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Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit Paperback – October 31, 2006

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Re-released on the heels of Al Gores #1 New York Times bestseller, An Inconvenient Truth, comes the paperback edition of his classic bestseller, Earth in the Balance. First published in 1992, it helped place the environment on the national agenda; now, as environmental issues move front-and-center in the public consciousness, the time is right to reflect deeply on the fate of our planet and commit ourselves to its future. While An Inconvenient Truth closely examines one menace to our environment--global warming--Earth in the Balance takes a broader approach, focusing on the threats that everyday choices pose to our climate, water, soil, and diversity of plant and animal life. A passionate, lifelong defender of the environment, Gore describes in brave and unforgettable terms how human actions and decisions can endanger or safeguard the vulnerable ecosystem that sustains us.

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407 pages
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English
Publisher

Rodale Books
Publication date

October 31, 2006
Dimensions

6 x 1.09 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1594866376
ISBN-13

978-1594866371
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“This obviously isn't a standard politician's book, tossed off in a few weekends with aides doing most of the work and the famous man's name slapped on the cover. This is Gore's book, cover to cover, not only from the personal anecdotes and wide-ranging travel experiences he brings to the political and scientific aspects of global environmental problems, but also from the historical, philosophical, religious, spiritual, economic and moral dimensions he explores.” —Bob Thompson, The San Francisco Chronicle

“A work of intelligence and passionate authenticity...Gore has produced a labor of statesmanship, evangelism, and scientific exposition. His book itself is an act of leadership” —Time

“Earth in the Balance is a brilliantly written, prophetic, even holy book, clearly pointing the way we need to change to assure the survival of our grandchildren. I pray it will have the dramatic impact it deserves--and must have for our collective salvation.” —M. Scott Peck

About the Author

Former Vice President Al Gore is chairman of Current TV, an independently owned cable and satellite television nonfiction network for young people based on viewer-created content and citizen journalism. He also serves as chairman of Generation Investment Management, a firm that is focused on a new approach to sustainable investing. Gore is a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc., and a senior advisor to Google, Inc.

Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. He is the author of the 2006 bestseller An Inconvenient Truth.

Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, live in Nashville, Tennessee. They have four children and two grandchildren.

Product details

Publisher : Rodale Books (October 31, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 407 pages
ISBN-10 : 1594866376
ISBN-13 : 978-1594866371
Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.09 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #982,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,007 in Environmental Policy
- #1,248 in Environmental Engineering (Books)
- #1,484 in Climatology

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EXCELLENT BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020

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Anything written by Al Gore is worth reading. This man brought the world to the understanding that climate change is an issue that must be addressed. Prescient and knowledgeable, he just may end up saving us all.

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Buster

Overwrought

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018

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Overwrought. I'm glad all these predictions didn't come true.

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Nora

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017

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Excellent read for those endeavoring to understand the truth about global warming and to become part of the solution

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Smith

Required reading for Everyone

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2015

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Excellent and very scary, should be required reading for all high schoolers, IMO. Explains in very readable and understandable detail how we are consuming our planet, and what we need to do to change.

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Michael Larthey

GOre's masterpiece is superb like Prince Charles earth in balance 1991

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2015

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Great book and great vice president and should had been president in 2000 on a cake walk book was a great price odd it came from Florida
West Palm beach Florida

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Bruce Nothdurft

I only bought it for the historical perspective of "climate ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2017

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I only bought it for the historical perspective of "climate change" distortion and extortion. Yeah, I am an earth scientist who has studied climatology...

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MMH

Our Earth is a Trust and a Treasure

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2012

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We are burdening our fragile environment with waste and tearing it apart to acquire, always, more we than we need. In one lifetime even I have seen the detrimental effects of our careless use of resources and disregard for the fragility of the earth. This book is a wake up call for those who will listen, a call coming barely in time, if not already too late. This book is comprehensive, but clearly comprehensible.....an absolutely gripping read.

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Paul E. Williams

Gore is a thinker and a concerned environmentalist

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 1999

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This book is now eight years old and some of the concerns about global warming raised by Gore have been researched and disputed. But this doesn't take away a single bit from Gores concerns about urban sprawl and the quality of life issues he raises. This great book establishes Gores credentials as both a thinker and an environmentalist and the kind of person well equipped to lead our country into the next century.

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