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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race [Hardcover]

Jon Stewart
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Sep 21 2010
The eagerly awaited new book from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart--the man behind the megaseller America (The Book).

Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture -- all in a tome of approximately 256 pages with lots of color photos, graphs and charts.

After two weeks of hard work, they had their book. EARTH (The Book) is the definitive guide to our species. With their trademark wit, irreverence, and intelligence, Stewart and his team will posthumously answer all of life's most hard-hitting questions, completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.

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Jon Stewart was born in New York and lives with his wife and children in New York City.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, poignant book Oct 5 2010
By A. Volk #1 REVIEWER #1 HALL OF FAME
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This book is sort of an encyclopedia about modern humans. The premise is that we don't have long to live as a species, so this book is meant to be a guide for future generations who somehow survive the upcoming apocalypse and/or aliens who visit our planet after we're gone. The book is in the format of a visual guide, with lots of scribble notes to explain the pictures. There is regular text too, but the book is really full of interesting and funny pictures.

The content runs the range from the Earth itself, biology, human biology, culture, science, and religion. The writing is classic Daily Show material. Jon (and members of his show) spare no one in their lampooning modern people, our culture, and our views of the world. Of course, special treatment is given to tea-baggers, or at least, people who think like they do. If you enjoy the Daily Show (and I do), I think you'll definitely enjoy the humor of this book. The humor is not for the faint-hearted, particularly those who are sensitive about religion. In a way, I think this is what Jon Stewart does best. Sure, his show is often more informative than the so called "news networks" (CNN, Fox, MSNBC), but at it's core it's a comedy show that tries to sneak in some information too. I think that's what this book does too. It's a funny book that also makes you stop and think for every once in a while. Which makes it just about perfect as a coffee table book (which it is supposed to be a parody of). I don't think it will be a timeless classic in comedy (for one thing, there's too many pop references), but right now, it's a great bit of light, funny reading. Highly recommended!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, lacking a bit in substance. Nov 5 2010
Format:Hardcover
I had high hopes for this book, being a fan of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. I was a bit disappointed as about half way through the book i realized this was it! There were a few laugh out loud spots that I thought made it a worthwhile read, but as a whole I was left feeling a better job could have been done.
On another note I felt the tone of the book was somewhat sexist, there was very little mention of women and the role they played in history and the jokes that poked fun at female stereotypes were not very original or clever.
It had the potential to be a witty and poignant addition to satire of humanity, but instead it fell flat.

Probably worth a read though.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Do not leave any copies for aliens to read Oct 19 2010
By Suhail Zubaid AHMAD TOP 500 REVIEWER
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Yes, the human race is dead and we are being visited by aliens. This book is introducing us, as an extinct species, to the visitors from far away. In the process, the blue planet we lived on, all we were and what we did has been described in such a way that belittles all our achievements, such as mass destruction, environmental degradation, love for pomp and show, etc. and all our peoples and ideologies, such as tea baggers, religions, governments, etc. If the aliens visit us in the future, long after we have self destructed, it will leave a really bad picture of us for them. In my opinion, this book should be taken off the shelves pronto. We can help it by buying them off the shelves, off the warehouses and off the net. Not a single copy should be left for the aliens to read. And when you have bought your copy and contributed to this great cause, you might as well read it to laugh out at ourselves.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Earth(The Book):A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race
What can I say about this book except that anything Jon Stewart puts his mind to is funny...and this book is funny!!!!!!!!
Published on Feb 7 2011 by H. Epp
5.0 out of 5 stars Earth The Book
I'm a Jon Stewart fan. The layout of the book surprised me but I found it very funny. If you like sarcastic humor you will enjoy the book. Well worth the purchase!
Published on Jan 27 2011 by Swiss
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Laughs
This book is an easy read, except for the times you have to stop reading to wipe away the tears from laughing! Read more
Published on Jan 11 2011 by Bob & Joan Kay
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, not good
Much like others, I enjoy The Daily Show but found this book lacking. It reads like an encyclopedia and the jokes often fall flat. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2011 by Aksunai
3.0 out of 5 stars good, not great
I really enjoyed America: The Book but this somehow feels weaker overall. Before getting it, I was thinking "how will they make this funny without just a bunch of sarcastic quips... Read more
Published on Dec 13 2010 by David Girard
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny as Stewart!
This is a fantastic read for those days when you have an hour or two to spare. The humour is very familiar if you watch "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", and presents each page in... Read more
Published on Dec 5 2010 by Deals
1.0 out of 5 stars waste of my time.
I thought it would be an "intelligent" yet sarcastic book with some information between the humour...but nope!! If you are living on campus, are a hormaonal boy/man... Read more
Published on Nov 12 2010 by Ayisha Raja Qadri
3.0 out of 5 stars Reminds me of old Cracked Mag spoofs.
It wasn't the laugh a minute I was expecting. More of a slight grin kinda book. I don't regret buying it as I am a fan - and a coffee-tableish book by Jon Stewart is kinda like... Read more
Published on Oct 24 2010 by Christopher Rossiter
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