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Summary: A Glimpse of Truth
Review: I suggest this book to anyone who is sick of the
biased matter in which the media feeds us information.
Bill O'Reily is not out to antagonize anyone or knock
them down. He is using his position to help society
accept the truth that America is in bad shape. Between
the TV and the radio, which people of all ages are
mesmorized with, we have become a demoralized, and
desensitized nation where truth can no longer be found
in the open. It has to be searched for and dug out of
all the rubish. This book will hopefully give you a
little more perspective on society with out trying
to change your entire system of beliefs. Respect and thou
shall be respected.
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Summary: Another Opinionated and Fun Book
Review: Mr. Bill O'Reilly has put together another book based on his cable network TV program. Wether wrong, right, or somewhere in the middle, Bill always satisfies one's thirst for "confrontations" with powerful people who seem beyond accountability.O'Reilly pulls no punches against individuals like Jesse Jackson, Dr. Elders and Hillary Clinton. He further takes a look at others and their views such as Susan Surrandon and Dr. Laura, showing where he agrees and departs on certian issues. The book covers interviews on his program and allows him to give a little more analysis than on his show. While fun and very humorous, we must realize that it does not go in-depth on most subjects. In this area, it fails. O'Reilly is a smart man and more depth in dealing with the issues would be nice. This book is much likme the first in format and approach. It is enjoyable.
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Summary: Watch the TV Show
Review: I love Mr. O'Reilly's TV Show, "The O'Reilly Factor", and this book is really a printed transcript of his show(s). Nothing new here. Reading transcripts of interviews interspersed with the author's comments is a rather tedious read. If you like O'Reilly's point-of-view (I do), try his other books and watch his show--you can probably skip this book and still clearly understand his message.
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Summary: Only from the Mind of O'Reilly
Review: These are a some selected pearls of O'Reilly wisdom - I must admit, I do not watch his show as much and as often as I should. But then, I only have this much time to waste: - The Serb people deserve to be punished as a people. They are 'bad' people.
- Afghanistan is a country of 2 towns and 5 roads. O'Reilly knows it because he saw it 'on a map'.
- Our military should win in Afghanistan by bombing their 'water delivery systems'. (I almost died laughing on this one)
- The entertainers who raised money for the Sep. 11 victims must answer all questions that O'Reilly asks unless they admit to be bad people.
- George Bush should have fired nearly all Dept. of Defense because they were not prosecuting the war in Afghanistan as fast and furious as O'Reilly recommended on his show.
- The stock market was going down last November-December because of the Florida vote count impasse. In fact, 'all knowing' O'Reilly almost yelled Cavuto out of the Factor when Cavuto tried offer some rational (fact based that is) explanation. Why do I like O'Reilly? Because I love to be entertained. Why should lots of people be O'Reilly fans? Because he's relentlessly pursuing that Nirvana of journalism (so to speak) - always aim at 'the lowest common denominator'.
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Summary: SURPRISINGLY BETTER THAN THE FIRST
Review: IF YOU WANT A BETTER VIEW ON LIFE, READ THIS BOOK (AND THEN RETURN IT), BUT YOU WILL STAY WITH A GREAT SENSE OF COMPLETENESS.
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Summary: rehash
Review: If you've never seen "The O'Reilly Factor" show or if you're an infrequent viewer, then I'd have to give the book 5 stars. If you're a huge fan of "The O'Reilly Factor", like I am, then you don't need to buy this book. 90% of the material is straight from the show. The other 10% is commentary interwoven to tie things all together. For me, this book was somewhat of a waste of time and money. This book was not written with the "Fan" in mind.
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Summary: 1st book ever read cover to cover
Review: First I have to say that this is the first book I have ever read cover to cover. I couldn't put the book down. I'm not a reader of books by choice, so to have a book catch and maintain my attention is truly amazing. I enjoyed this book so much, I bought O'Reilly's 1st book "The O'Reilly Factor" the day after finishing "The No Spin Zone". This is a must read for people who RESPECT the truth whether it's good or bad and for people that are fed up with corrupted government, hipocritical "elite" people and the "system" in general.
