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Glenn Beck

An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems Taschenbuch – Illustriert, 12. Mai 2009

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Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, tackles some of our country’s biggest problems in this funny, outrageous, and entertaining book.

Glenn Beck believes that the reason why some of our biggest problems never seem to get fixed is simple: the solutions just aren’t very convenient. And as the host of a nationally syndicated radio show and a prime-time television show on CNN Headline News, Glenn Beck doesn’t care much about convenience; he cares about common sense.

Take the issue of poverty, for example. Over the last forty years, America’s poorest cities all had one simple thing in common, but politicians will never reveal what that is (or explain how easy it would be to change). Global warming is another issue that’s rife with lies and distortion. How many times have we heard that carbon dioxide is responsible for huge natural disasters that have killed millions of people? The truth is, it’s actually the other way around: as CO2 has increased, deaths from extreme weather have decreased. But that would never be shown in an Al Gore slide show.

Combining honesty with a biting sense of humor, An Inconvenient Book contains hundreds of these "why have I never heard that before?" types of facts that will leave readers wondering how political correctness, special interests, and outright stupidity have gotten us so far away from the common sense solutions this country was built on.

Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe

320 Seiten
Sprache

Englisch
Herausgeber

Threshold Editions
Erscheinungstermin

12. Mai 2009
Abmessungen

18.73 x 2.29 x 23.18 cm
ISBN-10

1416560440
ISBN-13

978-1416560449
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Pressestimmen

"Glenn Beck is CNN's chief corporate-fascism advocate." -- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

"Finally! A guy who says what people who aren't thinking, are thinking." -- Jon Stewart

"Satan's mentally challenged younger brother." -- Stephen King

"There's something about him that suggests that, one night, he'll say something that will cost him his career...." -- Keith Olbermann

"Glenn Beck shouldn't be on [the air]." -- Al Franken

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Glenn Beck, the nationally syndicated radio host and founder of TheBlaze television network, has written thirteen #1 bestselling books and is one of the few authors in history to have had #1 national bestsellers in the fiction, nonfiction, self-help, and children’s picture book genres. His recent fiction works include the thrillers Agenda 21, The Overton Window, and its sequel, The Eye of Moloch; his many nonfiction titles include The Great Reset, Conform, Miracles and Massacres, Control, and Being George Washington. For more information about Glenn Beck, his books, and TheBlaze television network, visit GlennBeck.com and TheBlaze.com.

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Herausgeber ‏ : ‎ Threshold Editions; Illustrated Edition (12. Mai 2009)
Sprache ‏ : ‎ Englisch
Taschenbuch ‏ : ‎ 320 Seiten
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416560440
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416560449
Abmessungen ‏ : ‎ 18.73 x 2.29 x 23.18 cm

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GRH "Ex WHA Jet"

Common Sense Baffles Ivory Tower Liberal Elites...

Rezension aus Deutschland vom 19. Juli 2008

Some reviewers of this book find it simplistic. One has to suppose that if one cuts through the "bull crap", to paraphrase Mr. Beck, that so many problems can be solved with plain ol' common sense. It seems to be human nature to put the worst spin on every situation, and so self hating Liberals thrive on blaming the world's ills on Western civilization. Mr. Beck merely points out that if the West would cease and desist with political correctness, then maybe the good that is inherent to our society would be able to trump all that troubling the world today. One can only wish that every Liberal who "can't bring himself to finish reading this book" would for once take a moment to consider another point of view, with an open mind.

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Donald Mitchell

A Mixed Bag of Good Points, Raw Humor, and Superficial Critiques

Rezension aus Deutschland vom 2. Januar 2008

Glenn Beck does his readers a service by suggesting that we get to the facts behind all those opinions and assertions that bombard us daily . . . and the ones we hold that we haven't looked into in about 20 years. He is at his best when pointing out the weaknesses of polls, statistics, and arguments made to push certain political positions.

His idea of humor reminds me in places of the kind of outrageousness that was popular in high school for flaunting authority. The humor works best when he has a sound underpinning of a suggestion for a better idea (as he does in several cases). Otherwise, it's just blowing off steam (a rant, in other words). I find rants (even humorous ones) to be boring so they didn't work very well with me.

The parts of the humor that I found very effective were the moronic quotes of people who either didn't understand what they were saying or displayed hidden motives in public.

Where he gets into trouble is where he doesn't know enough to take a position apart but thinks he does. I admire him for trying, but arguments based on charts displaying correlations just don't prove anything unless you can also show a cause-and-effect relationship. I suggest he get some people to help him who can take the time to pull these issues apart at a little more fundamental level.

