The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About Climate Change 1st Edition

by Bill McKibben (Author)

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Van Jones, Al Gore, Elizabeth Kolbert, Naomi Klein, and other essential voices on global warming, from its 19th-century discovery to the present, in a volume edited by Bill McKibben, our most widely respected environmental writer

With the rise of extreme weather events worldwide--witness the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Sandy, Irene, and Katrina, and the sustained drought across the American West--global warming has become increasingly difficult to deny.

What is happening to our planet? And what can we do about it? The Global Warming Reader provides more than thirty-five answers to these burning questions, from more than one hundred years of engagement with the topic. Here is Elizabeth Kolbert's groundbreaking essay "The Darkening Sea," Michael Crichton's skeptical view of climate change, George Monbiot's biting indictment of those who are really using up the planet's resources, NASA scientist James Hansen's testimony before the U.S. Congress, and clarion calls for action by Al Gore, Arundhati Roy, Naomi Klein, Van Jones, and many others. The Global Warming Reader is a comprehensive resource, expertly edited by someone who lives and breathes this defining issue of our time.

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“Relevant, timely, and engaging . . . Among the many books available on global warming, this one is unique. . . . One would be hard pressed to create a better list of documents. . . . Highly recommended for lay readers, professionals and activists, and a worthy addition to any general library collection.” —Electronic Green Journal

About the Author

Bill McKibben is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including The End of Nature, Deep Economy, Eaarth, and Falter. A founder of the environmental organization 350.org, he was among the first to have warned of the dangers of global warming. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the winner of the Gandhi Prize, the Thomas Merton Prize, and the Right Livelihood Prize. He lives in Vermont.

Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; 1st edition (March 27, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143121898
ISBN-13: 978-0143121893
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.3 inches
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Customer Reviews: 25 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #435,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Owen D. Symes

Broadens the Perspective Somewhat

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017

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Interesting stuff included, although I would have liked some more direct rebuttals. In the middle of the book there is a long speech by a conservative senator laying out his qualms with "Global Warming." The book might have done well to include a direct rebuttal to his claims - this coming from a reviewer who has read precious little on the science, and thus would have liked something closer to a dialogue between the opposing sides. (Yes, I know most of the Scientific Community already agrees, but I don't know enough to tell if a dissenter is full of BS or not, so it'd be nice for the Scientists to respond directly in this volume).

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FarmerZita

classic collection, important and engaging

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014

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Starts with early scientific recognition that fossil fuel emissions were warming northern Europe over a century ago (and wouldn't that be great, as it was too darn cold, and the growing season too short). McKibben collects key articles through the decades, predicting global warming, documenting (or denying) growing evidence, and vividly recounting impacts of ocean acidification, extreme weather, and other climate changes. A middle section is devoted to efforts to counter anthropogenic damage, from bottom-up individual and community work, to top-down efforts (Rio, Kyoto, Copenhagen...). We hear from young and old, US and international, across cultural and political spectra. This collection shares facts and fiction, fears and frustration, images and hope.

Climate and climate science are changing so rapidly that anything in this genre is rapidly rather outdated. Update this reading with the new 2013 IPCC AR5 report - at least the Summary for Policymakers, or the Abstracts by Fire & Water at Evergreen. James Hansen, Elizabeth Kolbert, and other authors in McKibben's collection continue to publish new insights.

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Retired Prof. of Literature, Alicia Josephs

A Great Primer for Environmental Science & Climatatology

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017

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This is a great primer on all the issues of global warming from biological to ecological science, with all the world's best environmental scientists included. Bill McKibben has assembled a compendium including many of our top environmental and climate scientists to help the reader understand global warming from every aspect and vantage point of environmental science.

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Washington B. Filho

Very interesting. I do recommend this

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017

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I believe every one interested on global warming should read this.

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Juan R Medina

Great merchandise

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2018

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Great merchandise

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Edward R. Roehm

A Must Read

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015

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an excellent book for a reader who Is just being introduced to the history of global warming.
Includes very readable excerpts from important writings by the most important people in this science.
After reading this you can make rational argument with anyone you know who's a climate change denier.

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Elise

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016

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Great book, bought used at a good price!

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