the Overton Window

By AB in SC (South Carolina)

I am not sure on the politics or whatever everyone else is talking about, but as a work of fiction this book is great. Clancy doesn't get reviews from political psychos that only read a book because they love or hate the politics of the author, not sure why this one does.

Solid thriller, great window into a government technique that exists just because of human nature. Does not matter if your a conservative or liberal, this technique is used by both parties and is scary when put into a scenario as the book lays out.

A friend of mine is a book reviewer for a national publication and shared this with me, I am glad he did. If you are looking for a thriller that is in line with any major political intrigue book, then you will most likely enjoy it. For being a first crack at this genre, Beck seems to have a gift.

Things to remember, this is a work of fiction, and as such should be read as such. Anyone reading it as a political guidebook, whether whining about the politics behind it or even for it, should see a psychologist and start living life outside of talk radio and politic blogs.

the Overton Window review

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.

(edited by author)

Product Details

Hardcover: 336 pages

Publisher: Threshold Editions (June 15, 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1439184305

ISBN-13: 978-1439184301

Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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