Agenda 21

By: Glenn Beck

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Just a generation ago this place was called America. Now, after the worldwide implementation of UN-lead program called Agenda 21, it's simply known as the 'Republic'. There is no president. No congress. No Supreme Court. No freedom.

There are only the Authorities.

Citizens have two primary goals in the new Republic: to create clean energy and to create new human life.

Those who cannot do either are of no use to society.

This bleak and barren existence is all that 18-year-old Emmeline has ever known. She dutifully walks her energy board daily and accepts all male pairings assigned to her by the Authorities. Like most citizens, she keeps her head down and her eyes closed.

Until the day they came for her mother.

Woken up to the harsh reality of her life and her family's future inside the Republic, Emmeline begins to search for the truth. Why are all citizens confined to ubiquitous concrete living spaces? Why are Compounds guarded by Gatekeepers who track all movements? Why are food, water and energy rationed so strictly? And, most important, why are babies taken from their mothers at birth?

As Emmeline begins to understand the true objectives of Agenda 21, she realizes that she is up against far more than she ever thought. With the Authorities closing in, and nowhere to run, Emmeline embarks on an audacious plan to save her family and expose the Republic - but is she already too late?

©2012 Simon & Schuster, Inc. (P)2012 Mercury Radio Arts, Inc.

scary

Scary that this could be happening to us here in America. Riveting story. can't wait to read the next one.

great book

This book truly brings home the possible realities of America's future. I enjoyed it from beginning to end.

I couldn't stop listening

Makes you stop and think of what could be the future in a Brave New World kind of way.

Needed more

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Took a little bit to get into the characters and I felt the groundwork was lain for an adventure ... and then it ends.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

not without combining this book and its sequal

Couldn't get through listening

The storyline is good. I was very interested in it, but I guess I'll have to get the book. I didn't like the narration style: as if every. single. sentence. was just before the climax. It was annoying and a distraction. I don't know if it is because of the writing style (short, halted sentences), or if it's the narrator's interpretation.

A fair book; an important message.

If you could sum up Agenda 21 in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, important story

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Emmeline working on her escape from the orderly sociaty with her husband and child.

Which scene was your favorite?

The Deversion they all set as they work on their escape.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened to it as I worked in a single day.

Any additional comments?

The ending left one hanging as to what would happen next; ended to soon as I have my doubts of their survival.

Truth is hard art times...

This is exactly what history could look like. It has been a plan of the deep state for years..Thank God it will not happen . He is in control.

Good story with revealed wisdom

This story of the victims of socialistic practices and techniques seems insanity but is part odmf the UNs plans.

Thought Provoking...

If you could sum up Agenda 21 in three words, what would they be?

Fictional, though possible.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I think there was so much detail in other parts of the book, but the last few chapters were lacking. I felt as though the author got through writing 3/4 of the book, and rushed through writing the last part in order to meet a deadline.

Which scene was your favorite?

There were several scenes that were powerful. The description of the baby nursery, and the Children's Village, was touching. The narrator described well how the babies struggled to thrive without consistent parental contact.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I didn't laugh or cry, but I did think. I do not agree as the book implies, that these drastic social upheavals could be accepted as normal in one generation. But then I think about the 'working mothers' who were rare just 40-50 years ago, and now everyone thinks 'stay at home moms' are so lucky! I think if we allow incremental slips in cultural norms, then before long, we wonder how we got where we are.
There are people who think this book is all conspiracy and black-helicopter fiction. I just think it's a book to make us think about what could happen if we don't pay close enough attention to what's happening around us.

Interesting with a Twist

Would you listen to Agenda 21 again? Why?

It was a book I needed to read. I think its something everyone should be aware of, as it's linked to real current events.

What did you like best about this story?

That it could actually play out or at least in a similar way.

Have you listened to any of January LaVoy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. I thought she was expressive.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no. I had to parse this one out a little.

Any additional comments?

The ending helps the reader figure out where these ideas came from.