The Resource Al Franken, giant of the Senate, by Al Franken
Al Franken, giant of the Senate, by Al Franken
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The item Al Franken, giant of the Senate, by Al Franken represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in South Whitley Community Public Library.
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- Summary
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- The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture
- "From the #1 bestselling author--a book about an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. This is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it. It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast. In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics. Has Al Franken become a true Giant of the Senate? Franken asks readers to decide for themselves."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First hardcover edition ; autographed edition.
- Extent
- vi, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
-
- Includes index
- LC copy autographed by author.
- Contents
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- Why I'm a Democrat
- How I became a comedian
- Saturday Night Live (not the drug part)
- Saturday Night Live (the drug part)
- Saturday Night Live (the part where I leave)
- Paul
- A 99 percent improvement
- Year of the bean feed
- The DeHumorizer(TM)
- I attempt to litigate comedy
- Hermann the German and the pull-out couch
- No joke
- Harry and Chuck
- Icarus soars
- Twixt cup and lip
- Public opprobrium
- My first powwow
- Tax-dodging, rape-joking pornographer for Senate
- Franni saves the campaign
- "Has it gotten that bad?!"
- "It's close, it's very close"
- The recount
- Welcome to the NFL
- I actually become a senator
- My first big win*
- What gets me out of bed in the morning
- The case of Perry Mason's lost case
- The angel and the devil
- Never give the staff credit
- Letting my id run amok
- I screw up
- Operation curdle
- Health care: now what?
- I meet George W. Bush
- The 64 percent rule
- My Republican friends
- Sophistry
- Bulletproof
- Cracks in my soul
- The Koch brothers hate your grandchildren
- No whining on the yacht
- I win awards
- We build a DeHumorizer(TM)
- I get reelected
- Lies and the lying liar who got himself elected President
- I attend a presidential inauguration
- Being as good as the people we serve
- Isbn
- 9781455540419
- Label
- Al Franken, giant of the Senate
- Title
- Al Franken, giant of the Senate
- Statement of responsibility
- by Al Franken
- Title variation
- Giant of the Senate
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- Comedians -- United States -- Biography
- Democracy -- United States
- trueFranken, Al
- Franken, Al
- HUMOR / Politics
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government
- truePolitical campaigns
- truePolitics and global affairs -- World politics -- United States
- trueRight and left (Political science)
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government
- trueUnited States, Congress | Senate
- trueUnited States, Congress | Senate -- Biography
- PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
- Autobiographies
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture
- "From the #1 bestselling author--a book about an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. This is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it. It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast. In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics. Has Al Franken become a true Giant of the Senate? Franken asks readers to decide for themselves."--Jacket
- Summary
- The Harvard-educated comedian and talk-show host chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture
- Awards note
- New York Times BestSeller List.
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10561794
- Cataloging source
- PCX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Franken, Al
- Dewey number
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- 328.73/092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E901.1.F73
- LC item number
- A3 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- New York Times Bestseller Nonfiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Franken, Al
- United States
- Legislators
- Comedians
- Democracy
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- HUMOR / Politics
- PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Al Franken, giant of the Senate, by Al Franken
- Note
-
- Includes index
- LC copy autographed by author.
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Why I'm a Democrat -- How I became a comedian -- Saturday Night Live (not the drug part) -- Saturday Night Live (the drug part) -- Saturday Night Live (the part where I leave) -- Paul -- A 99 percent improvement -- Year of the bean feed -- The DeHumorizer(TM) -- I attempt to litigate comedy -- Hermann the German and the pull-out couch -- No joke -- Harry and Chuck -- Icarus soars -- Twixt cup and lip -- Public opprobrium -- My first powwow -- Tax-dodging, rape-joking pornographer for Senate -- Franni saves the campaign -- "Has it gotten that bad?!" -- "It's close, it's very close" -- The recount -- Welcome to the NFL -- I actually become a senator -- My first big win* -- What gets me out of bed in the morning -- The case of Perry Mason's lost case -- The angel and the devil -- Never give the staff credit -- Letting my id run amok -- I screw up -- Operation curdle -- Health care: now what? -- I meet George W. Bush -- The 64 percent rule -- My Republican friends -- Sophistry -- Bulletproof -- Cracks in my soul -- The Koch brothers hate your grandchildren -- No whining on the yacht -- I win awards -- We build a DeHumorizer(TM) -- I get reelected -- Lies and the lying liar who got himself elected President -- I attend a presidential inauguration -- Being as good as the people we serve
- Control code
- 21069751
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First hardcover edition ; autographed edition.
- Extent
- vi, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455540419
- Lccn
- 2017932020
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn987002041
- Label
- Al Franken, giant of the Senate, by Al Franken
- Note
-
- Includes index
- LC copy autographed by author.
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Why I'm a Democrat -- How I became a comedian -- Saturday Night Live (not the drug part) -- Saturday Night Live (the drug part) -- Saturday Night Live (the part where I leave) -- Paul -- A 99 percent improvement -- Year of the bean feed -- The DeHumorizer(TM) -- I attempt to litigate comedy -- Hermann the German and the pull-out couch -- No joke -- Harry and Chuck -- Icarus soars -- Twixt cup and lip -- Public opprobrium -- My first powwow -- Tax-dodging, rape-joking pornographer for Senate -- Franni saves the campaign -- "Has it gotten that bad?!" -- "It's close, it's very close" -- The recount -- Welcome to the NFL -- I actually become a senator -- My first big win* -- What gets me out of bed in the morning -- The case of Perry Mason's lost case -- The angel and the devil -- Never give the staff credit -- Letting my id run amok -- I screw up -- Operation curdle -- Health care: now what? -- I meet George W. Bush -- The 64 percent rule -- My Republican friends -- Sophistry -- Bulletproof -- Cracks in my soul -- The Koch brothers hate your grandchildren -- No whining on the yacht -- I win awards -- We build a DeHumorizer(TM) -- I get reelected -- Lies and the lying liar who got himself elected President -- I attend a presidential inauguration -- Being as good as the people we serve
- Control code
- 21069751
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First hardcover edition ; autographed edition.
- Extent
- vi, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781455540419
- Lccn
- 2017932020
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn987002041
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- Comedians -- United States -- Biography
- Democracy -- United States
- trueFranken, Al
- Franken, Al
- HUMOR / Politics
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government
- truePolitical campaigns
- truePolitics and global affairs -- World politics -- United States
- trueRight and left (Political science)
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government
- trueUnited States, Congress | Senate
- trueUnited States, Congress | Senate -- Biography
- PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
- Autobiographies
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Genre
- trueLife stories
- Autobiographies
- truePolitics and global affairs
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBiography
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