The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

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For everyone who was too cheap to buy the hardcover, the blockbuster, award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller is now in trade paperback-with a new introduction, fully updated, and with equally unsettling nude photos of the newest Supreme Court justices, and a text corrected by the most reputable college professor we could find/afford.Including:Historical inaccuracies, gross distortions, complete fabrications-corrected by real-life bearded college professor.

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Overview

For everyone who was too cheap to buy the hardcover, the blockbuster, award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller is now in trade paperback-with a new introduction, fully updated, and with equally unsettling nude photos of the newest Supreme Court justices, and a text corrected by the most reputable college professor we could find/afford.Including:Historical inaccuracies, gross distortions, complete fabrications-corrected by real-life bearded college professor.

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This "citizen's guide to democracy inaction" will prepare teachers, students, and dropouts for the rigors of participating in a representative government that doesn't quite work. This "corrected edition" of America: The Book provides updated analyses of "one man, one vote," "government by the people," "every vote counts," and other urban myths. This lavishly designed book includes photos, drawings, maps, graphs, interactive quizzes, discussion questions, and a shiny new poster.
KLIATT - Daniel Levinson
Those familiar with Jon Stewart and his Comedy Central news/comedy program The Daily Show will recognize the style and humor of this book. Polls suggest students get more current event news from Stewart than any other source ("God help them and the US!" might be a typical Daily Show gloss on that fact), so what he does will have an impact on adolescents. A more systematic, comprehensive topic like American history certainly allows for some typical pointed Stewart humor, but it also calls for more sustained focus than he or his show is used to. As a result, some of the jibes here are more silly and slapstick than satirical. Be aware, too, that tone and language will definitely offend some (full frontal fake nude photos of the Supreme Court, anyone? C-SPAN drinking games?). Not exactly a history book, this aims, really, more to be a primer on the American political system, and the humor does nudge students to try separating fact from myth. Several features are clever and will help students learn despite their best intentions just to laugh. One useful feature is a professorial (University of Wisconsin, emeritus) overview of annotations/corrections on most pages. This lets the authors have their jokes and (a little) real history too. My favorite sections are various charts: e.g., Landmark Supreme Court Cases, What Kind of Government Best Suits You, Meet Your Lobbyists. I expect this book will be irresistible for teens if sitting out in a visible spot. It's got lots of color and art and pictures. But again, it's more Saturday Night Live (with worse language) than anything else—for better and worse. Also included: a pullout poster on "The Shadow Government."
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780446691864
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date: 9/25/2006
  • Edition description: Teachers G
  • Pages: 240
  • Sales rank: 102,545
  • Product dimensions: 8.25 (w) x 10.25 (h) x 0.75 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 19, 2007

    A teacher's edition has never been so enjoyable

    This edition improves on an already hilarious book. I have both editions and I can honestly say I enjoy each of them in their own right. The corrections in the margins are humorously serious and also quite informative. Throughout the book, there is more of a feel that he is grading the book. Which is explained in the end when he actually assigns then book a grade. All in all, a very entertaining read.

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    this book is a hilarious and informative look at American democracy. Read it again and again and it's still hilarious. if your not careful, you might learn something from it too.

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