Glenn Beck Books
An Inconvenient Book - Real Solutions to the World’s Biggest Problems
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Summary:
Funny. Outrageous. True. And Now a NY Times #1 Bestseller.
Have you ever wondered why some of the biggest problems we face, from illegal immigration to global warming to poverty never seem to get fixed?
Take poverty, for example. Over the last forty years, America’s ten poorest cities all had one simple thing in common but self-serving politicians will never tell you what that is (or explain how easy it would be to change): Glenn Beck will (see Chapter 20).
Global warming is another issue that’s ripe with lies, distortion and hidden agendas. For example, how many times have you 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. Bet you’ll never see that in Al Gore’s slideshow.
But while An Inconvenient Book solves serious problems, it never takes itself too seriously. That’s why you’ll find Glenn’s rants on tipping, dating, and parenting right alongside chapters on the income gap, child molesters, and the United Nations (although it’s pretty hard to take the comedy out of the U.N.).
After 22 chapters, you’ll be shocked and saddened at how political correctness, special interests, and outright stupidity have trumped common sense. Unfortunately, you’ll probably still be laughing too hard to do anything about it.
Anderson Cooper interviews Glenn about An Inconvenient Book
Glenn Beck on the O'Reilly Factor
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The Real America - Messages from the Heart and Heartland
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There are some things people think but don't say....
"Political correctness is the classic Great Idea Gone Wrong. All it's done is shut us up. It hasn't changed anybody's mind. It hasn't changed our hearts. It's changed our faces. It's taken every opinion we have, it's taken every joke we have, and it's forced us to conceal it and hide it and bury it. It's made us superficial."
"Terrorism isn't caused by poverty, poverty is caused by terrorism. Terror is a tool used by those seeking power to keep the masses in need of an answer."
"Too many people blame everything on everybody else, and because they do, they will expect too little from themselves and too little from their children."
With an inimitable combination of self-effacing humor and heartfelt conviction, Glenn rails against many of the forces that keep us from our potential as a nation and as individuals -- and tells how to overcome them. His topics include:
Family and community
Politics
Personal responsibility
Political correctness, the media, Hollywood, and celebrities
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Books Featured on the Show
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Embryo: A Defense of Human Life
by Robert P. George (Author), Christopher Tollefsen (Author)
Description: The bitter national debates over abortion, euthanasia, and stem cell research have created an unbridgeable gap between religious groups and those who insist that faith-based views have no place in public policy. Religious conservatives are so adamantly opposed to stem cell research in particular that President Bush issued the first veto of his presidency over a bill that would have provided federal funding for such research.
Now, in this timely consideration of the nature and rights of human embryos, Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen make a persuasive case that we as a society should neither condone nor publicly fund embryonic stem cell research of any kind.
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Liberal Fascism
by Jonah Goldberg
Description: “Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?
Glenn's Comments: Fascism with a smiley face, it's already here.
Mentioned: January 14, 2008
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Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family
by Lynn Cheney
Description: Mrs. Cheney recounts her childhood in Casper Wyoming. It is an uplifting account of a special time in American history – a simpler and safer time.
Glenn's Comments: This candid and honest book will help all of us remember what growing up in America really means. Her memories of the 50’s will strike a note with all who grew up in that era or have parents who did.
Mentioned: October 30, 2007
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Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies
by M. Stanton Evans
Description: Evans explains how the Communists worked against the United States during the cold war trying to influence our government and steal our secrets. Six year of research led him to write this book in defense of McCarthy and to proclaim that he was not the bully he’s been portrayed as.
Glenn's Comments: He read the forward and started the book but is undecided on whether to finish it. The conspiracies suggested and evidence of government cover-ups freaked him out. So he asks his producer and listeners: Should he finish it?
Mentioned: October 29, 2007
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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900
by Andrew Roberts
Description: The English-speaking nations—America, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies—are a "decent, honest, generous, fair-minded and self-sacrificing imperium" and "the last, best hope for Mankind," argues this jingoistic peroration. Roberts (Napoleon and Wellington) treats them as a political-cultural unity, thriving on respect for law and property, laissez-faire capitalism and the Protestant ethic, and standing together against Nazism, communism and Islamic terrorism.
