Synopsis
Learn the science behind the headlines-the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming.
We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know-truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads-if Iran's nascent nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West, if biochemical weapons are likely to be developed by terrorists, if there are viable alternatives to fossil fuels that should be nurtured and supported by the government, if nuclear power should be encouraged, and if global warming is actually happening. This book is written in everyday, nontechnical language on the science behind the concerns that our nation faces in the immediate future. Even active readers of serious journalism will be surprised by the lessons that the book contains. It is "must-have" information for all presidents-and citizens-of the twenty-first century.
Winner of the 2009 Northern California Book Award for General Nonfiction.
Note: There is a publisher quality version of this book at https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1055976/ that includes the images for some of the figures in the book. Because of electronic rights issues however, not all of the figures are in that book and the captions for the missing figures are left out as well. All captions are available in this scanned version.
