America (The Audiobook)A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction

Jon Stewart's blisteringly funny take on US history that becomes even better when you hear it.
"Welcome, non-reader." From the moment you hear The Daily Show host Jon Stewart's voice utter that deliciously tongue-in-cheek salutation, it's clear that this is no ordinary audiobook. As a rabid fan of both America (The Book) and its primary author (other Daily Show writers contribute), I was skeptical that this tome, with its panoply of visual jokes and lush graphics, could be successfully rendered in audio. Put simply, I was stupid.

The original 2004 book version generated controversy, including a ban from Wal-Mart stores and a temporary ban from several Mississippi public libraries. However, America (The Book) was also a New York Times bestseller and generated not only America (The Audiobook), but America (The Calendar), and a paperback "Teacher's Edition" published in 2006.

If someone were to ask me whether she should pick up the print or audio version of Stewart's side-splitting send-up of our beloved nation and its governance, I would be hard-pressed to choose. With appearances from Daily Show luminaries such as Stephen Colbert, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry and Samantha Bee, the audiobook comes to life in a way that the (albeit brilliant) print version just can't. Even if you've read America cover-to-cover more times than you'd care to admit, check out the audio version. I swear on the sainted heads of our Supreme Court Justices, you won't be disappointed.