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Cocktail Party Guide to Global Warming: Everything you need to know to converse intelligently about global warming in any social situation
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.
Keywords: global, warming, intelligently, social, situation, converse, everything, party, guide, cocktail, need
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2009-10-15
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1894974913
ISBN-13: 9781894974912
Book Description:
- translates scientific data into clear, simple language that readers can digest quickly and easily, drawing on credible scientific sources such as the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; - connects the dots between climate change, global warming, natural processes, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and fossil fuels; - clarifies common misconceptions and answers frequently asked questions about global warming; - explores breakthroughs in alternative energy technologies such as solar, geothermal, wind, ocean, hydro and bioenergy. Saliken avoids political and environmental bias, maintaining objectivity and presenting information in a straightforward manner that is never preachy. Her self-published first edition of the book garnered positive reviews and awards, including a 2009 Reader Views Readers Choice Award in the current events category. Global Warming is the first in the Cocktail Party Guide series of easy-to-read, upfront books on contemporary issues. Coming next is Salikens Cocktail Party Guide to Alternative Energy.
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