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Assault on Reason Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Age of Trump, 2017 Edition

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ISBN-10: 0143113623

ISBN-13: 9780143113621

Edition: N/A

Authors: Al Gore

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A #1 New York Timesbestseller: A visionary analysis of the degradation of our public sphere and its consequences for our democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner, bestselling author, activist, and political icon, Al Gore has become one of the most respected and influential public intellectuals in America today. The Assault on Reasontakes an unprecedented look at how faith in the power of reasonthe idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debateis now under assault. The marketplace of ideas, once open to everyone through the printed word, has been corrupted by the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith. By leading us to an understanding of what we can do to restore…    
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Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Politician and businessman Al Gore was born on March 31, 1948. In 1969, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College. He represented Tennessee in the House of Representatives from 1977-1985 and the Senate from 1985-1993. He was Vice-President of the United States from 1993-2001. He is currently the president of Current TV, chairman of Generation Investment Management, director on the board of Apple Inc., and senior advisor to Google Inc. He lectures on the topic of global warming awareness and prevention and starred in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize…