The Overton Window (book)
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| Author | Glenn Beck |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Fictional story about the U.S. under attack; based on the Overton window concept |
| Genre | Thriller novel |
| Publisher | Threshold Editions |
Publication date | June 2010 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-1439184301 |
The Overton Window is a novel by political commentator and FOX News host Glenn Beck. It is based on the Overton window concept in political theory, in which at any given moment there is a range of policies related to any particular issue that are considered politically acceptable ("in the window"), and other policies that politicians seeking to gain or hold public office do not feel they can recommend without being considered too far outside the mainstream ("outside the window"). Moving the window would make previously radical ideas seem reasonable. The plot revolves around a man named Noah Gardner, a public relations executive who has no interest in political problems. His mind is changed when he meets a woman who is "consumed by the knowledge that the America we know is about to be lost forever," an idea which Gardner dismisses as a conspiracy theory. But America soon comes under attack, and Gardner's mind is changed, and he works to expose the conspirators behind the attack.[1]
The book will be released on June 15, 2010.[2] Beck used the Rudyard Kipling poem The Gods of the Copybook Headings in the trailer for the book. Many left wing writers mocked and ridiculed the poem as being "crazy" and "creepy" before realizing that this was not an original poem by Beck.[3]
Reviews
"A visionary work of fiction. One of the best thrillers I've read in years."
--#1 NYT bestselling author Vince Flynn[4]
"Glenn Beck never fails to amaze. The Overton Window, a rip-roaring read of the first order, is as good a political thriller as you're going to find this year."
--#1 NYT bestselling author Nelson DeMille[5]
"Like the best thriller writers out there, Glenn scares us by showing what can really happen. Get ready to sleep with the lights on. This is the one. You'll never look at history the same way again."
--#1 NYT bestselling author Brad Meltzer[6]
"A novel ripped from today's headlines and destined to be as controversial as it is eye-opening. No matter your politics, this Hitchcockian thriller will have you turning pages well into the night."
--NYT bestselling author James Rollins[7]