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Title: An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems
ISBN: 1416552197
Author:
Glenn Beck
Kevin Balfe
Publicate Date: 2007-11-20
Publish: 2007-11-20
List Price: $26.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: I don't get it
I was completely confused by this book. Why would you write a book if you're not going to contribute anything new to any of the issues it addresses? Beck discusses the growing problem of class stratification by saying that it doesn't matter whether one person makes more money than another. Um, obviously it doesn't matter to YOU, because you're the one making more money! What about the social issues created by widened income brackets, such as racism and sexism? What about the fact that unequal distribution of power leads to a class of enslaved people (i.e., the middle- and lower-classes)?
Not to mention that Beck's attitudes towards women are highly offensive. He openly challenges feminist organizations for not addressing the issue of Muslim women's oppression - uh, what planet is he living on? Groups like NOW have been dealing with these problems for years, but of course he wouldn't know that, because he does absolutely no research into the topics he discusses. And even though Beck espouses respect toward women, he refers to females in a derogatory manner on at least every page, with phrases like "hot chick," "naked ladies," and so on.
I just don't understand why anyone would write a book defending the views of the dominating class. Beck's attacks on minority groups simply serve to show that he feels threatened by their potential to gain more rights and privileges in our country. The fact that this man has become so popular is extremely disheartening.
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2: An Inconvenient Read...for Liberals!
This was an enjoyable quick read filled with traditional Glenn Beck humor rants. A few of his diatribes border on the tedious, but all-in-all, he delivers a "fusion of entertainment and enlightenment." The illustrations, insets, and charts add depth to the text, and his refutation of the global warming scare as well as the uselessness of reducing the collective carbon footprint is both cutting and concise. The best chapter, though, is the one concerning how men choose what movies to watch. Absolutely classic.
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3: Glenn Beck is what's wrong with the USA.
Shallow. Uninformed. Pseudo-thinking. It would be nice if all issues were as simple-minded as the Glenn Beck solution, then his ideas might be useful.
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4: An enlightening, entertaining informative volume that is as much about life as it is about politics
An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems by Glenn Beck discusses such diverse subjects as global warming, Islam, blind dating, marriage and porn, media bias, political correctness, tipping, child molesters, minimum wage, aging, oil dependence, liberal universities, illegal immigration, and opinion polls to name a few.
Glenn Beck, one of CNN's few conservative voices, has earned credibility by reaching some four million listeners with America's third most popular radio talk show. A former radio DJ, Beck is a recovered alcoholic and a Mormon convert.
Some might pre-judge Beck as the author of a political book but this book is an enlightening, entertaining informative volume that is as much about life as it is about politics. Beck certainly avoids the label of being politically correct by downplaying global warming, explaining why the minimum wage actually hurts those it tries to help, and suggesting that the U.S. should close its borders to immigrants. Beck narrows in on global warming by stating that to cool the earth's temperature buy two degrees Celsius could cost about $26 trillion or three times the entire federal budget.
In his usual fashion, Beck says that the best way to kill Islamic Fundamentalist who want to kill Americans is to wipe out political correctness, that politics has degenerated into hypocrisy and name-calling, that the liberal media is harmful to American values, that the UN hates America, that chick flicks are lame, and that he doesn't tip waitresses because employers should be forced to pay more. Beck also shares why he wants to abolish the minimum wage, why polls are worthless, that most people are too stupid or immature to be parents, that poverty isn't real, and that illegal immigrants are tolerated because of a conspiracy between big business and government. And one of the most fascinating topics Beck covers is why gas prices need to go up and stay up.
While An Inconvenient Book is both serious and funny and sometimes frivolous, Beck's new book has come out just in time to be purchased as a wonderful holiday gift for friends and family. Whether liberal or conservative, the recipient will enjoy the author's sense of humor and crisp writing style. Beck mixes wit and wisdom with the safe dexterity and balance as a skilled chef mixes up a sweet and sour dish. The outcome of both is very tasty to the diner and to the reader.
Darin Manis
CEO and Founder
RJ & Makay
www.rjandmakay.com
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5: BORING!
If you drink the kool aid Repubs and right wing nuts give you then buy this book. I love to read all these type of books to see what the repubs in this country think. I, of course, do not fund these people with my money, I always check out a copy at the local library.
This book is a complete waste of time (I'm glad I didn't waste a penny on it).
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