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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

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

by Glenn Beck

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Publisher Comments:

FUNNY.

OUTRAGEOUS.

TRUE.

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? The reason is simple: the solutions just aren't very convenient. Fortunately, radio and television host 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 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 and distortion. 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 an Al Gore slide show.

An Inconvenient Book contains hundreds of these same "why have I never heard that before?" types of facts that will leave you wondering how political correctness, special interests, and outright stupidity have gotten us so far away from the commonsense solutions this country was built on.

As the host of a nationally syndicated radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, and a prime-time television show on CNN Headline News, Glenn Beck combines a refreshing level of honesty with a biting sense of humor and a lot of research to find solutions that will open your eyes while entertaining you along the way.

Review:

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

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

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

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

Synopsis:

Popular syndicated radio host Beck entertains and enlightens with this inspiring and informative book that offers common-sense solutions to the problems that seem too big and complicated to solve. Full-color illustrations throughout.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781416560449
Subtitle:
Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems
Author:
Beck, Glenn
Author:
Balfe, Kevin
Author:
Burguiere, Steve
Publisher:
Threshold Editions
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Form - Essays
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Topic - Political
Subject:
United States Civilization 1970-
Subject:
United States Politics and government.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
May 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
296
Dimensions:
912x728x84 183

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