The much-discussed and highly regarded 2006 book and film by Gore arrives on audio two years later.While the material and central focus on global warming is clearly the most important aspect of the book，Beau Bridges is the only truly captivating reader here.Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood tend to drone on in monotone voices that take some of the impact out of Gore's findings.Bridges，however，reads with a stern and commanding tone that grips readers from the very start，never failing to relate the information with sheer honesty and true grit.As a whole，the audio is still as important and poignant as the original，and though certain aspects have been left out，the listener is still met with the same urgency to act.A Rodale paperback.

Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly，but in fact it is happening very quickly--and has become a true plan-etary emergency.The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters.The first is a symbol for donger；the second is a sym-bol for opportunity.In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and move through it，we first have to recognize that we are facing a crisis.So why is it that our leaders seem not to hear such clarion warnings？Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it，they will face a moral imperative to act？Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings？

Perhaps，but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen.Indeed，when they are not responded to,their significance doesn't diminish；it grows.