Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

Rating: - Beck COMPLAINS, but doesn't provide a SOLUTION! In this book, Glenn Beck provides lots of ways to complain about the U.S. government. In fact, it feels like he's yelling during most of the book. However he provides little in the the form of solutions or ways the reader can solve the problems he lists. At best he tells you to vote for people who will fix things. Plus, he twists statistics to try to prove some points without sharing all the numbers, which would tell a different story. Off the top of their heads, I bet most readers could write a list of complaints about the government and cover 80% of what is in this book, so why bother hearing someone else complain about them? Whining increases stress levels while solutions help lower stress. Don't waste your time reading this book. Spend that time coming up with your own solutions. I agree with others here who explain that Beck's chapters have little connection to Thomas Paine's work. Beck just used Paine's title as a way to generate publicity for his own book. Sure, he quotes the founding fathers and Paine at times, but there is no real link to Paine's book. Don't waste your time reading this book. Rating: - entertaining I love Glenn Beck because he informs and entertains at the same time. My only disappointment is that this did not offer enough solutions. Yes it made me mad but then what? But I liked that he included the original Common Sense as I had never read it and probably would not have otherwise. Rating: - Good Condition I bought this book for a friend who love Glenn Beck. She loved the book too. Thankyou. Rating: - Terrific Read This book should be on the required reading list for public education. It's an easy read and absolutely wonderfully put together. Rating: - GREAT READ - GREAT VALUE The first half of the book is Beck's case, the second is re-printing of Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776). Beck brings Paine's words alive and into the 21st century. The book was deliberately written to be an easy, quick read. In plain language, he presents facts of how America has drifted from the principles of our Founding Fathers. He also offers solutions to apply Paine's values again to keep America free of cumbersome governmental control over individual's lives. Well done. page 2 of  216  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11