If the dust jacket had told me this book was essentially a diatribe AGAINST the existence of global warming, I would never have bought it. As it was, I purchased the book-on-tape at a local book store for a six hour drive. After listening to half of the first CD, I threw it in the trash and chose to listen to the radio for the rest of the trip instead. Cannot believe this was written by the same author who wrote Jurassic Park and Andromeda Strain. I have lost all respect for Crichton.