Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007 [Paperback]

Al Gore (Author)

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About the Author

Former Vice President Al Gore is currently the chairman of both

Current TV and Generational Investment Management. He was elected to the

U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990,

and served eight years as vice president of the United States, from 1993 to

2000. He is the author of the 1992 bestseller Earth in the Balance:

Ecology and the Human Spirit. He lives with his wife, Tipper, in

Nashville, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; First Edition edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605299901
• ISBN-13: 978-1605299907
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,559,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Former Vice President Al Gore is currently the chairman of both
Current TV and Generational Investment Management. He was elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990,
and served eight years as vice president of the United States, from 1993 to
2000. He is the author of the 1992 bestseller Earth in the Balance:
Ecology and the Human Spirit. He lives with his wife, Tipper, in
Nashville, Tennessee.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a world of hurt...and hope..., April 22, 2008

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Gene Berger "Bergers Book Reviews" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007 (Paperback)

You may be well aware of global warming and the environmental problems facing our beleaguered planet. Or you may be one of the naysayers who believe those problems are contrived and part of some low-down conspiracy. Regardless, the enlightening words of Al Gore have got to hit a nerve.

Our Purpose is composed of Gore's acceptance speech for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and includes excerpts from his work, An Inconvenient Truth. They are both informative and captivating and should make even the biggest skeptics take pause. His sincere eloquence addresses the tragedies and irreversible damage that face the planet because of man's carelessness. But he also speaks with enthusiasm of the possible triumphs humans would experience should we be smart enough to reverse the devastation.

If you are concerned with the world's environmental problems and need some inspiration, I encourage you to pick up this compelling little book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its purpose... to encourage you to read An Inconvenient Truth, April 11, 2008

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R Schmidt (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007 (Paperback)

This "book" is pretty expensive if you calculate the cost per page, particularly pages of original writing.

All 19 pages.

That's the number of pages devoted to Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. The rest of this 64 page wonder is a repeat of a few chapters from An Inconvenient Truth. The message rates five stars, but the delivery here rates one. Three is being kind.

If you want more, invest your money in Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming.

Now, I'm a believer in Al Gore's message here. However, if you want the message, buy and read An Inconvenient Truth. If you want the acceptance speech, take the 10 minutes to read it in the bookstore, or read it online.