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

Great book leaves you wanting more

If you have been watching Glenn's TV show, the you will be see how he weaves current events into a not so far fetched plot the looks a lot like current day events. It is surprising entertaining, thoughtful,and disturbing since the story is a look into current events in our beloved country.

Wow!

I loved this book. I can't wait for the next one, if there is one.

The Overton Window - Awsome Read

Great read A book you learn from as you read. The story is fiction but the facts are true. part of the book has happen and is happening now.

So Close

Would you consider the audio edition of The Overton Window to be better than the print version?

Yes, the narrator did a brilliant job.

What did you like best about this story?

I found the way Glenn Beck used situations eerily similar to reality a clever method to provoke some serious thought on the history and course of real events.

Which scene was your favorite?

The last conversation Noah Gardner has with his father.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Think Again

I enjoyed the journey!

What did you love best about The Overton Window?

I am a political junkie! I like that Glenn takes what is happening today and builds a "this could happen" story around it! Fun ride!

Politically charged

Politics is just not my cup of tea. This book was full of politics and conspiracy theories and twists and turns. Even though the political theme didn't agree with me, I was able to really enjoy this book, the plot was excellent and it kept you on your toes through till the end.

So Real It's Scary

Where does The Overton Window rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This was hard to get through (content-wise) because it was SO possibly real-life, that I found myself with the same 'angst' I get when I watch what is going on in our true-to-life politics. When I get so filled up with anxiety and that 'helpless to do anything about it" feeling, I have to 'turn it off'. So I found myself doing the same while listening to this 'fiction' story...not the fault of the book! I did finish it and would recommend it as 'enlightening' in a scary sort of way.

Entertaining

Well done and entertaining.. Just remember like he states at the beginning its a fictional story with fictional characters..

Fabulous

I like the story way of telling present and future history. It made me put some occurrences together and look to future possibilities

WOW

Is this fiction? When comparing this book to the days news, fiction becomes waiting for the other shoe to drop! This reads more like a documentary before the event.