by Al Gore (Rodale Books, 2006)

If you want a crash course in what climate change is, how we know itï¿œs here, and what we can expect if we donï¿œt do something about it, there is no better resource than Al Goreï¿œs An Inconvenient Truth. This book consists mostly of images of Al Gore giving his now-famous lecture on how we know climate change is real, here, and serious. Itï¿œs not flashy, but An Inconvenient Truth is an incredibly important bookï¿œit will change the American debate on climate change, and that will change everything.