New Releases by Al Gore

Książka jest kontynuacją dwóch poprzednich (Niewygodna prawda – Sonia Draga 2007 i Masz Wybór – Sonia Draga 2010), w których Al Gore prezentował fakty na temat zmian klimatycznych i uzmysławiał czytelnikowi, że tylko podejmując zdecydowane działania zdołamy zapobiec katastrofie klimatycznej. Narracja osnuta jest wokół 3 pytań: Czy musimy się zmienić? Czy potrafimy się zmienić? Czy się zmienimy? Tekst dzieli się na dwie części. W pierwszej autor przedstawia dane związane z badaniami klimatycznymi, bogato ilustrowane zdjęciami i wykresami. Informacje podawane są przystępnym językiem. Ta część ilustrowana jest również wypowiedziami mieszkańców różnych części świata borykających się ze skutkami kryzysu klimatycznego, którzy dzięki swojemu zaangażowaniu zdołali odnieść zwycięstwo. Druga część jest praktycznym poradnikiem dla tych, którzy chcieliby mieć swój wkład w walkę ze zmianami klimatycznymi. Instruuje między innymi, jak mówić o konieczności zmian i podpowiada, jak przekonać do nich sceptyków.

A New York Times bestseller! The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient Truth and companion to Vice President Al Gore’s new documentary, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, this new book is a daring call to action. It exposes the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and delivers hope through groundbreaking information on what you can do now. Vice President Gore, one of our environmental heroes and a leading expert in climate change, brings together cutting-edge research from top scientists around the world; approximately 200 photographs and illustrations to visually articulate the subject matter; and personal anecdotes and observations to document the fast pace and wide scope of global warming. He presents, with alarming clarity and conclusiveness (and with humor, too) that the fact of global climate change is not in question and that its consequences for the world we live in will be assuredly disastrous if left unchecked. Follow Vice President Gore around the globe as he tells a story of change in the making. He connects the dots of Zika, flooding, and other natural disasters we''ve lived through in the last 10+ years—and much more. The book also offers a comprehensive how-to guide on exactly how we can change the course of fate. With concrete, actionable advice on topics ranging from how to run for office to how to talk to your children about climate change, An Inconvenient Sequel will empower you to make a difference—and lets you know how exactly to do it. Where Gore’s first documentary and book took us through the technical aspects of climate change, the second documentary is a gripping, narrative journey that leaves you filled with hope and the urge to take action immediately. This book captures that same essence and is a must-have for everyone who cares deeply about our planet.

Space aliens show up at Planet Earth to create a mining colony. While here they conquer continents, battle global warming, interbreed with humans, and raise havoc. Don''t miss this exciting science fiction tale.

Al Gore, der ehemalige Vizepräsident der USA, Friedensnobelpreisträger und Bestsellerautor, wagt in seinem neuen Buch einen Blick in die Zukunft. Er identifiziert diejenigen Kräfte, die unser Leben in den kommenden Jahrzehnten am stärksten verändern werden, und zeichnet so ein beeindruckend detailliertes Bild der Welt von morgen. Denn, so Gore, nur wem es gelingt, die Chancen und Risiken der Zukunft zu erkennen, kann sie auch gestalten. Wir leben in einer Zeit umwälzender Veränderungen. Aus der Vielzahl der Kräfte, die unsere Welt formen, greift Al Gore diejenigen heraus, die unsere Zukunft am radikalsten prägen werden: Neben der weiter zunehmenden Globalisierung der Wirtschaft sind das die Verschiebung der geopolitischen Machtverhältnisse, eine fehlgeleitete, allein auf Wachstum ausgerichtete Wirtschaftspolitik, der nicht nachhaltige Umgang mit unserer Umwelt und unseren Ressourcen sowie die Revolutionen in der digitalen Kommunikation, in der Biotechnik, den Neurowissenschaften und der Gentechnik. Inwiefern wir diese Entwicklungen gewinnbringend nutzen können und ab wann sie für uns zum Risiko werden, das debattiert Gore in seinem neuen, umfassenden Bestseller über unsere Zukunft.

