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An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems [Hardcover]

Glenn Beck (Author), Kevin Balfe (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: November 20, 2007
The world is a mess. It seems that every time you turn around, there's another problem:

Iran is developing nuclear capabilities. Public schools actually seem to be making our kids dumber. Charlie Sheen has a hit sitcom. Obesity is a national epidemic.

The divorce rates is rising faster than gas prices. Did you hear me--Charlie Sheen has a hit sitcom!



This just barely scratches the surface. Sadly, there's no shortage of problems what we need now are solutions. If only there was a man who could simplify things, cut through the rhetoric and fix everything? Then, if he was just able to put all of that insight into a book that people could buy...in a store and online say, for like $24.99? Man, that would be great...

Wait a minute!

"Inconvenient Book: The Real Story Behind The Biggest Problems In The World!" is that very book the one source for the Real Story behind the problems that seemed too big and complicated to solve (until now) plus their common sense solutions. Think of it as a Hints From Heloise that's less "getting red wine out of your carpet" and more "keeping illegal aliens out of your country"...

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In this appraisal of America's woes, conservative TV and talk-radio host Beck (The Real America) lays lighthearted siege to everything that makes the world worse. [P]olitical correctness is the biggest threat this nation faces today, he declares, as it makes us prey for Islamic fundamentalists, renders taboo the roots of our economic troubles (poor people are, in fact, lazy, he argues) and creates rampant distortion in the media. Beck goes paragraph for paragraph with global-warming alarmist Al Gore, merrily slaughtering the sacred cows of the environmentalist crowd. Not sated by the hide of the former vice president, he goes after everything and everyone from poverty to perverts, offering solutions to these and other problems (e.g., the key to success in the capitalist system is to believe in it). While often informative, as in his chapter on global warming, Beck is sometimes tedious, particularly when dealing with Islam and education (France is literally teetering on the edge, and our biggest ally, England, is about to be turned inside out as well). He's at his best when most absurd, and funniest when he's his own target (the father of four is little more than a flesh-and-bone jungle gym). This should make a good read for conservatives. (Nov.)
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"Glenn Beck shouldn't be on [the air]." -- Al Franken --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Threshold Editions; First Edition edition (November 20, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416552197
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416552192
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (487 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Glenn Beck, the nationally syndicated radio host and founder of GBTV, is the author of seven previous #1 New York Times bestsellers: An Inconvenient Book, Glenn Beck's Common Sense, Arguing with Idiots, The Christmas Sweater and The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book, The Overton Window and The Original Argument. His audio original Idiots Unplugged is available now from Simon & Schuster Audio or downloadable from Simon & Schuster Online. He is also the author of The Real America and the publisher of Mercury Ink, a publishing imprint (www.mercuryink.com).

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152 of 206 people found the following review helpful
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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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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I am a conservative and like to watch the show but the book is a disapointment. There are no footnotes or references to any of his stats or statements. The only good thing I can say about this book is it has nice pictures but not much meat for readers.
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96 of 135 people found the following review helpful
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The book covers plenty of topics with varying degrees of quality & quantity. I believe parts are done totally in a tongue in cheek manner.

Chapters 1-22 have the following titles. "Global Warming, Marriage & Porn, Islam, Body Image, Blind Dating, Income Gap, Oil Dependence, Liberal Universities, Political Games, Movie Rentals, Media Bias, Political Correctness, Tipping, Pedophiles, The UN, Remembering Names, Minimum Wage, Aging, Opinion Polls, Poverty, Parenting, & Illegal Immigration."

This book is not meant to be as rich in detail or as thorough as say Pat Buchanan's "Day Of Reckoning," so the 1-2 star reviewers should lighten up a bit. Nor is it as political as the reader may have thought.

Mr. Beck bases his views on common sense{an oxymoron if there ever was one}, his moral code, & life experience.
I will focus on the most relevant chapters. Ch-3 on Radical Islam could not be more spot on. Ninety percent of Muslims are peace loving, law abiding people. But, it is also true that the majority have been intimidated so as not to speak out against the minority of those who are twisting their faith for evil ends.

