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Summary: He rocks my socks off
Review: This man gets my blood pumping! He doesn't sugar coat the truth. He says it like it is and goes after a story full force! I read this book in two evenings. I loved how he exposed the cowardice of people too intimidated to appear on his show. He won't coddle the powerful, rich and famous. For once I'm glad to see a reporter tell the truth instead of giving us the spin.
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Summary: A Quick Read....
Review: A very enjoyable read..... Too bad it was completed prior to Sept. 11th but will serve as a reminder about all the things we put on the backburner. Watch the show. If you like it, you will like the book.
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Summary: A consummate entertainer for willing fans of newsertainment
Review: I like O'Reilly. He's been a shot of gas the TV world has needed. He fits in nicely with all of the investigative, police and lawyer dramas I love to watch. Another shocking and infuriating injustice/crime has happened, and while lookers-on stand around fidgeting, our shrewd hero(s) comes on the scene, takes stock and then with a pithy remark proceeds to uncover the truth. A sense of controlled outrage begins brewing within our hero(s) which spurs them on in their pursuit of a culprit. As they follow the thread of clues they stumble upon witnesses and suspects, each of who are remorselessly interrogated. Finally their perpetrator is cornered, and we all go into the room where they satisfyingly seduce, dissect and draw out a confession. Wow, satisfying hour that was!
O'Reilly is fun too. He invites us to join him in his pursuit of the unjust and we all cheer as proceeds to "get his man".
Every so often though, he seems to be given a convoluted script and the illusion is lost, so we sit around confused wondering who the hero in our drama really is this week. Poor Mr. Clooney, too bad Fox didn't explain the concept of the gag so we could of all had a few laughs.
Oh, and the book is a good read. I found myself in agreement with much of what he had to say. Or maybe I found him in agreement with me. What's important is that I bet he and I watch a lot of the same tv shows...
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Summary: Don't listen to morons like the one below!
Review: If you like O'Reilly's show, you will like the book.
If you don't like O'Reilly, you'll give the book .
Go buy it.
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Summary: Man of the hour
Review: Bill O'Reilly proved me wrong. I'll admit it. When I first picked up the Fox News Channel in 1998, I began watching his show and always thought this lion would never leap into the cage of the "mainstream" media. He was too gruff, and FNC was too tainted by Rupert Murdoch's name.He has been a rousing success, however, and whether O'Reilly likes it or not he is now one of those elite he despises, but he is also the drum beat of common sense and middle America. OK, all together now. Bill O'Reilly is egotistical, boorish and bombastic. But don't call him a journalist and don't compare him to Larry King. King's ratings aren't in his league anymore. As he said in this latest tome, O'Reilly is like the editor of the editorial pages. He is a columnist not a news reader, and his interviews uncover truth while King markets tears and emotion. O'Reilly got a bit lazy with this endeavor. He wrote less than 100 pages while the rest are filled with transcripts from interviews he conducted over the past few years. For loyal viewers, it's a rehash, but some memorable moments are worth rereading, particularly when Dan Rather showed his true apologist colors for the establishment. The Jesse Jackson race baiting scandals are always worth reviewing. Either close to deadline or needing an easy way out, Chapter 16 on the personal spin zone was pulled from his first book, "The O'Reilly Factor", so skip it and move straight to James Ellroy's witty afterword on the necessity of living a no spin life. Your sanity will be thanks enough.
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Summary: Rehashed Segments from Show, Disappointing
Review: I enjoy Bill O'Reilly's candor and passion and often catch his program on Fox News. His latest book is populated with short excerpted (transcribed) segments from his show and is divided topically. Not only had I already seen the majoriy of the interviews when they originally aired, but O'Reilly's brief commentary, introducing and concluding each chapter, also lacked freshness. It is no doubt difficult for such a strong personality to continue to produce new material given his high exposure level, and there may be a market for a summary of his views. I had hoped for more.
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Summary: Finally, A Newsman Who REALLY Tells It Like It Is
Review: This book is a collection of interviews Mr. O'Reilly has done on his News Program, "The O'Reilly Factor". He introduces each interview with a background on the interview, or the subject of the interview, then provides the transcript and then he follows up. My advice would be to first read his book "The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, The Bad, and The Completely Ridiculous..." before reading this one. You won't need to, but you'll be more familiar with Mr. O'Reilly himself. I highly recommend buying this, and then tuning into his program on the FOX Network, Monday through Friday at 8pm EST. He's Great!
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Summary: Doesn't Hold a Candle to 'The O'Reilly Factor'
Review: I'm an O'Reilly fan, but I was very disappointed with 'The No Spin Zone'. It just didn't have the bite, clarity, and concision of O'Reilly's first book, 'The O'Reilly Factor'. As I read this I kept coming back to one thought: his publisher really wanted a successful followup book, but O'Reilly couldn't think of a good topic - so he had no topic. Some of the show transcripts included in the book are interesting, but they don't translate well to print since so much of O'Reilly's banter with his guests is about intonation and subtext. My suggestion: buy 'The O'Reilly Factor' and read it a dozen times, and begin watching 'The O'Reilly Factor' on FoxNews whenever possible. And leave 'The No Spin Zone' on the shelf.
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Summary: A penchant for clarity, an oversimplification of issues
Review: I am a fan of Bill O'Reilly's television program. Often, I find myself agreeing with his stances on issues and, even more often, enjoying the rigorous debates of important issues. However, though a fan of the television program, I believe that this book is simply "good," despite my expectations of the book being something "great." At the risk of angering staunch O'Reilly supporters, allow me to offer a few opinions. First, O'Reilly's talent is clarity. Though his analysis is generally adequate, his true strength lies in his ability to clarify issues. This is important on an informative front, but rather weak on a persuasive front. Instead of devoting pages to analysis (and I am referring to analysis, not spin) O'Reilly prefers long excerpts from interviews followed by a nice wrap up of his position. I would have appreciated more reasoning. Weak reasoning under the premise of "no spin analysis" is still weak reasoning. Secondly, some of O'Reilly's claims are a blow to his credibility and simply feed fuel to a longstanding criticism of O'Reilly's arrogance. For example, his claim that Al Gore would be our president had Gore had a successful appearance on O'Reilly's television show is laughable (And besides this point, does O'Reilly ever consider a guest's appearance successful to the guest?) Finally, (admittedly, this is a weaker criticism), O'Reilly's over-reliance on support from TV Guide (quoted several times, particularly toward the end of the book) is ineffective. O'Reilly doesn't need it. He is a clearly intelligent, talented journalist. But TV Guide as an endorsement? The book is a fun read. But unlike other reviewers, I can't make the statement that "fans will love it." I'm a fan, and I didn't love it. Entertaining, though not particularly insightful.
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Summary: No Spin Defined
Review: I enjoyed this book, although not quite as much as his first. It seemed a little too concise. It is interesting to read the reviews here. Many seem to define "no spin" as being "without opinion". I didn't get that from reading this. O'Reilly defines "spin" as not giving straight answers to straight questions. Of course Bill is opinionated (and thank God somebody on TV is), it's his job. He says himself in the book that he is not a hard news guy; that his show is more of an op-ed forum. I don't have a problem with that. At least he tells you when it's his opinion and doesn't try to pass it off as hard news ... like, say, NPR (zzz). To the nay-sayers I would say go ahead and disagree with him. I often do. Take him on point by point. But to simply dismiss him as arrogant or to say that everything he writes is garbage is taking the chicken's way out. This is a fun read.
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