The Overton Window - Glenn Beck

The Overton Window

By Glenn Beck

  • Release Date: 2010-06-15
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 149 Ratings

Description

A plan to destroy America, a hundred years in the making, is about to be unleashed . . . can it be stopped?

There is a powerful technique called the Overton Window that can shape our lives, our laws, and our future. It works by manipulating public perception so that ideas previously thought of as radical begin to seem acceptable over time. Move the Window and you change the debate. Change the debate and you change the country.

For Noah Gardner, a twentysomething public relations executive, it’s safe to say that political theory is the furthest thing from his mind. Smart, single, handsome, and insulated from the world’s problems by the wealth and power of his father, Noah is far more concerned about the future of his social life than the future of his country.

But all of that changes when Noah meets Molly Ross, a woman who is consumed by the knowledge that the America we know is about to be lost forever. She and her group of patriots have vowed to remember the past and fight for the future—but Noah, convinced they’re just misguided conspiracy-theorists, isn’t interested in lending his considerable skills to their cause.

And then the world changes.

An unprecedented attack on U.S. soil shakes the country to the core and puts into motion a frightening plan, decades in the making, to transform America and demonize all those who stand in the way. Amidst the chaos, many don’t know the difference between conspiracy theory and conspiracy fact—or, more important, which side to fight for.

But for Noah, the choice is clear: Exposing the plan, and revealing the conspirators behind it, is the only way to save both the woman he loves and the individual freedoms he once took for granted.

After five back-to-back #1 New York Times bestsellers, national radio and Fox News television host Glenn Beck has delivered a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that seamlessly weaves together American history, frightening facts about our present condition, and a heart-stopping plot. The Overton Window will educate, enlighten, and, most important, entertain—with twists and revelations
no one will see coming.

Reviews

  • Absolute top ten favorite

    5
    By Loe Loe
    I finished this book in about 2 days. If that. I was on Christmas break during college and picked it up. Couldn’t put it down. Afterwards, I began recommending it to a few of my friends and lent my copy to one of them. Sadly, it’s been 6 years and I haven’t gotten it back. I would 10/10 read again!
  • Idiots

    5
    By DutchGA
    Why would you buy a Glenn Beck book hoping that it would be like a Dan Brown book? READ DAN BROWN THEN! And if you don't like the ending, email Glenn, I'm sure he'll change it just for you. Good God.
  • Great read!!!!!!

    5
    By No spin,straight up
    Absolutely loved this book,hard to put down!!
  • Excellent book

    5
    By Dseosg
    I enjoyed this book. I hope there is a second book.
  • Maybe too much conspiracy theory laden, but a fun read nonetheless.

    4
    By SilverFoxESQ
    A fantastically fun and quick novel to enjoy in a slightly mindless manner. While the author, Glenn Beck, wants to make this a serious and eye-opening novel in the shape of a fictional piece, and besides the fact that the book makes you scared silly over the frightening prospect of a One World Government and all of that, the book turns out to just be an enjoyable thriller, one that Beck did a good job writing (with the help of some others). My suggestion is: conservatives will love this book, just don't take it too seriously. Liberals/Leftists: avoid at all costs! Enough said.
  • Great book

    5
    By EvDog2
    Very interesting / cerebral!
  • Bad

    1
    By Amy Cole
    I bought this book with hopes of another Dan Brown type book. If that is what you are looking for, do not buy! I found it interesting at some parts, but overall it was boring.
  • Overton window

    4
    By ldnjr
    Good book. Didn't care for the ending.
  • Decent

    3
    By BradBCG
    It was a good read but I felt it started preaching a LITTLE too much for my taste. I think Glen is the man but could have been better. I would still suggest folks read this one.
  • Overton Window

    5
    By Alpha & Omega Critic
    This book was great! A realistic plot, the main and ancillary characters had substance and you really felt like you knew them. The sentences flowed well, Frankly I thought it was right up there with any James Patterson or John Grisham novel. I had to slow myself down because, if I read it too fast, it would be over. I also liked the idea that it was "fiction" yet also followed or mirrored recent e.g., 1980s to present. I don't really understand the two people who didn't write why they did not like the book with anything substantial. Perhaps, they never read it and once again, jumping to conclusions as if they were bungee jumping off a bridge without being connected to anything but hot air.

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