高爾經過多年思考，寫下《驅動大未來》這本書，設法完整回答「全球變遷背後的驅動力是什麼？」高爾認為有六個驅動力在牽動全球變遷： ・相互依存、緊密連結的全球經濟興起 ・遍布全球的通訊網路 ・全新的政治、經濟、軍事力量平衡態勢 ・人口和城市持續成長、資源持續消耗、汙染愈加嚴重、生物物種迅速減少 ・革命性的生化、基因、材料科技出現 ・人類文明與地球生態之間湧現全新的關係 這本書即在探討這六股力量如何彼此匯聚、又如何交互作用、會把我們帶往何方。為了重新掌控自己的命運，塑造人類未來，我們一定要有新思維，去思考這六大趨勢帶來的關鍵抉擇。

Dans cet ouvrage, qui fait suite au bestseller mondial Une Vérité qui dérange, Al Gore, ancien vice-président de Bill Clinton et candidat démocrate aux élections de 2000 face à George W. Bush, nous dévoile son "logiciel" pour changer le monde. Un modèle radicalement nouveau et réaliste. En chemin, il nous entraîne dans les méandres du pouvoir économique et politique, là où s''affrontent les forces du monde en devenir, et d''où doit émerger une véritable conscience mondiale écologiste et humaniste.

Baanbrekend werk van voormalig vicepresident en Nobelprijswinnaar Al Gore Wij staan in onze huidige tijd voor revolutionaire veranderingen waar geen enkel ander tijdsgewricht mee is geconfronteerd. In Onze toekomst brengt Al Gore al deze veranderingen in kaart: hij onderzoekt de donkere wolken die zich aan de horizon samenpakken en biedt een sobere, doorwrochte en uiteindelijk hoopvolle voorspelling over de krachten die onze wereld aan het hervormen zijn. Onze toekomst is meeslepend en visionair en toont ons een kaart van de wereld van morgen. Al Gore onderscheidt zes verschillende krachten. Allereerst de immer groeiende economische globalisering die leidt tot wat Gore `Earth Inc. noemt: de aarde als één geïntegreerde holistische entiteit met andere relaties ten opzichte van kapitaal, arbeidskrachten, consumentenmarkten en nationale overheden dan in het verleden. Als tweede onderscheidt Gore een revolutionaire ontwikkeling op het gebied van de wereldwijde digitale communicatie, `the Global Mind, waardoor de gevoelens en gedachten van miljarden mensen worden gekoppeld aan alomtegenwoordige machines, intelligente robots en databases. Ten derde is er de machtsverschuiving van het Westen naar meerdere opkomende machtscentra, niet alleen staten, maar ook spelers in de private sector. Een vierde ontwikkeling die hij beschrijft is dat het economische kompas fundamenteel faalt en ons leidt naar een onhoudbare groei in consumptie, vervuiling en uitputting van de natuurlijke grondstoffen, met als belangrijke factor de hard groeiende wereldbevolking. Als vijfde kracht ziet Gore de grote veranderingen die de wetenschap, de geneeskunde, landbouwkunde en de biotechnologie volledig op de kop zetten: het is een kwestie van tijd voordat de richting van de evolutie in mensenhanden komt. Ten slotte noemt Gore de radicale ontwrichting van de relatie tussen de mens en de ecosystemen van de aarde, samen met het begin van een revolutionaire transformatie van energiesystemen, landbouw, transport en bouw wereldwijd. `Dit is een geweldig boek. Van politiek en economie tot wetenschap en de neteligste ethische kwesties: Al Gore doorziet het menselijke wezen en de problemen waarmee we worden geconfronteerd. Hij schrijft kraakhelder, zonder vrees, en zegt waar het op staat. E.O. Wilson, tweevoudig winnaar van de Pulitzerprijs Albert Arnold (Al) Gore is voormalig vicepresident en winnaar van de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede. Hij is de oprichter van The Alliance for Climate Protection, de medeoprichter van Generation Investment Management en lid van de raad van bestuur van Apple Inc. en senior adviseur van Google.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything—a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come. Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history. With the same passion he brought to the challenge of climate change, and with his decades of experience on the front lines of global policy, Al Gore surveys our planet’s beclouded horizon and offers a sober, learned, and ultimately hopeful forecast in the visionary tradition of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock and John Naisbitt’s Megatrends. In The Future, Gore identifies the emerging forces that are reshaping our world: • Ever-increasing economic globalization has led to the emergence of what he labels “Earth Inc.”—an integrated holistic entity with a new and different relationship to capital, labor, consumer markets, and national governments than in the past. • The worldwide digital communications, Internet, and computer revolutions have led to the emergence of “the Global Mind,” which links the thoughts and feelings of billions of people and connects intelligent machines, robots, ubiquitous sensors, and databases. • The balance of global political, economic, and military power is shifting more profoundly than at any time in the last five hundred years—from a U.S.-centered system to one with multiple emerging centers of power, from nation-states to private actors, and from political systems to markets. • A deeply flawed economic compass is leading us to unsustainable growth in consumption, pollution flows, and depletion of the planet’s strategic resources of topsoil, freshwater, and living species. • Genomic, biotechnology, neuroscience, and life sciences revolutions are radically transforming the fields of medicine, agriculture, and molecular science—and are putting control of evolution in human hands. • There has been a radical disruption of the relationship between human beings and the earth’s ecosystems, along with the beginning of a revolutionary transformation of energy systems, agriculture, transportation, and construction worldwide. From his earliest days in public life, Al Gore has been warning us of the promise and peril of emergent truths—no matter how “inconvenient” they may seem to be. As absorbing as it is visionary, The Future is a map of the world to come, from a man who has looked ahead before and been proven all too right. Praise for The Future “Magisterial . . . The passion is unmistakable. So is the knowledge. Practically every page offers an illumination.”—Bloomberg “In The Future . . . Gore takes on a subject whose scale matches that of his achievements and ambition.”—The New York Times Book Review “Historically grounded . . . Gore’s strengths lie in his passion for the subject and in his ability to take the long view by putting current events and trends in historical context.”—Publishers Weekly “Provocative, smart, densely argued . . . a tour de force of Big Picture thinking.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A luminously intelligent analysis that is packed with arresting ideas and facts.”—The Guardian

