The Parrot and the Igloo, David Lipsky
The Parrot and the Igloo, David Lipsky
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The Parrot and the Igloo
Climate and the Science of Denial

Author: David Lipsky

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged: 18 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2023

Synopsis

In 1956, the New York Times prophesied that once global warming really kicked in, we could see parrots in the Antarctic. In 2010, when science deniers had control of the climate story, Senator James Inhofe and his family built an igloo on the Washington Mall and plunked a sign on top: AL GORE'S NEW HOME: HONK IF YOU LOVE CLIMATE CHANGE. In The Parrot and the Igloo, bestselling author David Lipsky tells the astonishing story of how we moved from one extreme (the correct one) to the other.

The story begins with a tale of three inventors—Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla—who made our technological world, not knowing what they had set into motion. Then there are the scientists who sounded the alarm once they identified carbon dioxide as the culprit of our warming planet. And we meet the hucksters, zealots, and crackpots who lied about that science and misled the public in ever more outrageous ways. Lipsky masterfully traces the evolution of climate denial, exposing how it grew out of early efforts to build a network of untruth about products like aspirin and cigarettes.

Featuring an indelible cast of heroes and villains, mavericks and swindlers, The Parrot and the Igloo delivers a real-life tragicomedy—one that captures the extraordinary dance of science, money, and the American character.

About David Lipsky

David Lipsky is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Absolutely American and Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, which became the basis for the movie The End of the Tour. He has written for Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and New York, and he is a recipient of the National Magazine Award and the GLAAD Media Award. He teaches writing and literature at New York University and lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on August 03, 2023

Many have successfully tackled the history and science behind global warming, leaving zero doubt in my mind on that issue, but this is the first time I've seen the history of the denial movement exposed with such an unimpeachable, and mentally satisfying, linear presentation. It has always been obvi......more

Goodreads review by Clif on October 18, 2023

This book is divided into three parts which the author describes as follows: “The story this book tells is about the people who made our world; then the people who realized there might be a problem; then the people who lied about that problem.” Those three parts are then followed by a long Epilog in......more

Goodreads review by David on June 26, 2023

So who are all these scientists denying climate change? David Lipsky profiles them and gives them all the color they deserve in The Parrot and the Igloo. It would be laughable if it weren’t so serious. But Lipsky has managed to both entertain and amuse in this gossipy but deeply researched book. It......more

Goodreads review by John on August 03, 2023

Heroes, villains, and a dash of humor – "The Parrot and the Igloo" unravels the gripping saga of climate change battles..…… Book Information “The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial” by David Lipsky, is a 496-page science book published on July 11, 2023. The audio version is Narr......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on July 13, 2023

I have to be honest, this one really didn't resonate with me. I'm not sure if it was the audiobook narrator, or the weird jokey way the author tried to force analogies to modern day situations and scenarios, but I just found the whole thing absolutely exhausting. I liked the idea that the book was in......more

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