Product Description

"For everyone who longs to be well informed but lacks the time (or the attention span)." Alex Clark, The Observer. Pocket Issue, Global Warming tackles the big questions around climate change. Is it really getting hotter? Is it our fault? What might happen? Is it too late? The science, the sceptics, the future - Pocket Issue gives you the vital information in an unbiased and quick-to-digest briefing. Pocket Issue - small briefs for a big world. Independent and easy-to-read, each issue is researched and peer reviewed by experts in their field, then written with clarity and brevity in the Pocket Issue style. The clear template and thought provoking illustrations by political cartoonist, Andrzej Krauze, help you navigate through the issue: The One Minute Guide, The Roots (historical context), The Key Players (who's who on the Global stage), Stargazing (likely outcomes), In Your Hands (how to get involved), a comprehensive Glossary and suggested Further Reading.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #785506 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Review
'Exactly what any busy person needs - the facts at your fingertips! Never get caught out again when a conversation starts on the big issues of our time.' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 & Panorama --Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 & Panorama

"Prep yourself by keeping the one on Global Warming in the downstairs loo..."' Mary Killen, The Spectator --Mary Killen, The Spectator

'Interesting and insightful, Pocket Issue succinctly outlines the problem, the possible consequences and the hard decisions that need to be taken.' Dr Christopher Brierley, Researcher in Climate Dynamics, Yale University --Dr Chris Brierley, Researcher in Climate Dynamics, Yale University

About the Author
Cool, intelligent and entertaining, Pocket Issue cuts through our sound bite culture. In as little as 20 minutes, you will be briefed on a global issue that affects our world - climate change, terrorism, oil shortages - giving you the confidence to hold your own at the dinner table or the water cooler.

Customer Reviews

Good idea, neatly done
I know some of the Pocket Issue team, so I'm biased. But I always liked the idea - so much of the debate is clouded by vested interest - and I think it's been nicely put together. I like the way PI brings the discussion back to first principles. Clutching a Pocket Issue is a great way to protect yourself, with facts, from the one-eyed polemicists rampant in the media (Channel Four's Global Warming Swindle for instance, neatly rebutted by John Lanchester in the LRB and, more hotly, by George Monbiot).

Elizabeth Kolbert's trilogy of articles in The New Yorker is for my money the best long read on the subject but Pocket Issue must be the best short read.

If we put one in every classroom, maybe the kids will work out what we should do about Global Warming - they are the ones who are going to have to live with it (they can't do much worse than we're doing).

Informed Again
I read this after Pocket Issue The Energy Crisis and again I now feel much better informed about the issues concerning Global Warming and able to join in the debate. It sets out the facts without pushing any third party agenda, so often missing from todays news reports. Great value for the knowledge it gives that many who incorrectly profess to know the issues should refer to.

It's science, but an easy read...
This is one of the first science/history books that hasn't lost me on page 1 (or page 2). It moves along easily and I liked the funny illustrations and little charts. Good starting point to get up to speed with what everyone is talking about.