Jon Stewart
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
Iconoclastic, subversive, hilarious, and vulgar, Jon Stewart of the "Daily Show" is a major source of news for the 20-something set as well as older television watchers numbed by conventional reporting. Packed with jokes, this mock textbook, with the familiar stamp on the inside cover reading "This book is the property of..." contains chapters packed with ludicrous charts and maps, sidebars, illustrations, and "were you aware?" and discussion questions....
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark 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. Here is the definitive guide to our species--completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Description
For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows.--...
7) Rosewater
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who relentlessly interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy.
"Rosewater, starring the geeky-charismatic Gael Garcia Bernal as Bahari, is a gripping drama, smartly calibrated for Western audiences who still need an education in the bright, progressive, fight-back impulses in Iranian culture."--Entertainment Weekly
"A solid, powerfully acted political drama about human endurance in the face...
8) Big daddy
Description
Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian to impress her. She's not impressed and he can't return the kid.
9) Irresistible
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A Democratic strategist assists a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
11) Death to Smoochy
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Venom-laced and the raucous rivalry of scandalized former kid-show host Rainbow Randolph and his squeaky-clean replacement, Sheldon Mopes, a.k.a. Smoochy the Rhino. Randolph is insanely obsessed with getting his job back, but Smoochy's a smash, and their war for kid-vid supremacy places a jaded "KidNet" producer in the middle of a Rainbow/Rhino smackdown.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Description
The sold-out event, which was hosted by Jon Stewart, recognized Springsteen's extraordinary creative accomplishments as well as his significant charitable work and featured performances by Bruce Springteen and the E Street Band in addition to more than a dozen performances of Springsteen's work by other artists.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 13
Description
A tour of key historic sites in America where incidents of political violence have occurred reveals lesser-known points of interest pertaining to each and shares information about how history has been shaped by popular culture and tourism.
15) The faculty
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Students begin to suspect the teachers at their high school have been taken over by alien beings.
17) Wordplay
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
A journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way including Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.
18) Elmopalooza!
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
The Sesame Street Muppets are joined by celebrity guests to celebrate their 30th year on television.
19) Death to Smoochy
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Venom-laced and the raucous rivalry of scandalized former kid-show host Rainbow Randolph and his squeaky-clean replacement, Sheldon Mopes, a.k.a. Smoochy the Rhino. Randolph is insanely obsessed with getting his job back, but Smoochy's a smash, and their war for kid-vid supremacy places a jaded "KidNet" producer in the middle of a Rainbow/Rhino smackdown.
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