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Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit (ISBN 0-452-26935-0, paperback ISBN 1-85383-743-1) is a 1992 book written by Al Gore, published in June 1992, shortly before he was elected Vice President in the 1992 presidential election. Known by the short title Earth in the Balance, the book explains the world's ecological predicament and describes a range of policies to deal with the most pressing problems. It includes a proposed "Global Marshall Plan" to address current ecological issues.

Written while his son was recovering from a serious accident, Earth in the Balance became the first book written by a sitting U.S. Senator to make the New York Times bestseller list since John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage. ^[1]

In 1993, Earth in the Balance was released in paperback and audio-book format on audio cassette tape.

The book was followed by An Inconvenient Truth, a book that was the companion for a movie narrated by Al Gore, shown at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival^[2] and released on 24 May, 2006.

In the Futurama episode "Crimes of the Hot," Al Gore himself references the book and its "far more popular" fictional future sequel, Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth.

Editions

Gore, Al, Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, 1992, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, hardcover, 416 pages, ISBN 0-395-57821-3.
Gore, Al, Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, 2000-04-22, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, hardcover, 416 pages, ISBN 0-618-05664-5.
Gore, Al, Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, New edition, 2000-07-26, Earthscan Publications Ltd, paperback, 440 pages, ISBN 1-85383-743-1.
Gore, Al, Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, New foreword, 2006, Rodale, Inc., paperback, 408 pages, ISBN 978-1-59486-637-1.

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[1] Albert A. Gore, Jr., 45th Vice President (1993-2001)

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 '''''Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit''''' (ISBN 0-452-26935-0, paperback ISBN 1-85383-743-1) is a [[1992 in literature|1992 book]] written by [[Al Gore]], published in June 1992, shortly before he was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992 presidential election]]. Known by the short title ''Earth in the Balance'', the book explains the world's ecological predicament and describes a range of policies to deal with the most pressing problems. It includes a proposed "[[Global Marshall Plan]]" to address current ecological issues.
-Written while his son was recovering from a serious accident(his son was hit by a car), ''Earth in the Balance'' became the first book written by a sitting [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] to make the [[New York Times bestseller list|''New York Times'' bestseller list]] since [[John F. Kennedy]]'s ''[[Profiles in Courage]]''. <ref>[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Albert_Gore.htm Albert A. Gore, Jr., 45th Vice President (1993-2001)]</ref>
+Written while his son was recovering from a serious accident, ''Earth in the Balance'' became the first book written by a sitting [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] to make the [[New York Times bestseller list|''New York Times'' bestseller list]] since [[John F. Kennedy]]'s ''[[Profiles in Courage]]''. <ref>[http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Albert_Gore.htm Albert A. Gore, Jr., 45th Vice President (1993-2001)]</ref>
 In 1993, ''Earth in the Balance'' was released in paperback and [[audio book|audio-book]] format on audio [[cassette tape]].