![]() ![]() The book reaches all the way back to cavemen (who in their pre-cable primitiveness “had to get their political news from only three networks”) then addresses the founding of America, the three branches of government, and the rigors of a candidate on the campaign trail in a section called “Learning to Hate the Land You’ll Govern.” Supreme Court, you can cut out paper dolls of the nine justices, all appallingly nude, and dress them in the accompanying judicial robes). Subtitled “A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction,” the book will surely spur readers to inaction with its 14-page election guide.īut the 228 pages that come before offer a wealth of other resources in the form of a dead-on parody of a high-school civics textbook, complete with illustrations, study guide and educational activities (to learn about the U.S. Stewart and 18 fellow “Daily Show” jesters have triumphed with “America (The Book),” which, published by Warner Books just in time for the election, entered the New York Times best-seller list last week at No. “So we wanted to see if we could create something slightly more enduring as evidence of our incompetence.” “Whether it’s a bad show or a good show, the next day it’s gone,” he points out. “Doing a show every day is very ephemeral,” says Stewart during a recent interview at Comedy Central’s World News Headquarters in New York. ![]()
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