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In his bestselling book an inconvenient truth, adapted from his acclaimed film, he wrote about the urgent need to address the problems of climate change, presenting comprehensive facts and information on all aspects of global. Our choice is result of the groundbreaking insights offered by. Harry smith spoke with former vice president al gore about his new book, our choice. They did not just choose any book for the launch but the wonderful our choice by smart green economy hero al gore. In addition, he provides the reader with a detailed list of solutions to prevent further damage to our climate. Our choice gathers in one place all of the most effective solutions that are available now and that, together, will solve this crisis. It is a manual and manifesto for change, a good guide with a clear view of both the forest and the trees. Al gore has teamed up with two former apple engineers to create an app that aims to redefine the ebook.
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The foreword is read by al gore himself, but the remainder of the audio is narrated by cynthia nixon and john slattery in alternating chapters. It is published by rodale press in emmaus, pennsylvania, in the united states. Apples bliss itextbook project inspired by al gores. There is no greater champion of the climate imperative than al gore. Al gore s breathpowered ebook app at ted psfk push pop press unleashes new breed of digital books with an ipad augmented redux of al gore s our choice.
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Al gore was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the united states on january 20, 1993, and served for eight years. Al gore joins exapple engineers to reinvent the ebook. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. A plan to solve the climate crisis by al gore our choice. Software developer mike matas demos the first fulllength interactive book for the ipad with clever, swipeable video and graphics and some very cool data visualizations to play with. The clarity of his argument and the fissile power of his analysis combine to elevate our choice into the topranking environmental books of our time. Financial times there is no greater champion of the climate imperative than al gore. Gore does an excellent job of explaining why the majority of scientists believe global warming is a manmade climatic event. In his bestselling book, an inconvenient truth, he wrote about the urgent need to address the problems of climate change, presenting comprehensive facts and information on all aspects of global warming in a direct, thoughtful and compelling way, using explanatory diagrams and.
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