The No-Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America by Bill O'Reilly

Product Description

On the heels of his runaway New York Times bestseller, The O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly delivers another strong dose of no-holds-barred advice and the unvarnished truth for America.

Bill O’Reilly is even madder today than when he wrote his last book The O’Reilly Factor–and his fans love him even more. He’s mad because things have gone from bad to worse, in politics, in Hollywood, in every social stratum of the nation. True to its title, The No-Spin Zone cuts through all the rhetoric that some of O’Reilly’s most infamous guests have spewed to expose what’s really on their minds, while sharing plenty of his own emphatic counterpoints along the way.

Shining a searing spotlight on public figures from President George W. Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton to the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and his former CBS News colleague Dan Rather, The No-Spin Zone is laced with the kind of straight-shooting commentary that has made O’Reilly the voice of middle America’s disenfranchised. Examining sex and violence in the media and the tarnished legacy of the Clintons with the same feistiness as the death penalty (which he opposes) and timid national news organizations that roll over for the powerful, Bill O’Reilly delivers not only his opinions, but the documented attitudes of the country’s movers and shakers as well. It demonstrates just why O’Reilly has become the most successful, the most controversial, the most beloved (by some), and the most disliked (by others) figure in television news today_and a culture hero to tens of millions of everyday Americans. And that’s fact, not spin.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #447514 in Books
Published on: 2001-10-16
Released on: 2001-10-16
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
208 pages
Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
The audience of Fox's top-rated cable news talk show The O'Reilly Factor and of the bestselling book by the same name know that this explosive anchor can be articulate, bombastic, scornful, witty, iconoclastic, passionate, persuasive and sarcastic ("Can you feel Gary Condit's pain?"). When conducting interviews, O'Reilly, a two-time Emmy winner with 25 years reporting experience, delivers tough questions and corrosive counterpoints. In the No-Spin Zone (originally conceived for his TV show), "lies are rejected and equivocations are mocked." "All I ask is for powerful people to respond honestly to the questions, and if they can't, explain why," says O'Reilly. Here he excerpts past interviews with various memorable opponents James Carville (on Bill Clinton), Dr. Laura (on working mothers), former surgeon general Dr. Joycelyn Elders (on sex education), Puff Daddy (on rap), Susan Sarandon (on police brutality), Al Sharpton (on boycotts) and insightfully introduces each, mulling over the issue or providing background. To cover TV sleaze and violence, he splices interviews (Steve Allen, Howdy Doody's Buffalo Bob) into his own terse text. The same treatment is applied to the death penalty (George W. Bush, Bianca Jagger), taxes (Mario Cuomo, GAO head David Walker) and other issues. He saves the best for last Dan Rather on news stories the media overlooks, prefaced by O'Reilly's own memories of becoming "a 'dead man walking' at CBS News." (On-sale: Oct. 16) Forecast: O'Reilly's TV ratings continue to rise, and the show's "No-Spin Zone" title will grab book buyers. With simultaneous CD and large-print editions, and an e-book due in November, total sales should be astronomical.
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From School Library Journal
O'Reilly tries to top his best-selling The O'Reilly Factor with more acerbic bons mots on life in America.
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From Library Journal
O'Reilly, journalist and host of the increasingly popular The O'Reilly Factor television show, is back again his second book in a year's time to champion "truth, common sense, and decency," values he thinks have been largely abandoned in America. Enraged by this situation, he takes on with a heavy dose of polemic a wide variety of issues (from the death penalty to taxes) and personalities (John McCain to Susan Sarandon) in an attempt to find the truth amidst the constant "spinning" of the media. The disagreement between O'Reilly and his guests (interviews from the show are excerpted throughout) makes for lively reading, but he devotes only a chapter to each issue he examines, making the discussions somewhat rudimentary. In addition, his sanctimonious tone can be tiresome, and at times he's just plain wrong (e.g., the appallingly high rate of incarceration in America flies in the face of his repeated assertion that criminal behavior often goes unpunished). Still he offers many solid arguments, adheres to his convictions and passionate opinions, and makes a commendable effort to give voice to multiple viewpoints. For all libraries, as demand will surely be high. Heath Madom, "Library Journal"
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Customer Reviews

Don't Waste your money
Watch the program but don't read this book. This book is just a summary of years of reporting. The book doesn't hold new substance and is just around to make money.

What he does in this book is to show interviews he had with powerful people. The interviews don't look as good on paper. He then criticizes them the same way he does on the program. He goes on and on on the program about these interview so if you watch the show regularly you know what this book is about and will be disappointed not to find something new.

Good criticism of the spin people
First of all, Bill tells you what the book will be about. Then he proceeds to give you the important parts of the coversations with these so-called celebrities. I wouldn't want him to report every boring word in the conversations. This book is the opposite of liberal. I enjoyed the book every much. Bill is a good thinker and he says what he thinks. Read it and get smart. If you don' like it, write your own book, if you can. We need more people like Bill O'Reilly. Go, Bill, Go. Don't stop writing.

The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America
It was a gift for a relative. Four of these books were sent, instead of the various ones that I ordered. Not sure if a refund was made for the other 3 returned books?

Negotiate to Win: The 21 Rules for Successful Negotiating by Jim Thomas

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #927458 in Books
Published on: 2005-09-01
Format: Bargain Price
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
320 pages
Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
Americans as a whole are really bad at negotiating. We find haggling to be beneath us and we're uncomfortable with it, yet we feel cheated when we don't get the best deal possible. World-class negotiator, author, and attorney Thomas takes his cues from cultures where negotiating is celebrated as an art. While India or the Middle East may come to mind, when it comes to masters of negotiation, Japan tops the list. Thomas explains that the American way of logic and reasoning is persuasion, not negotiation, and you can persuade until you're blue in the face and still get nowhere. The art of negotiation is allowing your counterpart (don't think of them as your "opponent") to save face, which means always giving some concessions to get what you really want. "Beating" your colleague is not a way to create long-term relationships, but a "win-win" solution is. Thomas presents 21 powerful rules of negotiating, plus gives "Quickies," specific tips on how to negotiate with your boss, spouse, child, car dealer, contractor, and more. Inspiring. David Siegfried
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June Blocklin, Vice Chairman, Young & Rubicam
"...The only negotiating book you'll ever need. It's required reading for anyone who wants the edge in negotiating."

Mike Matz, Executive Director, Campaign for America's Wilderness
"Jim Thomas offers keenly practical guidance on how folks like you and me can become successful negotiators."
Customer Reviews

Very Solid and Practical Advice
Negotiate to Win by Jim Thomas is an excellent book for anyone in the business world that would like to brush up on their negotiating skills. The advice is practical and easy to follow -- no fancy formulas or slick acronyms here. Jim's ideas are based on real world experience; not just academic research. Whether you are buying or selling, this book will help you improve your negotiating approach and tactical skills. Every time I read the book a new idea pops that helps me negotiate better deals.

A must read!

A High Quality Book
According to Kurt Lewin, "There is nothing as practical as a good theory". This is an apt comment in reference to Jim Thomas's book "Negotiate to Win: The 21 Rules for Successful Negotiating". The author methodically and clearly explained his 21 rules for successful negotiations in a readable and humorous manner, in a way that readers can easily implement them.

Jim Thomas stresses the need for win-win negotiations and how to achieve them. When carrying out effective negotiations is spelled out as clearly and cogently as they are in this book, their application to the complex world of negotiations becomes self-evident. The author does a good job of presenting the negotiation process in an easy to read and understand manner that is both useful and practical to all those that are interested in achieving successful and effective negotiations. Novices will be provided a path whilst the seasoned practitioners will find affirmation.

While the book is an excellent guide for people involved in negotiations in the corporate world, it is also a valuable resource in the home and other scenarios.

Great Book easy and fun to read
Unlike Herb Cohen's book "Negotiate This" Negotiate to Win: The 21 Rules for Successful Negotiating will teach tricks of the trade from page one. This book will lay out how to start the negotiation, how to react to first offers, how to get to a great postion to counteroffer, and finally how to realize when someone is at the bottom line. It is easy to understand and fun to read. The tips and the practices can be used in real life scenarios from day one and incorporated into negotiations immediately, even with no practice. The rules will help in every scenario and show how the other side may react to concessions, counteroffers, nibbles and krunches. I highly recommend this book to anyone it is the best book on negiations I have read.