I agree, he's like Carter. People think they're great humanitarians but deep down, both Carter and Gore can't comprehend that the American people didn't and don't like them.
As far as the reviews go, it seems clear to me that Al Gore is so off the radar for conservatives in the sense of ANY MINUTE CREDIBILITY that there is almost no reviews by freelance conservatives.
Next for your reading entertainment is "A Message From Al Gore" bit that starts off with the sanctimonious:
I've dedicated my book, The Assault on Reason, to my father, Senator Albert Gore Sr., the bravest politician I've ever known. In the 1970 mid-term elections, President Richard Nixon relied on a campaign of fear to consolidate his power. I was in the military at the time, on my way to Vietnam as an army journalist, and I watched as my father was accused of being unpatriotic because he was steadfast in his opposition to the War--and as he was labeled an atheist because he dared to oppose a constitutional amendment to foster government-sponsored prayer in the public schools.
Let's review some of the keywords sure to convulse liberals: Nixon, fear, consolidate, power, War, atheist, government-sponsored, prayer, public schools. Not to mention, if you didn't know, Al was in Vietnam. At least it was nice to see that Al found a government-sponsored program he didn't support.
To the right of this message is a a picture of contemplating, and noticeably thinner Al Gore (file photo?)
Next we get a fawning, leading interview hosted by Amazon. A snip:
Amazon.com: Of all I've read and seen on climate change, I don't think anything has had quite the impact on me that those vivid maps of shrinking coastlines did in An Inconvenient Truth. You've spent years trying to communicate the threat of climate change and you've learned how to use compelling images to tell that story, but in this book you're very wary of the power of visual images to overwhelm reason with fear. How do you spur people to action in a crisis like this without using fear?
Gore: I often open the slideshow by talking about the "climate crisis." The English meaning of the word "crisis" conveys alarm, but the Chinese and Japanese expressions use two characters together: the first means danger, but the second means opportunity. The animations do help to convey some of that sense of danger--but the opportunities are enormous.
Neeedless to say the rest of the interview is softball after softball.
By the way I would like to know who the "I" is that is conducting this interview. Since when has an interviewer been accorded complete anonymity by just using the name of their employer? Traditionally the interviewer is identified at the beginning of such interview THEN wears the mantle of the name of the publication they work for.
Anyways I love Amazon but this really ticks me off and has me looking at other retailers for items I would have otherwise automatically bought from them.