The Assault on Reason

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Author:

Gore, Al

ISBN:

978-0-7475-9159-7

Publication Date:

Jun 2007

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $32.95

Book Description:

A powerful indictment of the Bush-led radical Right's disdain for the principles of reasoned decision-making, and a rallying cry for a return to reason-based policies at home and abroad

Book Details

Pages:	352
Detailed Subjects:	Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State Political Science / General Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy Philosophy / Movements / Rationalism Self-Help / Anxieties & Phobias Political Science / Political Freedom Religion / Fundamentalism Political Science / American Government / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	15.4 x 23.5 x 1 cm
Book Weight:	0.486 Kilograms

Author Biography

Gore, Al (Author)

Politician and businessman Al Gore was born on March 31, 1948. In 1969, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College. He represented Tennessee in the House of Representatives from 1977-1985 and the Senate from 1985-1993. He was Vice-President of the United States from 1993-2001. He is currently the president of Current TV, chairman of Generation Investment Management, director on the board of Apple Inc., and senior advisor to Google Inc.

He lectures on the topic of global warming awareness and prevention and starred in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their efforts to educate others about climate change and to find ways to counteract it.

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