mothers or football fans - a way to decide on the best course of action by simply asking them to consider what the worst is that could happen. Not just another ''change your light bulb''; book, this intriguing and provocative guide is the first to help readers make sense of the many contradictory statements about global climate change.

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264 pages
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English
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Perigee
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20 Aug. 2009
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13.72 x 1.52 x 19.05 cm
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0399535012
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978-0399535017
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football fans - a way to decide on the best course --of action, by asking them to consider, ""What's the

worst that could happen?"". Not just another --change your light bulb"" book, this intriguing and

provocative guide is the first to help readers --make sense for themselves of the contradictory

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Perigee; Illustrated edition (20 Aug. 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399535012
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399535017
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.72 x 1.52 x 19.05 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 1,811,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 1,333 in Global Warming & Ecology
- 1,497 in Popular Science Weather
- 1,781 in Ecological Pollution

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Greg Craven grew up on a farm in Oregon, experimented with different jobs for a decade, and finally found his calling as a high school physics and chemistry teacher. His main qualification for proposing a layman's approach to climate change is having borrowed the 30 brains in his classroom every period to mull questions of science and critical thinking for the last ten years. He's found there's no better way to refine a thought than to toss it out in front of a roomful of critical teenagers. He is a bit surprised to find he's written a book as a result. Craven lives in Corvallis, Oregon with his wife and two young daughters.

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Jamie

The antidote to Yar Boo Debate

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2010

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If you find the utter certainties of the two sides in the global warming debate confusing, this could be the book for you. Greg Craven is a science teacher in the USA so he knows a bit about his subject; more importantly, he doesn't harangue you or the various 'experts' on either side. He just takes you through a form of risk analysis in a humorous and highly readable way, asking the question that's on the front. Unlike one of the other reviews of this book you can read here, he doesn't set about rubbishing people's ideas but does apply a degree of varied weight to them, using a set of criteria he's chosen. You don't have to adopt the same criteria, and he's anxious you avoid some normal preconceptions humans fall for, so you get warned about 'red flags' - the first of which is our tendency to look only for evidence to support our own views.
I saw some of Greg Craven's rather whacky videos on You Tube so I was interested that he'd taken the debate he'd been having online into the full book field. This is thoughtfully argued and written in a light-hearted style, with some neat little asides in the margins. Considering the subject matter, it's an enormously enjoyable read; I'd have like to have Mr Craven as my teacher at school.

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David B

Great book on global warming.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2011

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This book helps you to make up your own mind on wether or not global warming exists or not, or if it is man made or not. It has sections on how to evaluate evidence according to it's source and weight, and how to effectively come to a decision based on the evidence in front of you; it also explains that we cannot wait until ALL the evidence is there before making a decision, because that simply would not happen. There is of course a basic explanation of what all the arguments are about. The author Greg Craven is an American high school science teacher with a gift for putting his subject over in an accessible, fun and knowledgeable way, although occasionally his geeky classroom style is a little grating at times. He has posted many videos on You Tube on this subject, the first one entitled "The most terrifying video you'll ever see". I would recommend that you see that video first before buying this book to get a better idea of where he is coming from; he is a very likeable chap. By the way, it is not terrifying to watch, so don't worry. It is this video which got me to buy the book.

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Ron

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Very superficial. The author admits that he knows next to nothing about climate science and suggests that, in fact, such knowledge would be a hindrance to the necessity of taking a view on climate change and its effects. He tells us he is going to teach us how to think; no we do not need knowledge we need to use his method of thinking and analyzing. His methods are largely making guesses based on our own biases rather than listening to all the "shouting" in the media, which, he claims, is full of bias. Unfortunately, humans have yet to achieve a means of finding 'truth' separate from a very deep knowledge of a subject. Attempts such as this simply give people with no or very little knowledge an excuse for not finding out and keeping a cool scientific head concerning the issue of climate change. It is another form of the sanctimony so common in this debate; some seem to think that those who do not take an almost spiritual view concerning the evils of climate change are brainwashed sinners; he provides an excuse to argue they are non-thinkers. This just irritates those who take it seriously but want to get on dealing with it in a non-spiritual, scientific way.

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Mr S Sheridan

Everybody should read this book....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2013

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If I could recommend that everybody read just one book…. It would probably be this one. A great insight in to what we are truly doing in the name of progress and how simple it would be to simply stop it.

Some great lessons for life as well as how to save the planet one person at a time. It is a shame the readership will probably be limited to the people that already follow its advice. Although I know I have already given away six copies, so there is hope yet.

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Ian Frolic

The time to act is now!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2013

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The only thing I didn't like was the windows that appear to be hand-written. Perhaps Americans should stop thinking they have the only country in the world and speak English instead of poorly punctuated American. Sorry!

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Robert Preen

Everyone should read this book and it should be a ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2014

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Everyone should read this book and it should be a set text for schools.
Just the understanding of what scientific method is would make it worth reading for kids, and the ability to understand and evaluate data sources when making a decision has relevance in many fields.

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