I Am America (And So Can You!) by Allison Silverman, Paul Dinello, Richard Dahm, Stephen Colbert (2007)

I love this book. I love the charts and end notes. I wanted to buy it because I love political satire.

What a wonderful book. Stephen Colbert is a genius....a true genius.....i appreciate and respect his points of view.

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I love the Colbert Report and figured the book would be even better but no. The book is cheesy and annoying. There are a ton of graphics, margins, and footnotes that just get in the way. The material was not funny or even witty like the show.

It is truly a good read if you love the show this is the page turner you want to have! There is nothing in the book that will make you bored. Once I started reading it I was surprised that I already read it half through within the couple of hours.

It's so refreshing to read about a man that can make fun of everything as well as himself. Great reading

I'm not going to lie, I don't read many books. This book however is one that you should definitely pick up for your collection. I really enjoy watching Stephen Colbert in action on The Colbert Report, but his show is only 30 minutes long each day. That brings about the question, "What do i do with the other 23 and a half hours of my day?" This book is a great alternative to watching his show. The book is basically The Colbert Report, but in text. For me, the best part of the book was the foot and side notes. They help to further provide insite into his deepest thoughts, and help illustrate his point from a comical perspective. In conclusion, if you enjoy stephen colbert even in the least bit, this book is worth purchasing.

I love the book, its so ridiculous and amusing, i couldn't stop laughing. The book is tailered in the same way the show is. With funny comments on the margins of the book. Colbert uses great pop culture references to keep the reader engaged. A reccomended read.

If you like Colbert, you'll love this book. Any true fan of the show HAS to BUY the book. Anyone who has bought the book knows not to share the book with other and everyone who reads it without paying for it, someone who checks it out from a library, is a freeloader.

Smart and random comedy. Classic of Stephen Colbert. Excellent book to put you in a great mood. Funny takes on different aspects of life. Love it!

I am a fan of Stephen Colbert. This book is an excellent addition to my library. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like watching his show for hours but funnier. This is a fun book to get to "know" him better. I can't get enough of his show and the Daily Show. I hope more Americans will read this book and most importantly, not vote for the republicans ever again.... I LOVE STEPHEN COLBERT!

A light read. Certainly more of what you'd expect from Stephen Colbert. As a fan of his show, I enjoyed casually reading this book. Don't expect any philosophically mind-blowing experience when picking this one up.

Stephen Colbert is funny. Period.

I would recommend this book to people who like comedy, people who like politics, people who don't like politics, people who like books, and people who should like books. Although not very lengthy, Colbert thoroughly chronicles his own life in a satirical and always hilarious way, from youth to senior citizenship. I can't wait until a follow-up book is released.

I love the book because it is written by one of the funniest people on comedy central (Stephen Colbert_. It is a real page turner. I can't put the book down.

This book is a must have for all members of the Colbert Nation - just as good as Jon Stewart's "America - The Book"

Books are for pantywaists. Or at least that’s how “Stephen Colbert,” the excitable commentator played to rock-star perfection by Stephen Colbert, viewed them before he became a published author. Now comes the flip-flop, as Mr. Colbert brings the gale-force power of his promotional talents to the hawking of “I Am America (And So Can You!),” a booklike object with his face plastered on its cover. Books are still for pantywaists, but now they’re for souvenir-seeking denizens of what is modestly called the Colbert Nation. The fans are primed because the energy level of Mr. Colbert’s television show is soaring. “The Colbert Report” — with a title that’s eponymous, the way Mr. Colbert prefers everything — currently beams with irrational exuberance. The show is sharp and innovative in ways that could have followed it to the coffee table, but that hasn’t happened. The full-monty Colbert television brilliance doesn’t quite make it to the page. “I Am America (And So Can You!)” certainly has its moments. (“You Can’t Hurry Love — but you can certainly take the shortcut. Instead of paging through Match.com, try flipping through the family photo album.”) They expand upon the Colbert persona, that of a self-loving loudmouth perched on the famous fine line between stupid and clever. The book is divided into chapters on big topics (“The Family,” “Religion,” “The Media,” “Race”) and stresses the exclusive Colbert pedigree of its thoughts on each of them. “You won’t find these opinions in any textbook,” he says, “unless it happens to be one I’ve defaced.” “America (the Book),” the “Daily Show” spinoff that is the prototype for “I Am America,” was also the collective effort of television staff writers trying to replicate their on-the-air style. But it was neither inspired by nor tethered to a single stellar character. That gave it room to maneuver through a wide range of subjects, as well as a gleeful, anything-goes spirit of adventure. The narrower “I Am America” sticks to ravings suitable for a mock Colbert memoir and further limits its range by avoiding explicit talk of government or politics — though it culminates in a reprint of Mr. Colbert’s blistering political speech delivered at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “I Am America” describes “heroes” as “people who did not skip ahead” to that speech “but read the book from start to finish as intended.” Heroism aside, to experience the speech in print is to understand what “I Am America” is missing. Mr. Colbert and his staff write for a particular character with impeccable, deadpan delivery, and there is no book-worthy equivalent of what happens when the real McCoy gets near a microphone. The printed speech falls surprisingly flat. Neither this chapter nor the rest of “I Am America” is helped by little red annotations in the margins, though these, too, mimic a tactic that happens to be funny on TV.

Still, the sharp-elbowed Mr. Colbert will deservedly work his way toward the top of best-seller lists, no matter what he has to do to current competitors like Alan Greenspan, Ann Coulter, Oprah Winfrey, Eric Clapton or Mother Teresa. His book may not replicate a winning formula, but it’s certainly a valentine to his proven success.

- From Janet Maslin of the NY Times

The product shipped quickly, just in time for Christmas. When it arrived, I was pleased with the high quality of the product. It was exactally what I asked for.

If you had to take only one book to America choose this one. I've read a lot of books in my life time good ones bad ones and stupid ones. This goes under two catagories excellent and maga-excellent one can't describe the kind of laughs you get from this book for his chapter on old people to the section on why certain animals are hated by god. This book should be at the top of every american must read list and if it isn't your probly a communist. So don't be a communist buy this book. Colbert for President!!

Colbert at his finest! Expect a long hard cover version of "Tonight's Word". Chock full of sarcasm, condescension, and an overall nonsense that only Stephen can deliver. Also contains pictures, graphs, charts, and other relevant jargon such as stickers to stick on other books if you and/or Colbert sees fit. Plenty of third person arguments with himself in the side notes. In a nut shell.... I wet myself as a result of reading this book.

I watch his show all the time so why not try the book, it was great! just what i expected, and to make it even better i did not get disinterested one time throughout the whole book, although it is not that many pages it was great

Typical Stephen Colbert. Since we haven't seen any new Colbert Reports lately, it's a very good substitute. I enjoyed this book and all the surprising illustrations.lmao. Highly recommend.

If you like Stephen Colbert's tv show, you'll enjoy the book as well. It will make you laugh out loud.