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Earth in the Balance (ISBN 0452269350) is a 1992 book written by Al Gore shortly before he was elected Vice President in the 1992 presidential election. It discusses 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 avoid future ecological disasters. Image File history File links Earth_balance. ... Image File history File links Earth_balance. ... See also: 1991 in literature, other events of 1992, 1993 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Albert Arnold Gore Jr. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The Global Marshall Plan is a plan first devised by Former American Vice-President Al Gore in his bestselling novel Earth in the Balance which gives specific ideas on how to save the global environment. ...

Earth in the Balance became the first book written by a sitting U.S. Senator to make the New York Times bestseller list list since John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The New York Times bestseller list is a weekly chart in The New York Times newspaper that keeps track of the best-selling books of the week. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Profiles in Courage book cover Profiles in Courage is a book by John F. Kennedy, describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight American Senators from throughout the Senate’s history. ...