The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
 
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ABOUT THE BOOK The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America the Book: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction FROM OUR EDITORS In gleeful response to the passions aroused by the 2004 elections, the wizards behind The Daily Show with Jon Stewart have compiled a guide for Americans who still retain a sense of humor. In delightfully digestible chapters, this absorbing discourse saunters through the entire history of misrule, from "Athens: Our Big Fat Greek Forerunners" to "Rome: The First Republicans" to "The Founding Fathers: Young, Gifted and White." This bipartisan guide answers vital questions such as "The Media: Can It Be Stopped?" and "What Type of Government Best Suits You?" Guaranteed to keep you in stitches all the way to the polling booth, and beyond. FROM THE PUBLISHER 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! SYNOPSIS Iconoclastic, subversive, hilarious, and vulgar, Jon Stewart of the "Daily Show" is a major source of news for the 20-something set as well as older television watchers numbed by conventional reporting. Packed with jokes, this mock textbook, with the familiar stamp on the inside cover reading "This book is the property of..." contains chapters packed with ludicrous charts and maps, sidebars, illustrations, and "were you aware?" and discussion questions. Prominent among the features are a foldout chart of the "shadow government" and an infamous "dress the Supreme Court" page depicting the justices in the nude. And there's plenty more. Annotation ®2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR FROM THE CRITICS Tom Carson - The New York Times Sunday Book Review … the book's ultimate joke -- on our educational system, if not us in general -- is that it's not only more informative about how American government and culture work than the textbooks it burlesques, but gives us a keener sense of having a stake in both. So what if it's by a TV comic and his stable of wiseacre cronies? Dan Rather has been my favorite comedian for decades, and while I'd have to give him the edge over Stewart on laughs, he isn't nearly as perceptive. Not to sound like Samantha Bee, but could I please be the first to nominate America (The Book) for this year's history Pulitzer? Janet Maslin - The New York Times … the devil's own comedic handiwork, a side-splitting guide to the abuses and absurdities built into our political processes and institutions … America can be opened at random, the way it will be in college dormitories when it becomes much loved and indispensable. But it can also be read straight through, thanks to sustained clever writing and a smart, durable premise.

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09 Sep 2007

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