I would recommend that those who don't normally question their political beliefs take a look at this book. It's a template for how to check your own thinking by doing a little research . . . something we should all do more of.

I had never heard of Glenn Beck before reading his book so I didn't have a prior opinion of him as an on-air performer.

I also haven't seen An Inconvenient Truth, so I don't know how accurate his satire of Al Gore is.

I found his humility about explaining his prior mistakes to be refreshing and praiseworthy.

I could really relate to his description of what it's like to have a guy show up to pick up your daughter for a date.

If he gets someone to check his work a little more carefully and finds a few more solutions, Glenn Beck could be quite a positive force.

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Joel Avrunin

Beck shines with a few caveats, but an entertaining read

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 24. November 2007

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I just finished reading this fascinating book by Glenn Beck. I'll try to write a thorough review, so a few criticisms will be here, but the book was a delight to read.

As I sat down and poured myself a Coke Zero, I prepared to read. First, I was impressed just by picking it up. The book is a high quality production with glossy pages and the smell of a new textbook.... definitely was a lot of thought into the production quality. Glenn has said multiple times that he tempers his ADD by surrounding himself with good people, and this book is no exception. Kevin Balfe's contribution is obvious (even gets 2nd billing as an author). There are a few other contributors who are likely responsible for much of the content.

The book covers just about everything, with 1 chapter covering the main bullet points on Global Warming. There are better books if you want the science, this is just an introduction. There's only 23 pages on that, because he quickly moves to Marriage and Porn. The next chapters cover Islam, Body Image, Blind Dating, Income Gap, Oil Dependence, Liberal Universities, Political Games, Movie Rentals, Media Bias, Political Correctness, Tipping, Child Molesters (skip this one, it's disturbing), the UN, Remembering Names, Minimum Wage, Aging, Opinion Polls (GREAT CHAPTER), Poverty, Parenting, and Illegal Immigration. Just enough to get you a quick intro to Glenn's world view, with tons of funny ADD bubbles, hysterical cartoons, and entertaining graphics.

I'm a bit of a political junkie, and tend to read just about everything when it hits the stores. This is not well researched book with extensive footnotes and insight. It's not full of mindless vitriole (except 2 comments on Rosie's weight, and some comparison between Nancy Pelosi and Lindsay Lohan that I can't understand). Most of these books you have to sit down and focus on to read, and many get boring after 50 pages. I strain to call the book political per se as Glenn seeks to make it more entertaining, or as he puts it, "the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment". It is far better than his previous book, the "Real America", which was rather boring to read (I think Glenn wrote it himself...).

A few small comments. First, if you are a fan of the show, most of this is nothing you haven't heard before. As a matter of fact, I think some of the photos and text is lifted right out of his Fusion magazine. This is not surprising-Fusion has a fairly limited circulation, so it's likely most readers haven't seen this before. Second, there are a few small mistakes likely due to Glenn's ADD, but surprising that his editors did not catch. The governor of Washington State was ChrisTINE Gregoire, who is most definitely not a "he" (page 151). Also, I think the Merriam-Webster TIP definition is apocryphal--at least it wasn't in my edition (page 164). In Glenn's defense, the book is full of references to his ADD and inability to remember facts and names, so it is internally consistent.

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Robert I. Hedges

The Inner Workings Of A Conservative Mind

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 7. April 2008

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I greatly enjoyed "An Inconvenient Book" by Glenn Beck. The book is full of his trademark wry humor, and is printed on very heavy glossy paper stock, making this a book that is built to last. In the book Glenn covers what he sees as the biggest problems confronting the country today (and a few of his personal pet peeves). The book has color on most every page and a bevy of amusing and interesting insets with quotes, graphs, and funny illustrations.

Probably the best chapter in the book is the first, "Global Warming, Storming, and Conforming". This chapter not only refutes much of the scaremongering from the left on the subject, but takes to task the left's unwillingness to even discuss data contradicting the collectivist opinion. For more on this issue I recommend "Cool It" highly.

Other standout chapters are on the UN (the quotes from UN delegates are sobering, alarming, and illuminating); the real state of poverty in America; the flaws in the US educational system; and the final chapter, "Illegal Immigration: Behind the Lies". In the chapter on illegal immigration Glenn parts ways on the topic of the North American Union with brilliant conservative Michael Medved. I am normally allied with Medved's thoughts, but on this issue, I agree with Glenn, and after reading his rationale I think most honest thinkers will too.