«Mai no ha estat tan important que encarem la realitat dels nostres reptes a llarg termini, des de la crisi del clima fins a la guerra de l''Iraq, passant per moltes altres qüestions. La raó és atacada per forces que fan servir tècniques sofisticades, com la propaganda, la psicologia i els medis de comunicació electrònics. Tot i que els reptes als quals ens enfrontem són grans, tinc més confiança que mai en el fet que la democràcia triomfarà i que estarem a l''alçada del desafiament. Espero que els que llegeixin aquest llibre decideixin formar part d''un nou moviment que ho faci possible.» Al Gore

The former vice president and author of such best-sellers as "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Earth in the Balance" presents a follow-up work to address key environmental issues while profiling and evaluating possible solutions.

قد تبدو الأزمة المناخية في بعض الأوقات وكأنها تحدث ببطء لكنها في حقيقة الأمر تحدث بسرعة كبيرة جدا - حتى أنها قد غدت حالة طوارئ حقيقية لهذا الكوكب. يتكون التعبير الصيني لكلمة أزمة من مقطعين، الأول منهما يرمز إلى الخطر، بينما يرمز الثاني إلى الفرصة. ولكي نقف بمواجهة هذا الخطر ونتغلب عليه يتعين علينا أولا أن ندرك فd قرارة أنفسنا أننا في مواجهة أزمة حقيقية. فلماذا يبدو قادتنا وقد صموا آذانهم عن بوق الإنذار؟ هل هم يقاومون الحقيقة لأنهم يعرفون أنهم في اللحظة التي بها يقرون بوجود الأزمة سوف يكونون في التزام أخلاقي باتخاذ الإجراء المناسب؟ وهل يكون من المريح أكثر تجاهل الإنذارات؟ ربما، لكن الحقائق المؤلمة التي تثير القلق والمخاوف لا تذهب وترحل من أمامنا لمجرد أننا لم نشاهدها، بل إن أهميتها لا تتناقص، على العكس فإنها تنمو وتكبر عندما لا تجد من يستجيب لها. آل غور - المؤلف العبيكان للنشر2008

