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| Title | : | America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction |
| Author | : | Jon Stewart |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 228 pages |
| Published | : | 2004 by Allen Lane |
| Categories | : | Humor. Nonfiction. Politics. Comedy. History |
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Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots, deliver a hilarious look at American government.American-style democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so many other nations are eager for us to impose it on them. But what is American democracy? In America (The Book), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writing staff offer their insights into our unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes, and exploring the reasons why concepts like one man, one vote, government by the people, and every vote counts have become such popular urban myths. Topics include: Ancient Rome: The First Republicans; The Founding Fathers: Young, Gifted, and White; The Media: Can it Be Stopped?; and more!
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| Original Title: | America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction |
| ISBN: | 0713998946 (ISBN13: 9780713998948) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | J. Gordon Coogler Award for the worst book of the year (2004), Puddly Award for Nonfiction (2005), Thurber Prize for American Humor (2005) |
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I listened to the audio version of this book on both legs of a cross-country trip. I'll warn others who are thinking of doing the same that you will either be stifling your laughter to not bother your neighbors, or you will be laughing out loud and looking mighty strange. Hearing Jon Stewart's narration of the text, with his perfect timing, made this a very enjoyable listen. Some of the humor just came from crassness i.e. the thought of Patrick Henry calling someone "fucknuts," but for the mostI love the Daily Show and I loved this book, which literally had me laughing out loud. Which was sort of embarassing because it was at work. Written out in the style of your typical high school history text book, the book is engaging, and oddly truthful in many ironic ways.The one problem I found in this book was that it tended to drag a bit in a few parts, specifically when sections became really fact heavy and didn't have that much humor in them. Part of the reason people want to buy/read this
Published on my book blog.I'm a big fan of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, but for some reason I'd never felt curious to read any of their books until this year. I considered starting with Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race, but thought I'd go through this older one first.I have to admit, when I started I was a bit taken aback. I don't know what I expected, but the first chapter ("Democracy before America") was written with such an unapologetic disregard for History that I
A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction. Note - the last word is not a mistake.The greatest democracy in the world is explained to people who live in it, or don't understand it, or fear itCh. 1: Democracy Before AmericaCh. 2: The Founding of AmericaCh. 3: The President: King of DemocracyCh. 4: Congress: Quagmire of FreedomCh. 5: The Judicial Branch: It RulesCh. 6: Campaigns and Elections: America Changes the SheetsCh. 7: The Media: Democracy's Guardian Angels (retitled two pages later as "The
I bought this book for five dollars from Borders. Yay for me. I started reading a bit, it's pretty hilarious. I love the faux textbook-esque style of it. I opened it up to a random page and read under a "Discussion questions" section "List the top 100 tv shows you would rather watch than the evening news". Hahahhhaha. Awesome.
When a talent behind one of the best shows America has to offer writes a book, you buy it no questions asked. If you do so you are in for one hell of a ride.
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