{"product_id":"the-global-warming-reader-isbn-9780143121893","title":"The Global Warming Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eVan Jones, Al Gore, Elizabeth Kolbert, Naomi Klein, and other essential voices on global warming, \u003cb\u003efrom its 19th-century discovery to the present, in a volume edited by Bill McKibben, o\u003c\/b\u003eur most widely respected environmental writer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWith the rise of extreme weather events worldwide--witness the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Sandy, Irene, and Katrina, and the sustained drought across the American West--global warming has become increasingly difficult to deny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is happening to our planet? And what can we do about it? \u003ci\u003eThe Global Warming Reader\u003c\/i\u003e provides more than thirty-five answers to these burning questions, from more than one hundred years of engagement with the topic. Here is Elizabeth Kolbert's groundbreaking essay \"The Darkening Sea,\" Michael Crichton's skeptical view of climate change, George Monbiot's biting indictment of those who are really using up the planet's resources, NASA scientist James Hansen's testimony before the U.S. Congress, and clarion calls for action by Al Gore, Arundhati Roy, Naomi Klein, Van Jones, and many others. \u003ci\u003eThe Global Warming Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive resource, expertly edited by someone who lives and breathes this defining issue of our time.“Relevant, timely, and engaging . . . Among the many books available on global warming, this one is unique. . . . One would be hard pressed to create a better list of documents. . . . Highly recommended for lay readers, professionals and activists, and a worthy addition to any general library collection.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectronic Green Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature, Deep Economy, Eaarth,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFalter.\u003c\/i\u003e A founder of the environmental organization 350.org, he was among the first to have warned of the dangers of global warming. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the winner of the Gandhi Prize, the Thomas Merton Prize, and the Right Livelihood Prize. He lives in Vermont.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300853207269,"sku":"NP9780143121893","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143121893.jpg?v=1767739558","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-global-warming-reader-isbn-9780143121893","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}