Al Gore






Al Gore

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born
March 31, 1948

gender
male

place of birth
Washington, D.C., The United States

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genre
Nonfiction, Science


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Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (born March 31, 1948) 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 "e...more




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The Assault on Reason The Assault on Reason
by Al Gore
avg rating 3.82 — 1,788 ratings — published 2007
13 editions
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Pla... An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
by Al Gore
avg rating 3.98 — 1,278 ratings — published 2006
15 editions
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Earth in the Balance: Ecology... Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit
by Al Gore
avg rating 3.82 — 226 ratings — published 1992
18 editions
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Joined at the Heart: The Trans... Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family
by Al Gore, Tipper Gore
avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace P... Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007
by Al Gore
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2008
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The Spirit of Family The Spirit of Family
by Al Gore, Tipper Gore
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Creating a Government That Wor... Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less: The Report of the National Performance Review
by Al Gore
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 1993
9 editions
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The Earth in a Balance The Earth in a Balance
by Al Gore
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings
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Our Choice Our Choice
by Al Gore
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2010
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The Path to Survival The Path to Survival
by Al Gore
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2008
2 editions
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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"
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"We are ready for an unforeseen event that
May or may not occur"
Al Gore
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"In a time of social fragmentation, vulgarity becomes a way of life. To be shocking becomes more important - and often more profitable - than to be civil or creative or truly original.
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Al Gore
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