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Who's Looking Out For You?
by Bill O'Reilly (Reader: Bill O'Reilly)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Random House Audio (2003-09-23)
ISBN: 0739306480
EAN: 9780739306482
Dewey Decimal #: 973.931
Binding/Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Release Date: 2003-09-23
SKU: AManPro-0000793
Condition: Very Good
Comments: used, audiobook, excellent condition, refunds without question, buy with confidence; acquired in bulk, can only be inspected for obvious defects; full refund if customer is not satisfied
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Media powerhouse and expert critic Bill O'Reilly's most comprehensive book yet offers new insight into the current state of life in America. In examining the social, political, and economic aspects of our daily lives, O'Reilly exhausts every bureaucratic system to see what our higher-ups are doing to take care of us, and points out the people and institutions who are failing the average American. At the same time, he makes one of his most profound and daring journeys yet, as he ventures to question how much genuine altruism is left in a society that thrives on a competitive, increasingly self-indulgent ethos. With thoughtfulness and candor, O'Reilly targets our biggest problems, and offers sage advice on how to regain control and trust in these troubled times.
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Customer Reviews
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o'reilly whos loking out for 'me'
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-05-30
order great, fast, good condition. love the book on cd also (whos looking out for you). thanks for looking out for me!
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Bill O'Reilly Audio book
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-09
Did the job and arrived quickly. He is the reader of audio books ever with complelling content.
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Beyond Ego
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-02-17
If you can get by all the "great and marvels" things this man says he does; if you can get by all the constant EGO; then you will have about 3 pages of good political wisdom.
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Great common sense gift to give someone who you think ought make some changes.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2005-07-15
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Do you get angst just thinking about your upbringing? Do you get intoxicated regularly? Are any of your friends bad seeds? If you're a parent---do you think of yourself as your child's friend? If you can answer yes to such statements then this is a book for you. Who's looking out for you, thus, is not necessarily for everyone. It's thesis is basically that if you want to live in a nanny state & be coddled, then move to Europe. But, if you live in the USA & like the idea of doing so, then don't expect for many others to be looking out for you. The justice system---O'Reilly states---won't be looking out for you. Neither will lawyers in the USA; nor the Catholic Church; nor the likes of Jesse Jackson types---who only look out for themselves; nor the media; nor schools. Who SHOULD be looking out for you include your parents, as well as--hopefully---some close friends. And as a parent, one should be a Parent, NOT a friend to one's child, because a child has nobody to look after him/her except a parent---and it's not possible to accomplish both in Mr. O'Reilly's opinion. In short, this is a book about disapline: that one must proactively seek one's own motivation; that one ought to seek knowledge/read/and engage one's mind; that one ought to respect one's body (ie., to exercise, control one's weight & forgo smoking); that one ought not to associate with destructive people; that one ought provide a safe & secure refuge for one's children at home (with no abuse, drunkeness, foul language, etc.). If you have children or are contemplating such, Mr. O'Reilly sternly advises that you take the responsibility involved therein extremely seriously---and that you ought be successfully looking out for yourself first before taking this step. His book is a primer on individual self-responsibilty; common sensical at its heart, but also food for thought & worth 6 hours of your time if you are open to---and think you could benefit from---at least a dash of self-improvement. If so, do get this (unabridged) audio version, read by Mr. O'Reilly himself; as his words of advice are more pertinent in his own voice. Cheers!
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Common Sense, but Nothing New
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-04-12
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The stated purpose of this book is to help you figure out who really cares about you and who does not. The author claims that if you do that, your life will be much better and you will probably live longer. The rest of the book is a lot like the statements above. It has some common sense 'wisdom', but nothing that is really new or Earth shattering.
O'Reilly quips that problem solving is what differentiates successful people from those in the penitentiaries. Although that may be one factor, the statement is pretty simplistic and misses several other differences. O'Reilly states that this book will 'give you the edge'. This claim is a bit overstated. I didn't run across anything in this book that is much more than run of the mill advice.
Throughout the book, he does a good job of pointing out many types of people and institutions that can be and often are not 'looking out for you'. These include some parents, certain types of 'friends', the government, the entertainment industry, the media, the Courts, the ACLU, Jessie Jackson, the educational system, and many politicians. There are some quite good things such as some keys that he gives for good parenting, but these are not unique to this book. Another thing that he does hammer home quite well is the suggestion to avoid 'toxic' people whether in romantic relationships or otherwise.
I wasn't disappointed in this book as it was given to me as an audio book that I listened to while on a recent road trip. I might have been a little less pleased had I read the book itself when I could have been reading something more worthwhile or entertaining.
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