62 pages • 2 hours read
Al GoreAn Inconvenient Truth
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Recommended Texts for Pairing
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
- The 2017 sequel to An Inconvenient Truth, also by Al Gore, focuses on the next ten years of the fight against climate change.
- This book adopts a format similar to that of the earlier one and also includes a guide for taking action at the community level.
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
- A 2008 book by Gore with a particular focus on providing a call to action
- Relates to the theme of The Opportunity and Danger
Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn't Want You to Know
- A 2017 book by Gregory Whitestone that challenges Gore’s arguments
- Relates to the theme of The Reality
Other Student Resources
- This 2006 Oscar-winning documentary, released at the same time as the book, focuses on Gore’s public presentations on climate change.
- In acknowledgment of his efforts (depicted in the documentary) to bring greater attention to climate change, Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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