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| An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems | 
 enlarge | Author: Glenn Beck
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (421 reviews)
Sales Rank: 656
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Threshold Editions Hardcover Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416552197
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.92
EAN: 9781416552192
ASIN: 1416552197
Publication Date: November 20, 2007
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Product Description
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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 An Inconvenient Book July 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great Book. Delightful sense of humor. I had never heard of him before, quite frankly. He was spot on in many areas. Everyone should read his last chapter - very interesting.
Common Sense Baffles Ivory Tower Liberal Elites June 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
dispelling the myths June 26, 2008
An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck is probably the most believable explanation of 'global warming' 'widespread food shortages' etc etc used by so many to spread fear, panic and distrust. I am a Beck fan - and the cyclicle kinds of crop shortages, weather systems, storms with their ensuing damage have not destroyed our lives nor our future on the planet.
Rather greed and misinformation evidenced so strongly in recent events are calculated to cause anxiety and feelings of helplessness.
Glenn Beck is a breath of fresh air blowing across a tortured landscape.
Entertaining, not terribly deep June 24, 2008
Much like a typical day on Glenn's show, this book is fun, easy to digest, all over the place and sometimes a bit kooky.
Glenn starts out with a bang with his anti-Al Gore chapter and it is strong. In the middle he gets off track with chapters like the one about chick flcks and guy movies, blind dates and the one about aging (I fail to see how wearing a toupee or not is one of the world's biggest problems). His constant cheap shots on overweight people is not endearing, either.
However, his chapters on the United Nations, political correctness, college education and the minimum wage are all very strong.
He ends up with his pet theory that America is being led towards a Mexican-American-Canadian united country. He discusses this from time to time on his show. He makes a weak case in his book and it is a dud of a chapter to end with.
Not having footnotes, endnotes or any other sort of citation system for Beck's facts weakens the overall value of the book as well. Too bad, that's just laziness.
3 and 1/2 stars.
An Inconvenient Book June 18, 2008
The book has some contradictory inferences.
For instance, CO2 increments have been followed
by fewer deaths from inclement weather.
The 5 stages of tipping are denial, anger,
bargain, depression and acceptance.
Many schools utilize a model UN to teach diplomacy.
The real United Nations should emulate the school
model.
There are easier ways to remember tricky names.
i.e. Say (difficult to remember) names often.
The author believes that illegal immigration
depresses wages. Nonetheless, the USA may have a
chronic labor shortage in 10-15 years so that the
immigration might not be that bad after all.
Hot food increases the metabolism according to the
author. I always believed that the warmer food
would increase metabolism incrementally.
Finally, the author believes that Islam is a
religion of peace. Generally, Islam is peaceful
except for the extreme elements which are in a
minority. The 57 Nations of the Arab League should
work on modifying the more extreme Arab opinions.
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