COCKTAIL PARTY GUIDE TO GLOBAL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CONVERSE INTELLIGENTLY

Book ID/图书代码： 00110909B30907

English Summary/英文概要： “The classic martini of climate change books—a short, crisp, clear guide to the problem and its renewable-energy solutions.”—David Suzuki

Whether you need help sorting facts from sensationalism or want to have an informed opinion about the most important conversation going on today, Cocktail Party Guide to GlobalWarming provides what you need to know. In this acclaimed environmental primer,Saliken:
• 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. Saliken’s self-published first edition of the book garnered positive reviews and awards, including a 2009 ReaderViews Literary Award in both the current events and environmental categories.

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About the Author/作者介绍： ANNETTE SALIKEN is director of marketing communications for a high-tech firm in Vancouver, BC. She recently completed her master’s thesis on global warming and alternative energy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of British Columbia and anMBA from Royal Roads University. MARTIN G. CLARKE, who provided the technical review, is an engineer who specializes in alternative energy. He is senior project engineer for theMetro Vancouver Energy Planning Group in Vancouver, BC.

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