Some of the topics Glenn takes on are petty compared to the rest (the chapters on tipping and how to remember names were particularly annoying for me), but overall I found this to be a funny and well argued book; in fact the only real areas I disagree with Glenn on are the evils of Wal-Mart and cats. Not too bad for a book that's a weighty 295 page behemoth. "An Inconvenient Book" is both serious and funny, and people who truly want to think about the issues from any political viewpoint should be open-minded to it. I recommend it highly.

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I guess a bibliography was too inconvenient for this book.

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 31. Dezember 2007

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Let me say first that I'm not reviewing Glenn Beck's politics or his character. I think his radio show is great fun, and his life story is inspirational, but this book to me was ultimately disappointing.

Now, the full color printing and the little cartoon and blurb asides on most every page make for a very attractive and fun book to read. The extra cost and effort to produce stuff like this is not lost on me. This is likely the most attractive book by a political media pundit that I've ever seen.

The main problem is that this book is full of facts and figures, and many of them are unreferenced. For example, on page 7 the author writes that the increase in the amount of coal that China will burn will send as much CO2 into the atmosphere as 3 billion Ford Expeditions driven 15,000 miles a year.

That's funny, but where did he get this? Where's the little number that points to the notes at the end of the chapter, or the book, that tell me the source that he cited? I haven't found it yet.

Political media pundits are great for raising issues and directing our attention to things we may have never have though of before, but they are not primary sources of information, and they should not pretend to be.

So, I quote this figure above to one of my liberal acquaintances, and s/he says, "that's funny, where did you learn that?" And I say, "that new Glenn Beck book". And s/he says "ha ha ha ha ha". And I can't back up what I said. So much for the war of ideas.

So, full color printing and cartoons and little blurbs and all that fun stuff were not too inconvenient for this book, but rigerous referencing of the stats presented to make arguements apparently was too inconvenient for this book. Ann Coulter's writings may be caustic, even in the extreme, but at least she is careful to cite her sources. I wish this author would do the same.

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Kendal Brian Hunter

Imagine MAD magazine writing a textbook.

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 13. Januar 2008

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(First, this is not a review of Mr. Beck's politics, nor his religion. I will just focus on the books format, style, approach, and whether or not it hits the target)

Imagine MAD magazine writing a textbook. That's what you get when you buy this book. Of course Beck is springing off of Jon Stewart's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction , but he does take this approach and make it its own. Specifically, I like the use of the ADD Moment sidebars. This book reads exactly as Beck's show runs. He starts a monologue, goes off on a tangent, then gets back to the main flow of thought, then hits a hard break, then another ADD Moment, then back to the main thought. So the zig-zaggy formant should be familiar to listeners of his radio program.

(If you know him form his CNN program, then you loose some of his pizazz. Become and insider and hear what I mean.)

This book is about 70% politics and 30% social commentary, whiny nostalgia, and stand-up comedy. Beck differs from Deliver Us from Evil : Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism or THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE in that his cultural commentary is more down to earth, more The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete First Season , and more in the front of his mind.

Remember, Beck is a new phenomenon. Rush has been chugging since the 1980's, and ditto for Hannity. Beck is still awestruck by his fame, so he is closer to the common man.

In sum, this book succeeds in transposing Beck's radio program for a book format.

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George D. Klein, author, Dissensions

In Sync with his TV show on CNN

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 11. Dezember 2007

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Having watched Beck's TV show on CNN sporadically, I find this books is pretty much like his shows. Some of his shows focus on critical issues and hit home. Who can forget the time he disciplined and chastised Congressman Cuellar for patronizing a Texas Border County Sherrif trying to solve a real problem - illegal immigration. Other shows focus on what I would call "Secondary issues".

From my perspective his chapters on Global warming, Radical Islam, The Income Gap, Oil Dependence, Education, Political Games, media BIAS, Politcal correctness, the UN, Minimum wge, opinion polls, poverty, and Illegal immigration are well worth reading and paying the price of admission. His approach is basically to disect all the arguments and come up with practical common sense solutions that address the problems these issues pose. Most of his solutions make sense to me and are easy to implement. All it takes is National will power. Where is it?

Is the book conservative? Perhaps. I'd say it is more a matter of common sense and getting down to brass tacks - dealing with real issues and real solutions irrespective of ideology. If that's conservativeism, I'm for it.

The other chapters are entertaining, but are secondary and don't really address all the important problems of our time.

The issues listed above are critical for our time. Read the book and think about the contents. It may save the existence of the USA and yourself.

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