High Tide

"The American people have been subjected to one of the most pervasive misinformation campaigns ever undertaken . . . President Bush and his administration have met the global warming challenge with responses ranging from obfuscation to pretence to outright denial . . . [Americans] deserve the information to make informed choices, not just for their own sakes, but because the decisions made by Americans will—more than those of any other people—decide the fate of our planet over the coming century. For every time America votes, the world holds its breath. It is time for all of us to choose."—from the Preface to High Tide

"High Tide shows climate change is affecting real people right now. High Tide helps us all grasp the magnitude of global warming but also manages to be personal, lively, and human. It is an important, persuasive, and thought-provoking book."—Former Vice President Al Gore

"With High Tide, Mark Lynas has given us a tremendous gift: he has time-traveled into our terrifying collective future, a future that has already arrived in the farthest reaches of the globe. Go with him on this breathtaking, beautifully told journey—and I promise that you will come back changed, determined to alter the course of history."—Naomi Klein, author of No Logo

"Telling the story of climate change through [the author's] personal experience and those of ordinary individuals is strategically brilliant. The real-life stories—the human and emotional content—are what make High Tide a compelling and powerful read."—Nicols Fox, The Washington Post Book World

"Part tract, part travelogue, Lynas's smart, hip, and factual book wakes us up and guides us to action. High Tide is a lively, instructive primer for awareness and change."—Joy Williams, author of The Quick and The Dead

"[High Tide is] occasionally funny and caustic, and always readable."—Anthony Doerr, The Boston Globe

"Lynas brings a youthful idealism and intensity to his travels . . . His book is a clarion call to action . . . Clear, lucid, and informative."—Will Self, The New Statesman

"Thoroughly engaging and well-researched."—Clive Gamble, The Times Literary Supplement

"Scientific reports can describe the glacial retreat that is [now] occurring, but they could never be as powerful as [this book's introductory] before-and-after photographs . . . Rational and compelling . . . We badly need books like this."—Eamon Ryan, The Irish Times

"There will be many more books like High Tide, but this will be remembered as the first . . . An unusual book . . . Not unworthy of comparison with Orwell and certainly the breaker of new ground."—Michael McCarthy, The Independent

"Powerful . . . A harrowing prospect, brilliantly set out by Lynas."—J. G. Ballard, The Evening Standard

"A compelling work of reporting."—Fred Pearce, New Scientist

"Compelling and eloquent."—Peopleandplanet.net

"[An] alarming book."—The Sunday Times