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Title: I Am America (And So Can You!)

Synopsis
Following the best-selling footsteps of Jon Stewart's AMERICA (THE BOOK) comes Stephen Colbert's absurdly patriotic and intentionally wrongheaded ode to America. He tackles the big topics plaguing our nation today: the dangers of Mother Nature, the ways you might become gay, the utter fraudulence of evolution and atheism, and those ridiculous things called books. Boldly ignoring truth and the oppression of the "fact-a-nistas," Colbert goes with his gut and finds the "truthiness" of the issues. Filled with lots of splendidly useless charts, figures, and illustrations, his infamously acidic speech at the 2006 White House Correspondent's Dinner, plus a bonus DVD, I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU) teaches you, the reader how to become America. As Colbert explained in an Entertainment Weekly interview, "I think Walt Whitman said it best in SONG OF MYSELF: 'What I assume, you shall assume.' And that's what you need to do. Read the book, be me. Hold my truths to be self-evident." As always, his jokes are hilarious, but Colbert's parody taps into the fiercely stupid reality of modern American politics and culture. From the host of television's comedy-punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23 hours of your day. This book contains all of the opinions that Stephen doesn't have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast, his most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on The American Family, Race, Religion, Sex, Sports, and many more topics, conveniently arranged in chapter form. Stephen addresses why Hollywood is destroying America by inches, why evolution is a fraud, and why the elderly should be harnessed to millstones. You may not agree with everything Stephen says, but at the very least, you'll understand that your differing opinion is wrong.--From publisher description.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        230 Pages
Weight:        1.5 Pounds
Height:         9.5 Inches
Width:          7.3 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches



Publisher Notes
The host of the popular Colbert Report show celebrates the lighter side of the modern world's most relevant issues, providing straightforward discussions of such topics as faith, politics, and how the author believes the country can reacquire its nerve.



Industry Reviews
"[A] book that is sure to be a bestseller and match the success of Colbert's former Daily Show boss Jon Stewarts AMERICA (THE BOOK)." (starred review)
(08/20/2007)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is I Am America (And So Can You!) and it was written by Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Richard Dahm. This edition of I Am America (And So Can You!) is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is October 2007 and it has a suggested retail price of $26.99. There are 230 pages in the book and it was published by Grand Central Pub. The 10 digit ISBN is 0446580503 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780446580502. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.