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America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't [Hardcover]

Stephen Colbert (Author)
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Release Date: Oct 2 2012
Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness.

But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years past the 30-day return window. Look around--we don't make anything anymore, we've mortgaged our future to China, and the Apologist-in-Chief goes on world tours just to bow before foreign leaders. Worse, the L.A. Four Seasons Hotel doesn't even have a dedicated phone button for the Spa. You have to dial an extension! Where did we lose our way?!

It's high time we restored America to the greatness it never lost!

Luckily, AMERICA AGAIN will singlebookedly pull this country back from the brink. It features everything from chapters, to page numbers, to fonts. Covering subject's ranging from healthcare ("I shudder to think where we'd be without the wide variety of prescription drugs to treat our maladies, such as think-shuddering") to the economy ("Life is giving us lemons, and we're shipping them to the Chinese to make our lemon-flavored leadonade") to food ("Feel free to deep fry this book-it's a rich source of fiber"), Stephen gives America the dose of truth it needs to get back on track.

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Stephen Colbert was The Daily Show's longest-running and most diverse correspondent. His personality, insight and overall rightness could only lead to The Colbert Report, a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his take on the issues of the day, and, more importantly, to tell you why everyone else's take is just plain wrong. The show has been hugely successful.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Colbert! Oct 6 2012
By A. Volk #1 REVIEWER #1 HALL OF FAME
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I'm generally a fan of the Colbert Report. This book matches it very closely in its tone and content. If you're a fan of the show and its humor, than this is a five-star book. If you're not, then this book won't be quite as appealing to you. Personally, I laughed out loud 4 or 5 times reading the book, and chuckled to myself at least a dozen times. So I think it's funny, but not necessarily a laugh-riot funny. Again, if you find Colbert that funny on TV, you'll probably enjoy the book just as much.

The book consists of several chapters on topics like jobs, healthcare, elections, the legal system, food, and being drunk. Each chapter starts with a 3D picture of Colbert (the next page has a non-3D version if you don't want to use the 3D glasses included). The text is pretty funny, but it's the satirical footnotes that pack the most comedic punch. Each chapter has a section with Colbert writing a letter based on a character related to that chapter (e.g., a rich guy for elections, a Canadian talking about health care, or a hippie food-grower for food). There's lots of funny pictures too, including fake cut-outs, instructions on how to make a prison shank with the book, etc. The book goes from being somewhat political in its messages to just being funny as the book goes on. Overall I think this is a 4 or 4.5 star book. If you're a fan of Colbert's humor, you'll be a fan of this book. How much you'll enjoy the book depends on how much you enjoy Colbert (so I could see a 5-star fan of the show giving this book 5 stars). I can say this though, in the middle of a US election, it's nice to read something about the US that makes you laugh with it, rather than at it. That alone makes this book worth buying, so I'm happy to recommend Colbert's book. I only wish he was Canadian and could write one about Canada next!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Colbert! Jan 27 2013
By Grady
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Once again, Colbert shows why he is the best at what he does. He masterfully takes us through our pitfalls and made me laugh out loud with his use of irony.

Highly recommended!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Jan 8 2013
By Melissa O
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Bought as a Christmas present for my husband- it was half way finished by the end of Christmas Day. Colbert impresses, yet again. Of course, if your looking for a deep read, look elsewhere. The book is witty satire at its finest, and in my opinion even better than his last!
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