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The Assault on Reason
by Al Gore
ISBN: 1594201226
ISBN-13: 9781594201226
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
It has become commonplace to say that the public is tired of politics and politicians, and is so disenchanted with business as usual in Washington that people are opting out of participating. Now, it seems, the politicians themselves are tired, too. In ASSAULT ON REASON, Al Gore tells us that the state of public discourse is so low that our very democracy is threatened.
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"...Gore's professorial style, with its touches of sarcasm, omniscient tone, erudite asides and exasperated sighs, elicits a different response today than it did seven years ago....The change in attitude is as obvious as the reason behind it: The overwhelming scientific consensus has since confirmed Gore's years of warnings about the most important issue facing the planet....Even when he is saying something we already know, his voice adds a note of prophetic confirmation." -- Joe Conason
"But this isn't a campaign book or another venture in teaching and advocacy. It's a deep public remonstrance, inspired a little by Tom Paine's COMMON SENSE, which combined anger at King George III in his day with larger arguments that the institution of monarchy itself had become a threat to our liberties. Gore is no Paine, but he argues persuasively that Bush's tenure is no longer a constitutional presidency. The book is part polemic, part impeachment in hard covers." -- Jim Sleeper
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 2007
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 308
Synopses
An analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has created an environment dangerously hostile to reason. We live in an age when the 30-second television spot is the most powerful force shaping the electorate's thinking, and America is in the hands of an administration less interested than any previous administration in sharing the truth with the citizenry. Of even greater concern is this administration's disinterest in the process by which the truth is ascertained--an open inquiry in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions. Never has there been a worse time for us to lose the capacity to face the reality of our long-term challenges. Gore aims to make us more aware of the forces at work on our own minds, and to lead us to an understanding of what we can do to safeguard our future.--From publisher description.
Publisher's Notes
An analysis of the consequences of the current administration's fear, secrecy, and faith-based initiatives explains how the Bush administration has dangerously compromised America's capacity for addressing long-term challenges, from national security and the environment to health care and economic stability.
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New York, New York: The Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. A number of small dents in back upper corner of jacket and cover. A couple dents in back jacket hinge. Some edge wear to dustjacket. Bumping to spine, with a slight spine lean. ISBN: 9781594201226. ( more information) Offered by Adventures Underground (United States)
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Berkley Publishing Group, 2007 BOOK REVIEW: The former vice president presents a visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith of the Bush-led radical Right has combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason................................................................ 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. ( more information) Offered by marketforbooks (United States)
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New York: Penguin, 2007 The first question many people ask when hearing of a new book from Al Gore is, "Is it about the environment?" The answer is yes, but it's not (or, rather, not only) the kind of environment he wrote about in Earth in the Balance and of course painted such a vivid picture of in his Oscar-winning documentary (and companion book), An Inconvenient Truth. It's the political environment he's concerned about in The Assault on Reason: the way we debate and decide on the critical issues of the day. In an account that balances theoretical discussion of the foundations of democracy with a lacerating critique of the Bush administration, Gore argues that the marketplace of reasoned debate our country was founded on is being endangered by a variety of allied forces: the use of fear and the misuse of faith, the distractions of our entertainment culture, and the concentrations of power in the national media and the executive branch. In his essay and answers to our questions below, he introduces the crisis he sees, as well as the opportunity for its solution he envisions in the open forums of the Internet.. Hard Cover. New/New. ( more information) Offered by Eastwind Books of Berkeley (United States)
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New York: Penguin, 2007. The book is beautifully signed by the former Vice President on the title page. I was lucky enough to get into the talk / book signing on the day of release of The Assault On Reason. Mr. Gore talked for over an hour and then graciously signed copies of the book. So here is your chance to have a book hand signed by former Vice-President, Oscar winner, Nobel Prize winner, Emmy winner and who knows - maybe future President Al Gore. The buyer will also receive a picture of Mr. Gore signing the book.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information) Offered by Oddball Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Penguin Press. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author 2007 First Edition; First Printing Hard Cover A beautiful copy of this First Edition/First Printing copy in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket, this one SIGNED by former U. S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Al Gore on the title page; Al Gore's visionary analysis of the early 21st century, how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degration of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason ( more information) Offered by Books Tell You Why, member IOBA (United States)
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