America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
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Jon Stewart Ben Karlin David Javerbaum with Samantha Bee Rich Blomquist Steve Bodow Tim Carvell Stephen Colbert Rob Corddry Eric Drysdale Ed Helms Chris Regan Brendan Hay |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
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Publication date
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September 2004 |
| Pages | 227 |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 56479080 |
| 818/.5407 22 | |
| LC Class | PN6231.P6 S84 2004 |
| Followed by | America (the Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction |
| Author | Jon Stewart Ben Karlin David Javerbaum with Samantha Bee Rich Blomquist Steve Bodow Tim Carvell Stephen Colbert Rob Corddry Eric Drysdale Ed Helms Chris Regan Brendan Hay Stanley K. Schultz |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humor |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
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Publication date
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September 2006 |
| Media type | Trade paperback |
| Pages | 227 |
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| Preceded by | America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction |
| Followed by | Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race |
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction is a 2004 humor book written by Jon Stewart and other writers of The Daily Show that parodies and satirizes American politics and worldview. It has won several awards, and generated some controversy.
An updated trade paperback edition was published in 2006 as a "Teacher's Edition", with updated coverage of the Supreme Court Justices (including Samuel Alito and John Roberts, who were appointed after the 2004 book's publication), and fact checking by Stanley K. Schultz, professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with red marks and remarks appearing throughout, correcting the satirical "mistakes" (and a few honest errors) of the original edition.
America (The Book) was written and edited by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum, and other writers of The Daily Show. Karlin was the show's executive producer and Javerbaum its head writer. The book is written as a parody of a United States high school civics textbook, complete with study guides, questions, and class exercises. Also included are scholarly "Were You Aware?" boxes, one of which explains that "the term 'Did You Know' is copyrighted by a rival publisher". The book provides discussion questions to mock history study guide books, with ridiculous questions such as: "Would you rather be a king or slave? Why or why not?". It pokes fun at the American political system, and includes a chapter caricaturing stereotypical American views of the rest of the world.
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