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State of Fear
Michael Crichton
HarperCollins, 2004
My first Crichton book
+ An Inconvenient Novel
+ Provocative, absorbing thriller
This was my first Michael Crichton book and I couldn't put it down till it was finished.
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The Satanic Gases: Clearing the Air about Global Warming
Patrick J. Michaels
Cato Institute, 2000
Finally scientists speak
+ The truth may be inconvenient.
+ Very good, and a lot less conservative than most think
+ Excellent book
+ Six years on, this book looks better and better
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Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming
Patrick J. Michaels
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005
"Denier"?
+ A question about the cover.
A comment on the reviewers here. When I see the word "denier" used as in "Global Warming Denier" it tells me everything I need to know about the person. They are ignorant of scientific method and the difference between hypothosis, theory and fact. And that is a shame, because people like them have ...
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Apocalypse Not: Science, Economics, and Environmentalism
Ben Bolch, Harold Lyons
Cato Institute, 1993
Exposes various environmental panics.
+ Is There Really an Environmental Crisis?
Modern environmentalism is thoroughly polluted by junk science and cynical hysterics. As Ben Bolch and Harold Lyons detail in their new book Apocalypse Not, a vast portion of what passes for environmentalism is little more than scare-mongering.
Unfortunately, environmental groups have sometimes ...
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Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming
Bjørn Lomborg
Knopf, 2007
Excellent Book
+ he has the right idea
+ Convincing But Needs Paleontological Perspective
+ Thoughtful Action
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The Really Inconvenient Truths: Seven Environmental Catastrophes Liberals Don't Want You to Know ...
Iain Murray
Regnery Publishing, 2008
Skewers the paradigms of the liberal environmental fascist movement
+ the really inconvenient truths
+ From a former environmentalist teacher, now a conservationist steward
+ The really inconvenient truths
+ Tree Farmer Perspective
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Global Warming: The Truth Behind the Myth
Michael L. Parsons
Basic Books, 1995
Debate and discussion of global warming should continue!
+ The truth that "Global Warming" isn't!
+ A Question
Parsons and Singer are serious scientists who's voices need to be heard. The arguments are well documented and, while not the last word, need consideration. The comments by reviewers that because Parsons and Singer are sponsored by the oil industry they should be ignored or silenced could be ...
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The Chilling Stars, 2nd Edition: A Cosmic View of Climate Change
Henrik Svensmark
Totem Books, 2008
'Before you make up your mind about climate, change you are advised to read this controversial and compelling book' Nexus Magazine. New evidence based on Henrik Svensmark's scientific research prompts questions to be raised about the role of man made carbon dioxide in global warming. The sun, stars and cosmic rays have often been overlooked but in this radical new book they are placed centre ...
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It's the Sun, Not Your SUV: Co2 Will Not Destroy The Earth
John Zyrkowski
St. Augustines Press, 2008
Good Points But Poorly Written
This book is a disappointment because of the way it is written. The material is not presented clearly. There are too many abbreviated explanations, poor sentences, and other lapses in exposition. Moreover the author assumes the reader is familiar with regression analysis and other statistical ...
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Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints (Opposing Viewpoints Series (Unnumbered).)
Greenhaven Press, 1997
There is truth in this book!
Well, whether or not you believe in global warming (even I don't claim to be 100% sure), there is probably at least one scientist in this book who shares your viewpoint. In the first half of the book are the "hard science" essays, and there are all sorts of different predictions represented ...
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The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World
Bjorn Lomborg
Cambridge University Press, 2001
An Intellectually Honest Look at Environmental Impact
+ The Most Thoughtful Book on the Environment in Print
+ What is the REAL state of the environment and what should we do about it?
+ Whether Right or Wrong, An Honest Attempt
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Environmental Overkill: Whatever Happened to Common Sense?
Dixie Lee Ray, Lou Guzzo
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1993
Changed my Life
+ Common Sense
+ Thank you Miss Ray
I had this book as a required text in college about 10 years ago. At the time I was young and unfortunatly very much convinced that the government had solutions to our problems. This book made me realize how much I had been duped by the socialist propaganda of mainstream media. Don't get me wrong, ...
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The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy
Peter W. Huber, Mark P. Mills
Basic Books, 2005
An important book for independent thought
+ A fascinating and important story
This book suffers from some gushing enthusiasm and at times seems like you are being presented a glorified power point presentation. That said I strongly encourage you to suffer through the initial "rah-rah" because once you get to the substance it is a very thoughtful and thought-inducing read.
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Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided ...
Roy Spencer
Encounter Books, 2008
Well written, easy to understand, and credible. A MUST READ
+ climate confusion
+ Excellent Primer on Climate, Weather, and Warming
+ Elemental deconstruction of AGW, point-by-point
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Silencing Science
Steven Milloy, Michael Gough
Cato Institute, 1999
Biased Liberal Science Is Nonsense
+ Very libertarian, but tiny and incomplete.
Promoting a liberal agenda is not what science should do. It should promote the truth and freedom, and free enterprise, and not bias. Too bad those slimy evil liberals hijack science for their own sick agenda, like one world government or anti capitalist. This book shows how they are ALL WRONG!
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