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Summary: Not much of a book
Review: Bill O'Reilly is not a bad guy but his book disappoints on several levels. First, the book is primarily based on excerpts of interviews with people he hoped to challenge on his talk show. Other than a revealing comment or two from Dan Rather, most of the interviewees' thoughts are thin and predictible. There is little substance and no surprises. Second, he overestimates his impact on the American people, perhaps having read his clippings or admired his photo on the cover of TV Guide once too often. An admitted egotist, he thinks he's an egoist. Only a tiny fraction of the population watches his show and, I expect, even fewer are changed by his interviews. Some might get "charged", but not changed. The book's chapter of letters from viewers shows that people can confuse him for a variety of political viewpoints. He thinks this shows us people are dumb or they don't understand him. I think it may be because he doesn't really have a well thought out political philosophy at all. And this makes the third point: his political, social and economic recommendations are not very well developed. For example, he recommends dropping the regressive 12% "Social Security" tax, only to replace it with an even more regressive national sales tax. Another: He would "suggest" that auto companies make more fuel-efficient cars or to threaten them with taxes on the vehicles, when a better way would be simply to place higher taxes on gasoline or carbon. Again: He decries abortion but takes a nice middle ground of not prohibiting it. I could go on... O'Reilly earns his recognition and many points for challenging his guests, and loses some back with his near-rudeness disguised as intolerance to spin. He has a spin of his own. The fact is that we need more education and less "spin". And even the "no spin" zone is less than an education. This very short book might have warranted a magazine interview of him, but that would not have enabled O'Reilly to control the spin or to capitalize on his reputation among the journalistic and political set. Sure, he's feisty and appears interested in challenging Rush Limbaugh's radio show's dominance. But he needs some more thought and substance to go before his desire to put out a book. Save your money .
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Summary: Interesting but Ulltimately Unsatisfying
Review: Mr. O'Reilly's book deals with several issues including violence in the media, capital punishment, and taxes, devoting one chapter to each issue. Each chapter contains transcriptions of interviews O'Reilly has conducted with several notable figures, including the Rev. Al Sharpton and then presidential candidate George W. Bush. Each chapter also includes commentary by O'Reilly which explains his views regarding each issue. The interviews and chapters are interesting but short. Disappointingly, often there are only one or two pages of commentary by O'Reilly, leaving the discussion rudimentary. What does exist is fantastic. O'Reilly has been accused (by different people) of being both a left-wing and a right-wing fanatic, when the truth is that he is a person who gives a lot of thought into his opinions on issues rather than choosing a party and sticking to its tenets or trying to fit into a crowd by espousing certain beliefs. In one of the final chapters he sets aside his views on several key issues and challenges the reader to place him in one of the major parties. The No-Spin Zone is an interesting read and O'Reilly a sincere individual. One of the major goals of The No Spin Zone is to show that many of America's most prominent figures have not really thought about the ideas they champion, but I came away wishing it were twice as long with more focus on the issues discussed.
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Summary: Falls a Little Short
Review: I loved the first book and pre-ordered this one months in advance. While I did enjoy it, I agree with some of the other reviewers that thought it fell a little short. As someone who is not an avid reader, I do appreciate the quick and easy read, however it didn't provide much of anything beyond what regular viewers already know. I would like to see Bill wait a few more years and do a larger compendium release with a whole cross-section of interviews instead of a mere handful of the most popular with a few quick comments. I'd love to know what goes on behind the scenes and some of the conversations off-camera. Not a bad book, but not quite up to expectations either. On another note, I feel sorry for some of the "reviewers" on here who are so filled with hatred. Maybe they should stick with Oprah's Book Club. Have they nothing better to do?
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