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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America

A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America( )
Author: Stewart, Jon
Daily Show Writers Staff,
Karlin, Ben
Javerbaum, David
Foreword by: Jefferson, Thomas
ISBN:978-0-446-53268-6
Publication Date:Sep 2004
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $47.99
Book Description:

Amazon.com ExclusivesFeaturing a foreword by Thomas Jefferson, a Dress the Supreme Court layout, and, oddly enough, a profile of George "The Iceman" Gervin, America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, from Jon Stewart and the writers of the Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show, is by far one the most irreverent and wittiest (and may we add smartest) political book you're likely to encounter. Amazon.com spoke with Jon Stewart a few days before the 2004 publication of...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Humor / Topic / Politics
Humor / Topic / History
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):21.273 x 26.67 x 2.54 cm
Book Weight:1.109 Kilograms
Author Biography
Stewart, Jon (Author)
Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz was born on November 28, 1962 in New York City. He attended the College of William ans Mary and graduated in 1984. He started as a stand-up comedian when he made his debut at a club called The Bitter End. He began using the stage name Jon Stewart by dropping his last name and changing the spelling of his middle name Stuart to Stewart.He entered television as host of the Short Attention Span theater for Comedy Central. He then went on to host his own show pn MTV called the Jon Stewart Show which was the first talk show on the network to become a fast hit. He bacame host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in 1999 which combines humor with the day's top news stories. As the Daily Show gained popularity Jon Stewart won his first Emmy award in 2001. Jon Stewart has won a total of 13 Emmys as either writer or producer for The Daily Show, which ahs also been nominated for many news and jpurnalism awards. In 2005, The Daily Show and Jon Stewart also received a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award for the audio book edition of America (The Book). The print version was on the best selling U.S. books in 2004. His title Earth: The Book: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2016, he and Chris Smith published The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History. He became known as the critic of CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Jon Stewart also hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards.

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