Al Gore - Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit

Pros: easy to read, informative, proposes valid solutions
Cons: you might feel guilty of being lazy?

Whether you should read the then Senator's book depends on how you answer this question: if a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? Stumped? If this confuses you, you're not alone. Many, many people think...

Pros: A good overview, usually very readable and well researched
Cons: Sometimes tries to cover too much turf, occasionally sounds pompous

This is basically a very broad overview of environmental problems on Earth and potential solutions to them, covering land, sea, and air.

The Good

I'm not going to say there is no important environmental concern this book fails to at...

Pros: Good information, a "must read" if interested in Al Gore's environmental stand, well written
Cons: A bit too "touchy-feely"

Al Gore wrote this book when he was still a Senator, and does a good job presenting what he considers important global environmental issues without pulling in too many politics. But the book was a little too "touchy-feely" for me.

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Pros: Well-written, eye-opening
Cons: Tends to recycle stories here and there

Near the end of my summer vacation, I found out that President Clinton and Vice-President Gore (with families in tow) would be visiting my small, southeastern Michigan hometown. Since this was the first presidential visit to my town in 90 years, and...

Pros: insightful and inspiring
Cons: forces you to deal with hard issues

Long before mainstream America realized the extent of the environmental problems that we have created, then Senator Al Gore was busy writing the brilliant and insightful book, "Earth in the Balance." At first criticized for being radical,...

Pros: Book makes it seem like he has sincere convictions about the environment...
Cons: Political Career & personal life proves he does not...

In his book, Al Gore sympathises with the plight of Native Americans who have had their land and lifestyle stripped from beneath them in the name of big business and american industrialism. In real life, Al Gore helped to orchestrate a Government deal...