A powerful indictment of the Bush-led radical Right''s disdain for the principles of reasoned decision-making, and a rallying cry for a return to reason-based policies at home and abroad.

A collection of quotes by former Vice President Al Gore.

Devenu une véritable urgence planétaire, le réchauffement climatique qui pourrait passer pour un processus lent se déroule en fait à un rythme incroyablement rapide. Les savants du monde entier s''accordent à dire qu''il reste à peine une dizaine d''années pour éviter une catastrophe mondiale due au dérèglement du système climatique qui entraîne des perturbations météorologiques extrêmes, des inondations, de longues périodes de sécheresse, des vagues de chaleur meurtrières. Une vérité qui dérange, publié d''après le documentaire réalisé par Davis Guggenheim sur l''engagement de l''ancien vice-président Al Gore, invite à une prise de conscience de cette situation. Depuis cinq ans, ce dernier sillonne les Etats-Unis pour persuader ses concitoyens de l''urgente nécessité de réagir à cette crise. Dans cet ouvrage cohabitent des textes sur l''engagement d''Al Gore et des commentaires très accessibles sur les grandes questions climatologiques actuelles, en s''appuyant sur des exemples concrets illustrés de nombreuses photos et de schémas.

The former vice-president details the factors contributing to the growing climate crisis, describes changes to the environment caused by global warming, and discusses the shift in environmental policy that is needed to avert disaster.

In this moving exploration of the contemporary family landscape, the Gores share stories drawn from their own experiences, as well as introduce readers to a dozen other families they have come to know over the years.

An inspiring array of world-class photographs revealing the changing face of the American family The American family has undergone dramatic changes in the last two generations, as interfaith and interracial marriage, new gender and age configurations, and different roles have created increasingly complex emotional and spiritual bonds. In The Spirit of Family, Al and Tipper Gore chart this evolution in an entirely fresh way, with 260 black-and-white and color images from many of the country''s most acclaimed photographers-including Tina Barney, Mitch Epstein, Lee Friedlander, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, Nicholas Nixon-and from rising stars such as Gerald Cyrus, Arlene Gottfried, and Jennette Williams. The result is a visual narrative that brilliantly illustrates the traditional stages of life and the unique challenges and opportunities facing today''s families. The perfect complement to the Gores'' equally eye-opening book about family, Joined at the Heart, this astonishing collection of photographs offers a powerful vision of our most essential relationships.

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In this A-Z compilation of Al Gore''s opinions, positions, and public statements, the vice president is quoted on such issues as the environment, the Internet, family values, and diversity.

Contents: electronic government -- "serving the public on its terms" (electronic benefits transfer; environmental information; wireless public safety network; electronic export assistance; electronic safety, health assistance resource; criminal justice needs; employer tax filing and reporting; support international trade and much more); support mechanisms -- "the tools to operate an electronic government" (guarantee privacy and security; increase productivity of fed. workers; enhance info. technology learning, etc.); appendices (Executive Order 13011, Fed. Info. Technology; summary of action items, etc.).

Illustrated with cartoon strips from the popular Dilbert series, this book by V.P. Al Gore examines lessons learned from examining successful American businesses in the effort to reinvent the U.S. gov''t. Drawing from input at the Summit Conf. on Reinventing Gov''t. and dozens of meetings with top executives and management experts, this handbook details key principles and achievements that can be applied to practices of the Fed. gov''t. Includes: providing service to the taxpayer as a customer of the gov''t., unleashing the creative power of gov''t. employees, cutting waste and red tape, technology, and effective regulators in partnership with industry, and more.