Books and Movies on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" - Season 11 (2006)
This is the list from 2006 - see my other lenses below for later years and the current list.
More Book Lists from "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report"
I've been keeping track of authors appearing on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report for a few years now. Below are my other lenses from later years.-
Books from "The Colbert Report" (Current Season)
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"I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart." says Stephen Colbert. Now, while this may be true, Stephen has a lot of authors on his show who have written books that I want to read. So here's a list from the current season. You can also find bo...
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Books from "The Daily Show" - Season 13 (2008)
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The Daily Show invites some of the best authors and most popular movie stars onto the show to talk turkey with Jon Stewart. This list includes all authors and stars from 2008 (Season 13). Please see my other lenses below for other years as well as th...
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Books from "The Daily Show" (Current Season)
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Jon Stewart invites a lot of authors, moviestars and other folks to pitch their books and movies on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But do you think you could find a simple list of them and links to Amazon on the Internet? No. Well, I thought that w...
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Books from "The Daily Show" - Season 12 (2007)
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The Daily Show invites some of the best authors and most popular movie stars onto the show to talk turkey with Jon Stewart. This list includes all authors and stars from 2007 (Season 12). I originally started keeping track by category, but switched t...
Week of December 18, 2006
2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates: Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa - Public Papers, Speeches, Policies, News (CD-ROM)
Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 01/07/2010) 
Weekly Standard
Amazon Price: $54.00 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of December 11, 2006
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Extras - The Complete First Season
Amazon Price: $21.49 (as of 01/07/2010)
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of December 4, 2006
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 01/07/2010)
Stem Cell Wars: Inside Stories from the Frontlines
Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of November 27, 2006
![Orphans [Deluxe Limited Edition -- Bound 94 page booklet]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51F78WSPECL._SL75_.jpg)
Orphans [Deluxe Limited Edition -- Bound 94 page booklet]
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
Tenacious D The Pick of Destiny
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 01/06/2010)
Week of November 13, 2006
Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Nightline:: History in the Making and the Making of Television
Amazon Price: $19.00 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of November 6, 2006
I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of October 30, 2006
A week in the Heartland for Indecision 2006!
Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them
Amazon Price: $20.75 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of October 16, 2006
The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina
Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 01/06/2010)
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Amazon Price: $18.47 (as of 01/06/2010)
Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice
Amazon Price: $25.65 (as of 01/06/2010)
Marie Antoinette
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 01/06/2010)
Week of October 9, 2006
Work Hard, Study...and Keep Out of Politics! Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life
Amazon Price: $28.95 (as of 01/06/2010)
Going Dirty : The Art of Negative Campaigning
Amazon Price: $35.00 (as of 01/06/2010)
Week of October 2, 2006
Herding Cats: A Life in Politics
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Still Ranting After All These Years
Amazon Price: $18.81 (as of 01/07/2010)
Links about The Daily Show
Other places on the net where you can get some related info
- The Daily Show Community
- The Daily Show's community site. It has better access to video - current and archival - of the show, including better video players for embedding (though I believe all vids now have ads). But, they no longer have a book list. So all the more reason for this lens!
- TV Squad's Daily Show section
- TV Squad (member of Weblogs Inc. Network) usually has at least one summary per episode of The Daily Show, often more. These summaries include commentary on the interview with the author as well as links to the author's website or blog.
- Wikipedia Entry on The Daily Show
- For people who have way too much time on their hands ...
- The Daily Show on TV.com
- Extensive listing of episodes, news, downloads, pics and reviews about The Daily Show.
