An Inconvenient Truth.

Gore, Al (author).

Before the Academy Award–winning movie, The Inconvenient Truth was a book notable for its dynamic design, arresting content, and serious intent. Gore pursued his interest in science, technology, and the impact of industrialization and the digital revolution on the living earth while serving as a congressman, senator, and vice president of the U.S. His Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit (1992) helped jump-start the 1990s environmental movement, and after the Supreme Court decided the outcome of the 2000 election and denied Gore the presidency, he devoted himself to the study of global warming, keeping pace with the increasing number of scientific investigations and a growing sense of urgency. In a compelling collage of text and images—including family snapshots, charts, maps, and jarring before-and-after photographs of radically altered landscapes—Gore explains how humankind is altering the earth’s atmosphere and climate and what the consequences are likely to be. With humor and understanding of our reluctance to both accept the facts and to change our way of life, Gore proceeds to break down our resistance and inspire conviction without despair. Now that Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the book (including a youth-oriented edition) that most effectively informed the world about climate change will be in even greater demand.