内容简介
AnInconvenientTruth,Gore'sgroundbreakingbattlecryofafollow-uptothebestsellingEarthintheBalance,willbepublishedtotieinwithadocumentaryfilmofthesamenamethatwillbeseenintheatersacrossthecountryinMay.BoththebookandfilmwereinspiredbyaseriesofmultimediapresentationsonglobalwarmingthatGorecreatedanddeliverstogroupsaroundtheworld.Withthisbook,Gore,whoisoneofourenvironmentalheroes--andaleadingexpert--bringstogetherleading-edgeresearchfromtopscientistsaroundtheworld;photographs,charts,andotherillustrations;andpersonalanecdotesandobservationstodocumentthefastpaceandwidescopeofglobalwarming.Hepresents,withalarmingclarityandconclusiveness--andwithhumor,too--thatthefactofglobalwarmingisnotinquestionandthatitsconsequencesfortheworldweliveinwillbedisastrousifleftunchecked.Thisrivetingnewbook,writteninanaccessible,entertainingstyle,willopentheeyesofeventhemostskeptical.
作者简介
AlbertArnold"Al"Gore,Jr.(bornMarch31,1948)servedasthe45thVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates(1993–2001),underPresidentBillClinton.HewastheDemocraticParty'snomineeforPresidentinthe2000U.S.presidentialelection.Goreiscurrentlyanauthorandenvironmentalactivist.Hehasfoundedanumberofnon-profitorganizations,includingtheAllianceforClimateProtection,andhasreceivedaNobelPeacePrizeforhisworkinclimatechangeactivism.AlGorewaspreviouslyanelectedofficialfor24years,representingTennesseeintheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives(1977–85),andlaterintheU.S.Senate(1985–93),andfinallybecomingVicePresidentin1993.Inthe2000presidentialelection,Gorewonthepopularvotebyamarginofmorethan500,000votes.However,heultimatelylosttheElectoralCollege,andtheelection,toRepublicanGeorgeW.BushwhentheU.S.SupremeCourtsettledthelegalcontroversyovertheFloridavoterecountbyruling5-4infavorofBush.ItwastheonlytimeinhistorythattheSupremeCourthasdeterminedtheoutcomeofapresidentialelection.AlGoreisthefounderandcurrentchairoftheAllianceforClimateProtection,theco-founderandchairofGenerationInvestmentManagement,theco-founderandchairofCurrentTV,amemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofAppleInc.,andasenioradvisertoGoogle.Goreisalsoapartnerintheventurecapitalfirm,KleinerPerkinsCaufield&Byers,headingitsclimatechangesolutionsgroup.HehasservedasavisitingprofessoratMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity,ColumbiaUniversityGraduateSchoolofJournalism,FiskUniversity,andtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.GorehasreceivedanumberofawardsincludingtheNobelPeacePrize(jointawardwiththeIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange)(2007),aGrammyAwardforBestSpokenWordAlbum(2009)forhisbookAnInconvenientTruth,aPrimetimeEmmyAwardforCurrentTV(2007),andaWebbyAward(2005).GorewasalsothesubjectoftheAcademyAward-winning(2007)documentaryAnInconvenientTruthin2006.In2007hewasnamedarunner-upforTime's2007PersonoftheYear.