Week of September 25, 2006
State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America
Amazon Price: $18.21 (as of 01/07/2010)
In the Line of Fire: A Memoir
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
The Confession
Amazon Price: $23.04 (as of 01/07/2010)
The Truth (with jokes)
Amazon Price: $5.45 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of September 18, 2006
My Life
Amazon Price: $39.95 (as of 01/07/2010)
Hollywoodland
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Jackass - The Movie (Widescreen Special Edition)
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of September 11, 2006
Ridiculous
Amazon Price: $12.98 (as of 01/07/2010)
Winning Right: Campaign Politics and Conservative Policies
Amazon Price: $26.00 (as of 01/07/2010)
The Courage of Our Convictions: A Manifesto for Democrats
Amazon Price: $11.91 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of August 21, 2006
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 01/07/2010)
The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture
Amazon Price: $29.98 (as of 01/07/2010)
Dragon Fire
Amazon Price: $13.35 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of August 14, 2006
Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of August 7, 2006
Guinness World Records 2007
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of July 31, 2006
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of July 24, 2006
A War We Must Win
Amazon Price: $27.95 (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of July 17, 2006
Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World
George Chang ... really interesting interview! Well-spoken, articulate. Discussed the motives for Kim Jong-Il in conducting the recent missle test - what is domestically and internationally motivating these actions. Chang was incredibly articulate and seems to have keen insight into the internal politics of North Korea. Hopefully his writing is as straightforward as his interview style - this will be a great read!
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds
James Maguire was on discussing his new book about 6 spellers in the American National Spelling Bee. Surprisingly, no comparisons to Spellbound came up. Maguire followed 6 spellers and featured one of them in the book who actually won last year. Looking forward to reading this one!!
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Week of July 10, 2006
Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
Pantano was on the show on Monday, June 10. Very articulate. He served in both the Gulf and Iraq wars and brought some good insight into what soldiers were going through. Jon asked some good questions about what soldiers on the ground thought about the Bush Administration, but he let Pantano do most of the talking. It sounds like an interesting, but potentially painful read.
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
Conservatives Without Conscience
Amazon Price: $10.41 (as of 01/07/2010)
You, Me and Dupree
Owen Wilson was on promoting his new movie. He gives a fun interview .. funny, laid-back, a little stoned. Good times.
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 01/07/2010)
Straight from Washington
Even more about current politics and the current administration
Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public
Helen Thomas was on the June 27th show. She is so incredible - such a charming, soft-spoken yet tough as nails woman. She has been in the Washington press corps since 1961 and has some interesting observations about what it was like then and now. I really look forward to reading her insights.
Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 01/07/2010)
Current Politics
Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I): From the Age of Discovery to a World at War
Bennett was on the June 6th show. It was a fascinating interview, on the topic of gay marriage, though Stewart didn't let Bennett get a lot of voice-time. I want to read this just to try to understand the fundamental disconnect between Bennett saying America is unique and outstanding in history for the freedom we offer our citizens yet how he can espouse denying some of those citizens fundamental rights.
Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 01/06/2010)
Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy
Bartlett appeared on the show March 9, 2006. He was fired from a conservative think tank, The National Center for Policy Analysis (nca.org) after the book was published. Bartlett is quite congenial in the interview and presents a great, rationale conservative take on how anti-conservative George W. Bush really is.
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
America Back on Track
Kennedy appeared on the show April 20th. Not a lot of book talk. Pretty standard interview. Kennedy indicated that his book describes some of the issues with Bush and with the Democrats; his book hearkens back to a time when Democrats rallied Americans around a "can do" attitude and spirit.
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Director of Israel's Mossad
Halvey was on the show April 24. Calm, cool, collected. Just what you would expect from the former head of Mosad. In charge 4 years, second in command for another 3 and with Mosad a total of 40! Sounded great - can't wait to read it!
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine
Continetti was on the show on May 1, 2006. Young, Republican and full of energy, Continetti details how the Republican party has let a few power-hungry idealogues get in the way of true republicanism. Sounds like a fascinating read from a young party-member's perspective. Continetti gave a great interview, articulate and engaging; I look forward to his book being the same!
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
Albight was on the show on May 2, 2006. She gave a great interview - so smart and snappy. Her book discusses the relationship between Bush's assertion of power and his belief in his divine right to rule (I mean, to govern). Can't *wait* to read this!
Amazon Price: $25.95 (as of 01/06/2010)
Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives (Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society)
Amazon Price: $18.96 (as of 01/06/2010)
Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack
Ervin was on the show on May 3, 2006. First, I can't believe Jon said nothing about his name being Clark Kent Ervin! In any case ... Ervin, former inspector general of Homeland Security in the US, states that the US is still vulnerable to attack, even after all of the post-911 rhetoric. He believes that there are a number of "simple steps" that the US can take (e.g. inspect cargo, more people at the border) to shore up their safety. Details in the book.
