Earth in the Balance
(Sprache: Englisch)
Al Gore, Academy Award winning filmmaker, author of New York Times bestseller An Inconvenient Truth, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and former Vice President of the US, leads the charge against climate change, the world's greatest threat, in an incendiary new...
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Al Gore, Academy Award winning filmmaker, author of New York Times bestseller An Inconvenient Truth, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and former Vice President of the US, leads the charge against climate change, the world's greatest threat, in an incendiary new foreword to his timeless classic that launched his environmental career. If you want to know Gore, you need this book!
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Earth in the Balance “
Foreword: The Coming "Environment Decade" * Introduction * Part I: Balance at Risk * Ships in the Desert * The Shadow Our Future Throws * Climate and Civilization: A Short History * Buddha's Breath * If the Well Goes Dry * Skin Deep * Seeds of Privation * The Wasteland * Part II: The Search for Balance * Self-Stewardship * Eco-nomics: Truth or Consequences * We Are What We Use * Dysfunctional Civilization * Environmentalism of the Spirit * Part III: Striking the Balance * A New Common Purpose * A Global Marshall Plan * Conclusion * Index
Autoren-Porträt von Al Gore
Al Gore is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, the author of New York Times bestseller An Inconvenient Truth, a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and former Vice President of the US.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Al Gore
- 2007, 440 Seiten, mit Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 13,9 x 21,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Earthscan
- ISBN-10: 1844074846
- ISBN-13: 9781844074846
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Earth in the Balance “
"'Dazzlingly meticulous... a model for the politically relevant, comprehensive discussion of environmental policy' New Scientist 'He argues forcefully, unanswerably, with intense humanity' The Observer 'An honest and thoughtful explanation of why preservation of the environment is central to the future of humanity' Hamish McRae in The Independent 'Close to the action, readable, passionate' Financial Times 'The whole darn' thing... even more daring than Star Wars' The Independent on Sunday 'Well-argued ideas for saving the world' The Mail on Sunday 'The book is an indication that Mr Gore is a thinker as well as a doer' The Times 'An intelligent, articulate and highly readable study of the parlous state of mother earth' The Scotsman 'A work of intelligence and passionate authenticity' Time 'An astonishing book' The Irish Times"
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