The Democratic Party Candidate

Campaign Trail Book Report

Reading is more than a source of pleasure and pride, it is a vital tool for success. Make no mistake: reading is the foundation for all learning. Without it, the job manuals and newspapers stay closed, the Internet is a dark screen, the world of discovery is worlds away, and the promise of America is a closed book. When it comes to reading, I see this new century and this campaign as a time to begin writing a bright new chapter for America.

Recently, Al Gore has read and enjoyed:

• Jonah: The Autonomy of the Soul by Stephen Goldberg
• The Marriage of Sense and Soul by Ken Wilber
• The First World War by John Keegan

Shopping for himself and Tipper on October 9, Gore purchased two new books:

• Open House by Elizabeth Berg
• Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen

Gore has said his favorite book is The Red and the Black by Stendhal.

He has been influenced by other books such as:

• Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
• Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Gore's favorite book as a child was Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater.