If you've seen Riley's TV show, you pretty much know what you're getting in this book. I can't say I was too concerned about which person of history, including Annie Oakley or General Custer or some of our past presidents made his "pinhead" or "patriot" list, but some of his commentary of todays people was interesting. ( )

This book is 10 years old and was written almost 8 years before he was forced out of Fox News for sexual harassment. That was a dark day for me because I saw him, as he espoused to be, a culture warrior. He voiced moral conviction and so clearly stated why he thought people were Pinheads or Patriots. He even gives some people a break by giving examples why a person could be both in different/difficult situations.His book "Old School" is a defense of traditional values and even includes advice on how men should treat women. Oh my. (Well, Bill, you are a pinhead. As you said yourself, if someone "hurt the folks", you called them a "Pinhead". Bill, you hurt the folks and your family) ..... but I believe, although flawed, he is also a patriot of the United States. A former history teacher, he loves historical journalism and strives to be accurate in his rendition of someone's life, even Jesus. He has at least 10 #1 best sellers, many dealing with historical figures. ( )

Focuses in on where we all stand in the Age of Obama. In this brave, hard-hitting, provocative volume guides Americans through the extensive transformations sweeping their country and explains exactly what these profound changes mean for every one of us.

This book is essentially a collection of his opinions expressed in the segment of the same name from his former show on Fox News.

The opinions are not academic and, while they do not fall to the level of bad taste, they are only slightly more substantive than workplace gossip or simple name calling.

Fans of O'Reilly's show will probably like the book, though they won't see much that they haven't already seen on the show. Detractors of O'Reilly will probably not care for the book.

Overall it does its job fairly well, which is to provide a partisan perspective on mostly political figures in a conversational and sometimes tongue-in-cheek manner. It's broken down to be easily consumed in short segments and may serve as a conversation starting book should you have it out in your sitting room.

I cannot, however, vouch for the pleasantness of the ensuing conversation. ( )

Bill O'Reilly political commentary on current and past patriots and pinheads. If you are a regular viewer of The Factor there is little new in this book. ( )