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Al  Gore,  Jr.

U.S. Congressman [1977-85], U.S. Senator [1985-93]
U.S. Vice President [1993-2001]
won the election for U.S. president in 2000 {stolen by George W. Bush}
hard-working eco-activist since then
co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007

former U.S. Vice President Albert Gore, Jr. in 2009          short profile

books by Al Gore, Jr.

works about Al Gore, Jr.

audio & video

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"The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.
We have to ask ourselves 'What is going on here?'."
— Al Gore, Jr.



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Books by Al Gore, Jr.

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Our Choice / Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis book by Al Gore  "Our Choice: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis" [2009]
by Al Gore

Picks up where "An Inconvenient Truth" left off.
"This is the most comprehensive and well-informed survey anyone has ever done of what we need to do to get off fossil fuel." — Bill McKibben
Rodale Books pb [11/2009] for $17.81
S&S Audio ABR audio CD [11/2009] for $19.79
Young Reader's Edition [ages 9-12; 2009]
Puffin pb [11/2009] for $11.55
Viking Juvenile hardcover [11/2009] for $16.49

You Can Save The Earth book   "You Can Save The Earth: 7 Reasons Why & 7 Simple Ways - A Book To Benefit The Planet" [2008]
Includes inspirational quotes from influential environmentalists and thought leaders including Al Gore, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Zinn, E.F. Schumacher, William Shakespeare, Ayn Rand, and Mahatma Gandhi; a portion of the profits from the book goes to ecological activism non-profit organizations.
Hatherleigh Press 7x4¾ hardcover [9/2008] for $11.01
Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007  
"Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007" [2008]
by Al Gore

Rodale Books 6¾x4½ pb [4/2008] for $4.10
Assault on Reason by Al Gore   "The Assault On Reason" [2007]
Penguin 8¼x5¼ pb [4/2008] for $10.88
Penguin Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2007] for $15.87
Penguin audio CD [5/2007] for $22.51
Creating Government That Works   "From Red Tape To Results: Creating A Government That Works Better & Costs Less" [1993]
by Al Gore & The National Performance Review

Fredonia Books 11x8¼ pb [9/2001] for $25.00
Earth In The Balance   "Earth In The Balance: Ecology & The Human Spirit" [1992]
on the Time Magazine / Green Century Special Issue August 2002 Recommended Reading List
Plume 8x5¼ pb [1/93] out of print/many used
Houghton Mifflin 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2000] for $17.68
Plume 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/92] out of print/many used
Audio Literature ABR audio [5/2000] out of stock/used

Motion  Pictures

won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature   won Oscar for Best Song (by Melissa Etheridge)   Oscar-winning Inconvenient Truth movie poster directed by Davis Guggenheim   "An Inconvenient Truth" documentary [Paramount Classics May 2006]
Directed by Davis Guggenheim; won Oscars for Best Documentary & Best Song
"I did a funny thing when I came home after seeing 'An Inconvenient Truth'. I went around the house turning off the lights." — movie reviewer Roger Ebert
Paramount color DVD with update [11/2006] for $16.87
full credits at IMDbofficial movie site
M.T.V. 1/2-hr special [air-date 26 May 2006]

Inconvenient Truth books by Al Gore  "An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming" [2007 YA edition]
by Al Gore

Viking Juvenile 9x7½ pb [4/2007] for $10.98
Viking Juvenile 9x7¾ hardcover [2/2007] for $15.64
"An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming & What We Can Do About It" [2006 New York Times bestseller]
by Al Gore

Rodale 9x8 pb [5/2006] for $16.29

The La Scala Opera House in Milano, Italy announced in 2008 that they commissioned
an opera based on "An Inconvenient Truth" that is scheduled for the 2011 season.


Works About Al Gore, Jr.

World According To Gore book edited by Bill Katovsky   "The World According To Gore: The Incredible Vision of The Man Who Should Be President" [2007]
Edited by Bill Katovsky

Skyhorse Publng 8¼x5½ pb [10/2007] for $12.95
Why Isn't Al Gore President? book by Thomas L. Waldron  "Why Isn't Al Gore President?: A View of The Millenium Election From 2004" [2005]
by Thomas L. Waldron

Xlibris 8¾x6 pb [2/2005] for $10.00
Al Gore, Prince of Tennessee book by David Maraniss & Ellen Nakashima   "The Prince of Tennessee: Al Gore Meets His Fate" [2000]
by {Washington Post reporters} David Maraniss & Ellen Y. Nakashima

A biography of Al Gore, the man, with only ten pages covering his two-term Vice Presidency.
S&S/Touchstone 8½x5½ pb [6/2001] for $13.00
S&S/Touchstone 8¾x6 hardcover [9/2000] for $23.00
Inventing Al Gore biography by Bill Turque   "Inventing Al Gore: A Biography" [2000]
by {veteran Newsweek journalist} Bill Turque

Better, though negative, journalism also timed to affect the 2000 election.
Mariner Books 8½x5½ pb [11/2000] for $14.00
Houghton Mifflin 9x6 hardcover [3/2000] out of print/many used
Al Gore User's Manual by Alexander Cockburn & Jeffrey St. Clair   "Al Gore: A User's Manual" [2000]
by Alexander Cockburn & Jeffrey St. Clair

Bad journalism, an out-and-out hit piece by propagandists Cockburn & St. Clair, timed to do damage in the 2000 election – do not buy this book!
Al Gore Political Life biography by Bob Zelnick  "Gore: A Political Life" [1999]
by Bob Zelnick

An unflattering portrait (it is from Regnery), and now rather dated, this book will have to do until a good (i.e. accurate) biography comes along.
Regnery Publng 9x6 pb [9/2000] for $16.95
Regnery Publng 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/99] for $29.95

Links About Al Gore, Jr.

official Al Gore website
Al Gore, Jr. entry at Wikipedia
Current TV national cable & satellite channel [est. 2004]
Scientific American Policy Leader of The Year Award for 2006
Al Gore, Jr. credits at Internet Movie Database
Nobel Peace Prize 2007

Lots of Americans want Al Gore to run again for President,
but he is having a glorious time Saving The Planet From Global Warming
Draft Gore petition site
California For Gore website
Draft Gore 2008 P.A.C.
Draft Gore Massachusetts
Draft Gore New England
Draft Gore New Jersey
Elect Gore 2008
2008 Grassroots Draft Al Gore Campaign
Draft Al Gore social network at Ning
Draft Gore groups at Meetup.com


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