The Overton Window

By: Glenn Beck

Narrated by: James Daniels

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

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 20-something 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 number-one New York Times best sellers, 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.

©2010 Glenn Beck (P)2010 Simon & Schuster

compelling

I had a very hard time putting it down once I started. As a fan of Mr. Glenn Beck I may be slightly partial. However I found it to be a great book, well written with a compelling message.

Great story and Performance

Great story with a fast pace. With everything going on in the world today, it makes you stop and think of why or who is really behind some of these acts when new regulations benefit certain groups. It was the kind of story you don't want to end.

Well written!

It's actually a good story! Good pacing and plot, and of course does a good job of illustrating the dynamics of big government power.

Overton was not overdone

I did not expect Atlas Shrugged - with voluminous character developments and flowery description... Glenn tends to be straightforward so I would expect his story to be therefore, in the same vein. If you accept that premise, you will enjoy the book. It is well written and thoughtful. It does open eyes to the advertising agency and media manipulation of consumers and shows how we can be fooled - and have - quite easily.
He also shows the malevolent side of power and the danger of those who seek it becoming driven to obtain it at all cost. Good read and thought provoking, if not a great literary tome.

Outstanding!

Wow! Buy It! Not only is it entertaining...it is a wake up call!

Wonderful

Loved the story. Loved the characters. Highly recommend. The end leaves you hanging.

A Political Version of Left Behind

Even thought this is a fictional story, it's easy to see what could happen to our country or what might already be happening. Something for everyone to consider. A wake up call to our nation.

A gripping tale.

As a long time listener to the author's radio and TV program, this was nothing new to me. I hope that the group represented by Molly do exist. They're the last hope of freedom in America & the World. I know that America is awake... but how wide awake are we??? Just like what the author has said, this book is a good introduction to those who are just starting to see what is really going on in America. Nice work!

Predictable but good none the less.

Has a story line you would expect to see in a novel by Glenn Beck. Overall its a good story about the beginning of the decline in American government. I would love to read a sequel, perhaps call it "The Overton Door"

Glenn Beck Trying To Tell You Something

This book is not just a fictitious story but in fact an hidden message.Do your self a favor and read this book to see whats behind the story not just what is written on the pages.We must be conscientious observers due to the current events and looming hard ship.The media is playing a consequential role in every ones life's and this bring me to my point that every one should pay attention to hidden information fed from prominent figures in the media.