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Six Degrees--Mark Lynas - Rated
As a confirmed anti climate change,man made global warming skeptic I found this book unreadable, and more like a science fiction novel, I read about a quarter and had to put it down, very doubtful if I shall return to it. Really suprised that it received ''Winner--Prizes for Science Books 08'' from the Royal Institution. A scaremongering book of the first order.
An entertaining and gripping read - Rated
I was given this by a friend who accidently purchased two copies with her Amazon 'one click'! I took it on holiday to Brasil with me (!) and loved it. I thought it was a well written book that presented some otherwise impossible to understand data in an entertaining and enjoyable way (if reading about how the end of the human race might look like can be called enjoyable). It is meant to be an emotive book as the author does want you to get off your behind and do something about it - and to do it NOW. So I guess he has picked and chosen research to back up his beliefs. I don't have a problem with this and thought the author was honest about the fact that no one really knows what is going to happen and the models aren't predictions but are just possible scenarios. The information I found most interesting was about when/how oil was formed (and how this cooled the earth all those years ago) and how by burning it we are basically reheating the planet. If anything this book made me feel less guilty about forgetting to recyle every scrap of cardboard or taking a long haul flight for a holiday, and made me more aware that if governments through-out the world keep putting economic growth first on their agenda then quite frankly it's not looking good.
Fascinating - Rated
This is a fascinating glimpse of the future. Glad I will not live to see most of it. I will now try to find the counter arguments.
So So - Rated
I heard the author on the radio giving an overview of his book and I thought hmm that sounds interesting , how wrong I was ?The first couple of chapters are ok and gets the message accross.But as the author continues he constantly refers back to previuos chapters which tends to make the narative very jumpy. Likewise he uses a lot of technical terms without explanation which does not help the readers comprehension. An alright book that could and should have been better
Essential reading - Rated
This important book should be compulsory reading in all secondary schools, colleges and, most of all, by all politicians.