Indeed, Mr. Beck is correct, "we should sweat the small stuff." We should also reinstate the first amendment & toss Political correctness in the dust bin of discredited & absurd ideologies. On page 44, do we really want to become France? A country that has practically allowed for small Muslim states to exist within their borders with tiny effort to have them assimilate. However, unlikely the prospect of that occuring here, it is food for thought?
Ch-6 John Edwards is practicing class warfare, but he is partially correct about the income gaps having widened. Page 83, yes indeed, we "all are created equal." At least under the law that is.

What we do with our lives is mainly our own choice. Page 85, how shocking that the NYTimes twisted the facts by not mentioning that the income tax code has changed over the decades??? Anyone who is surprised by that must be truly gullible. The stats on page 88 could not be truer. Ch-7 page 99, sorry Mr. Beck the Russians never called their empire "Byzantine." the latter was Greek in culture & language. While the government, military, & law codes were thoroughly Roman. Page 101, yes president Carter deserves credit for trying to cut our imports & use of oil. Pages 104-7 are true, if we have the will we can solve our energy problems.

Ch-8 may be the truest one in the book? We as a society should dump tenure at all of our schools, including Universities. Everyone should be accountable in the workforce. Why should folks in education be given a pass?
It would also end the monopoly the political left has had for generations on our campuses. Ch-9 pages 128-9 are sad, but its time for we Americans to say "MEA CULPA"-pronounced {May-ah-coolpah}= my fault. Ch-14 pages 184-5, amazing that we as a country are doing the right things to reduce the perverts access to our kids. Ch-15 page 189, Kofi Annan's statement was right. Yes, the USA. leaving the United Nations which was badly set up in the first place is fine with me. Ch-20 page 257, could be true? That could explain much of the problems we face. Ch-22, we as a people can solve the illegal immigration by punishing the employers. That is the key to reversing the trend. In conclusion, however satirical & simple the book is at times{I did not expect Mr. Beck to be a younger William F. Buckley}. Mr. Beck has common sense & that alone deserves four stars.
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Factually correct, not politically correct
This book is a great read for every American. Find out the facts about many topics of our society and politics and make up your own mind how you feel about it when you have the... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Kelly Alwood
LEARNING EXPERIENE ALONG WITH HUMOR
This was a learning experience along with Glenn's wonderful humor. Under the humor it has a serious, honest tone. The facts are backed up with proof. Read more
Published 23 days ago by mimi
I am a Beckster
I found this book to be a good for information about our problems here with Government agencies, the waste of all of our tax $$$.
Published 3 months ago by none
A Funny Look at Some Serious Issues
Beck takes a humorous and "tongue-in-cheek" look at some very serious issues. He tackles serious issues such as global warming and homelessness and sprinkles in some less serious... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Christopher Munson
SOS: Same Old Shill
Becky push the same old self serving agenda as to why corporate rich should do as they please at everyone else's expense.
Go sell a sucker some over priced gold,Becky!
Published 13 months ago by Bob Dog
Fun Book
Glenn Beck, if nothing else, is a funny funny man. He talks about a lot of "controversial" topics and gives his opinion and backs it up with research and facts. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Justin Clark
Best Beck Book!
This is the best Beck book I read so far (haven't read The Real America yet).
It is entertaining and enlightful at the same time. Read and enjoy it!
Published 17 months ago by M. Baldanza
America's sad shape revealed by the success of Glenn Beck
Well, I've read all of Beck's books, but I literally forgot what they said five minutes later. I just remember that in Common Sense, half the book is a transcript of the original... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Don Manolo
An Unfunny Joke
Glenn Beck should be forced to go to college, preferably to a school where Fox News given the same weight as an episode of The Simpsons. Read more
Published 18 months ago by ZebraNeighbor
Nothing new
The title is appropriate, but not strong enough. The book is inconvenient, yes! But it's also disappointing and boring propaganda, and mostly filled with untruths. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mamamia
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