Amazon Price: $1.77 (as of 01/06/2010)
The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World
Shawn appeared on the May 9th show.
Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 01/06/2010)
America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy
May 11th Show
Amazon Price: $9.06 (as of 01/06/2010)
The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life
May 17th Show
Amazon Price: $23.89 (as of 01/06/2010)
A Heckuva Job: More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme
Calvin Trillin was on the June 19th show. Charming and slightly bemused, Trillin read from the title poem about Bush appointing former FEMA head Michael Brown. Funny. Can't wait to pick this up .. or see if there is an audio version read by him!
Amazon Price: $11.01 (as of 01/06/2010)
Technology, Science, the Environment and Global Issues
The big, important and super-interesting stuff
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
Gore appeared on the June 28th show. More charming and effusive since entering private life, Gore shared his reasons for writing the book & filming the documentary. He also answered questions about how the right reacts to his stance on the environment and why this really isn't a political issue, but a moral one. I've seen Al Gore deliver the talk that the film is based on. It is incredibly powerful! I look forward to reading the book.
Amazon Price: $16.29 (as of 01/07/2010)
![The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410FGAGYGPL._SL75_.jpg)
The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Amazon Price: $17.35 (as of 01/07/2010)
American History
Books about American History, or America in history .. you know, stuff in the past.
American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Meecham appeared on the show April 17, 2006. The managing editor of Newsweek, Meecham has two other books to his credit. In American Gospel, Meecham presents an argument that both the left and the right have gone too far in claiming that America was intended, by the Founding Fathers, to be a secular state or a Christian state, respectively. He argues that the two documents that define America, the Constitution and the Declaration, must be read together to achieve a balance between the two extremes. Meecham's website: http://www.jonmeacham.com/
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
Profiles in Courage (P.S.)
The extraordinary Caroline Kennedy was on the show June 5, talking about the Profiles in Courage awards. This edition of the book has a forward by her. I've never read the entire book, but only one of profiles. The book certainly hearkens back to a nobler time in American politics. A reminder we could all use.
Amazon Price: $11.89 (as of 01/06/2010)
Music and Movies
![A Prairie Home Companion Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Limited Edition CD + DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61KV9HFDSBL._SL75_.jpg)
A Prairie Home Companion Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Limited Edition CD + DVD]
Amazon Price: $18.98 (as of 01/07/2010)
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
The few books that aren't about politics or American history
And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey
Terkel appeared on the show on April 4, 2006. Very interesting .. great storyteller. Just what you would expect, a cantankerous old coot. Studs Terkel Website: http://www.studsterkel.org/
Amazon Price: $19.72 (as of 01/06/2010)
More Flanimals
Ricky Gervais appeared on April 3, 2006. He and Jon had a great interview (hopefully, it will show up on the Comedy Central website), but really didn't talk about the book. It seems to be a sequel to Flanimals, but I don't know what that is about either. According to the reviews on Amazon, parents and kids alike love Flanimals. Hmmm ...
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit
Nerz was on the program on April 18, 2006. This chronicles his year of following people around the competitive eating circuit, a "sport" he claims is the fastest growing in America.
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker
Remnick appeared on the May 8th show. He is the current editor of the New Yorker and has just released a collection of his past writings (the "good stuff" edition).
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
Willie Nelson appeared on the May 18th show. Nelson is extremely affable & charming. Part memoir, part philosophy, part joke-book, if you're a fan of Willie and his easy-nature, you'll love "The Tao of Willie".
Amazon Price: (as of 01/06/2010)
Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons
Amazon Price: $15.61 (as of 01/06/2010)
Books and DVDs by Jon Stewart
When you're looking for something on the lighter side
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Amazon Price: (as of 01/07/2010)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Indecision 2004
Amazon Price: $31.49 (as of 01/07/2010)
Naked Pictures of Famous People
Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 01/07/2010)
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