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While Europe Slept
by Bruce Bawer
Description: Having recently published an indictment of Christian fundamentalist intolerance in the U.S. (Stealing Jesus), New York native Bawer relocated to Europe with his Norwegian partner in 1998 and found an even more dangerous strain of religious and cultural bigotry ensnaring Western Europe.
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The Forgotten Man: A History of the Great Depression
by Amity Shlaes
Description: A compelling history of the realities and consequences of economic policies in the 1920s and 1930s and how government intervention affected the Great Depression.
Glenn's Comments: A superb book which gave him fresh insights and information on people of that time involved with finding solutions to the fallen economy.
Mentioned: October 19, 2007
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Winners never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children (But May Have Forgotten)
by Jon M. Huntsman
Description: This inspirational book discusses ten universal values for business and life.
Glenn's Comments: Glenn called this book fantastic and asked, “When did we lose our sense of right and wrong?”
Mentioned: October 5th on Television
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The Wednesday Letters
by Jason Wright
Description: Boxes of old letters left by their deceased parents impact the lives of their three adult children. This book has a powerful message about forgiveness.
Glenn's Comments: This is a heart warming book that Glenn was able to share with his daughters.
Mentioned: Week of September 10, 2007
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5000 Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas that Changed the World
by W. Cleon Skousen
Description: All about the philosophies of the founders of our government and why this country needs to be a virtuous country.
Glenn's Comments: Amen to that. One of those books that you pick up and read a chapter here and there.
Mentioned: Week of September 24, 2007
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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence
by Gavin De Becker
Description: The author explains how our instincts and knowledge can warn us of impending violence.
Glenn's Comments: Glenn says that if your “spider senses” are tingling then you should listen to them and act to protect yourself. A great book for increasing people’s awareness of the warning signs of danger.
Mentioned: Week of September 10-14, 2007
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Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America’s Schools
by John Giduck
Description: The true story of one of the most horrendous attacks by Islamic terrorists, this one on a Russian school. Mr. Giduck explains how we can protect and defend our schools from such attacks.
Glenn's Comments: Every parent and law enforcement person must read this book so they can understand and be active in defense of our schools from these terrorist acts.
Mentioned: Week of September 10-14, 2007
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Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse
by Peter Schiff
Description: A wake-up call to the dangers in our current economic environment. He offers a 3 step plan to preserve and protect your wealth.
Glenn's Comments: The sky is falling, the sky is falling.
Mentioned: August 16, 2007 TV show
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The Secret Servant
by Daniel Silva
Description: The seventh novel to feature Gabriel Allon. This time there is a major terrorist operation that he must seek out and destroy.
Glenn's Comments: He picked it up on vacation and was immediately hooked on this well researched thriller.
Mentioned: Week of August 16, 2007
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The First Commandment
by Brad Thor
Description: A fast paced thriller about terrorists that is full of non-stop action and suspense.
Glenn's Comments: An exciting read that kept him up half the night with its relentless action.
Mentioned: Week of July 16, 2007
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Living the Truth: Transform Your Life Through the Power of Insight and Honesty
by Dr. Keith Ablow
Description: A self-help book with strategies for transforming a painful past into a powerful future.
Glenn's Comments: It isn’t always an easy journey but it is one we all should try to take.
Mentioned: Week of June 18, 2007
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Lone Survivor
by Marcus Luttrell
Description: A riveting story of American heroism told by the Navy SEAL who survived this mission, Operation Redwing, in Afghanistan.
Glenn's Comments: Could not put it down, made him prouder than ever to be an American.
Related Transcript: Interview with Marcus Luttrell
Mentioned: Week of June 18, 2007
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America Alone
by Mark Steyn
Description: Provocative and often humorous book about the West’s unwillingness to confront Islamist extremists and why America could be the last country standing against this force.
Glenn's Comments: Scary stuff, right on target, fits right in with Glenn’s take on the world dynamics at this time.
Mentioned: Week of June 11, 2007
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