Al Gore

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March 31, 1948 in Washington, D.C., The United States

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Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. was the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore also served in the U. S. House of Representatives (1977–85) and the U. S. Senate (1985–93), representing Tennessee. Gore was the Democratic nominee for president in the 2000 election, ultimately losing to the Republican candidate George W. Bush in spite of winning the popular vote. A legal controversy over the Florida election recount was eventually settled in favor of Bush by the Supreme Court.

A prominent environmental activist, Gore was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize (together with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) for the "efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 7,580 ratings · 1,108 reviews · 44 distinct works

	The Assault on Reason 3.75 avg rating — 3,254 ratings — published 2007 — 21 editions	My rating:
	An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It 3.73 avg rating — 3,072 ratings — published 2006 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit 3.68 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1992 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis 3.95 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007 3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family by Al Gore, Tipper Gore 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Spirit of Family by Al Gore, Tipper Gore 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Best Kept Secrets in Government: How the Clinton Administration Is Reinventing the Way Washington Works 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Creating a Gov't That Works Better & Cost Less by Al Gore, Tom Peters 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Una scomoda verità. La crisi del riscaldamento globale raccontata ai ragazzi by Al Gore, Jane O'Connor (Editor), Maria Concetta Scotto di Santillo (Translator) 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:

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“It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's
The impurities in our air and water that are doing it”
― Al Gore

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“We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
― Al Gore

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“The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.”
― Al Gore

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