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America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

de Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin

Altres autors: Samantha Bee (Additional material), Rich Blomquist (Writer), Steve Bodow (Writer), Tim Carvell (Writer), Stephen Colbert (Additional material)13 més, Rob Corddroy (Additional material), Eric Drysdale (Writer), J.R. Havlan (Writer), Brendan Hay (Additional material), Ed Helms (Additional material), Scott Jacobson (Writer), Thomas Jefferson (Pròleg), Tom Johnson (Writer), Rob Kutner (Writer), Pentagram (Dissenyador), Chris Regan (Writer), Jason Reich (Writer), Jason Ross (Writer)

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Offers tongue-in-cheek insight into American democracy with coverage of such topics as the republican qualities of ancient Rome, the antics of our nation's founders, and the ludicrous nature of today's media.
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    I Am America (And So Can You!) de Stephen Colbert (rosylibrarian)
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    An inconvenient book: real solutions to the world's biggest problems de Glenn Beck (DistortedSmile)
    DistortedSmile: If you like Jon Stewart's humour, but want something from a little different angle, you can tackle this book by Glenn Beck. I'd never heard of him before and decided to read this....I was pleasantly surprised at his take on major political/economic/personal issues and found his sense of humour subtle, but refreshing.… (més)
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What a wit. Found myself giggling on almost every page. Fun read. ( )
  jmcdbooks | Dec 25, 2020 |
I read this book towards the end of 2003. I do remember liking it, and now that I look back, I still think it is a lot better than Colbert's book, which I reviewed here as well. ( )
  bloodravenlib | Aug 17, 2020 |
cute. ( )
  MaryHeleneMele | May 6, 2019 |
While humorous, there are some very cringe-worthy moments in this book. Mostly the overemphasis on using r*tard as an insult, and accusing people they don't like of being "secretly gay" (as we know, the worst possible insult to a straight). It just got tiring.

It does give a succinct look at American Democracy, from the different branches of government to the history of the nation. The book helps explain the functions of the executive branch, the checks and balances of the Senate and Congress, and the judicial branch. There is a brief look at the possible future of America. The final chapter consists of infographics covering the rest of the world, and why, in the writers' opinions, it's not worth going.

Even though the book is now dated, being from 2004, there are still some poignant facts through the haze of rude punch-downs and occasional poorly executed jokes. Still worth a read, I think.

I do like how the whole book is laid out like a classic school textbook. ( )
  regularguy5mb | Jan 12, 2019 |
not a new classic ( )
  deldevries | Jan 31, 2016 |
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Stewart and his co-authors (there are 18 of them!) have few illusions about transforming the American electorate with this instructional tome.

But they aren't altogether pessimistic: "Even if there isn't a Jefferson or Hamilton among you," they conclude, "if you just smash together the basic ideas of this book you're bound to wind up with something better than North Korea."
 

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Jon Stewartautor primaritotes les edicionscalculat
Javerbaum, Davidautor principaltotes les edicionsconfirmat
Karlin, Benautor principaltotes les edicionsconfirmat
Bee, SamanthaAdditional materialautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Blomquist, RichWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Bodow, SteveWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Carvell, TimWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Colbert, StephenAdditional materialautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Corddroy, RobAdditional materialautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Drysdale, EricWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Havlan, J.R.Writerautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Hay, BrendanAdditional materialautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Helms, EdAdditional materialautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Jacobson, ScottWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Jefferson, ThomasPròlegautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Johnson, TomWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Kutner, RobWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
PentagramDissenyadorautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Regan, ChrisWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Reich, JasonWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Ross, JasonWriterautor secundaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
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"It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not the few."
— Pericles
"Yes, Pericles, but have you gotten a load of the many?"
— Socrates
"Jefferson, you're on the two. Hamilton? You get the ten. I'm calling dibs on the one. That's all me, baby. What's that, Adams? You wanted the one? All right, that's it: You don't get to be on anything. That's right, I'm taking back the quarter. Anyone else want to complain? I didn't think so."
— George Washington, 1789
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— Richard M. Nixon
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Quipped a jubilant Hamilton, "The only way it could fail is if one party gained control of not just the Executive, but also the Senate and the House chambers and upon doing so, proceeded to bring in like-minded judges!!!!" And then the Framers all laughed and laughed and laughed.
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