American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
10 best books like American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot (Craig Ferguson): America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Bossypants, Going Rogue: An American Life, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, Last Words, Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid, This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
| Author | Jon Stewart |
| ISBN | 0713998946 |
Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots, deliver a hilarious look at American government.American-style democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so many other nations are eager for us to impose it on them....
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV.
She has seen...
| Author | Sarah Palin |
| ISBN | 0061939897 |
I read this because I am not a Palin fan and I figured that this is what this woman wants me to know about her, I tried to enlighten myself. This is what I learned...
1. This book needed an editor! It reads like a junior high school girl's journal, totally stream of consciousness.
2. She has...
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
| Author | Steve Martin |
| ISBN | 1416553649 |
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away."
Emmy and Grammy Award winner, author of the acclaimed...
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
| Author | A.J. Jacobs |
| ISBN | 0743291476 |
From the bestselling author of "The Know-It-All" comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible.Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in headfirst and attempt to obey the Bible as literally...
The Partly Cloudy Patriot
| Author | Sarah Vowell |
| ISBN | 0743243803 |
Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell—widely hailed for her inimitable stories on public radio's This American Life—ponders a number of curious...
| Author | Bruce Campbell |
| ISBN | 0312291450 |
Okay, so at least you're interested enough to pick up this book and look inside. I think you and I are going to get along just fine.
Life is full of choices. Right now, yours is whether or not to buy the autobiography of a mid-grade, kind of hammy actor.
Am I supposed to know this guy? you think...
| Author | George Carlin |
| ISBN | 1439172951 |
As one of America’s preeminent comedic voices, George Carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinary fifty-year career and made fun of most of it. Last Words is the story of the man behind some of the most seminal comedy of the last half century, blending his signature acerbic humor with never-before-told...
| Author | Denis Leary |
| ISBN | 0670031607 |
A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian.
"A pissed off Leary is the best Leary," says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck, Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically...
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
| Author | Carol Burnett |
| ISBN | 0307461181 |
A touching and hilarious memoir by the author of
Carrie and Me: A Mother Daughter Love Story
, This Time Together is 100 percent Carol Burnett – funny, irreverent, and irresistible.
Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett...
