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| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : DFed's 75-book for '09 | | 183 | alcottacre, Yesterday 2:12am | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Marie's | | 57 | mihess, Thursday 2:36pm | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : Things that make you smile | | 34 | mamalaz, December 2009 | |
| Book talk : Hangman Puzzle XXVIII | | 409 | TheoClarke, November 2009 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Abandoned Books redux (Life is short. Don't read crap.) | | 232 | sanja, November 2009 | |
| Literary Snobs : What do you need to read to consider yourself 'well read'? | | 205 | semckibbin, October 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Luxx's 75 Book Challenge | | 302 | Luxx, October 2009 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : readergirliz's 50 book challenge | | 29 | readergirliz, September 2009 | |
| Happy Heathens : The Dawkins delusion | | 245 | darrow, August 2009 | |
| BookMooching : After less than 24 hours at BM... (picture!) | | 42 | Danneeness, August 2009 | |
| BookMooching : A Book Search Among Friends | | 428 | infiniteletters, July 2009 | |
| 999 Challenge : elbakerone's 999 challenge | | 54 | elbakerone, June 2009 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of June 13 2009? | | 248 | koalamom, June 2009 | |
| History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture : Tudors | | 100 | JulianneArdianLee, May 2009 | |
| Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4 | | 273 | alans, May 2009 | |
| BookMooching : Do you have anything on this soldier's wishlist? | | 5 | DevourerOfBooks, April 2009 | |
| 999 Challenge : ktruh's 999 challenge | | 22 | LisaMorr, April 2009 | |
| Book talk : Fun Exercise that I swiped from Facebook: | | 97 | MissTeacher, April 2009 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : stricklerracing's 50-book list - And I'm off! | | 53 | billiejean, April 2009 | |
| Build the Open Shelves Classification : Humor | | 18 | abbottthomas, March 2009 | |
| Book talk : Game ---->PICK A BOOK YOU HAVEN'T READ YET II | | 349 | AMQS, February 2009 | |
| Non-Fiction Readers : Favourite Non-Fiction Reads for 2008 | | 31 | JimThomson, February 2009 | |
| Hogwarts Express : Game: I have read... | | 284 | MrAndrew, February 2009 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : KPlatypus: Going for 150 in 2008 | | 100 | Kplatypus, January 2009 | |
| 888 Challenge : titania86's 888 challenge | | 7 | billiejean, January 2009 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : moonwatcher's books in 2008 | | 46 | billiejean, January 2009 | |
| Dormant: SCILS Book Club : So...what's everybody reading? | | 2 | sweetiegherkin, January 2009 | |
| Dormant: 250 book challenge : Dyrfinna's 2008 Reading | | 36 | Dyrfinna, January 2009 | |
| Dormant: 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Sgt Big G's 75 for 2008 | | 92 | sgtbigg, December 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : 80 in 2008! | | 48 | shinyone, December 2008 | |
| Dormant: 888 Challenge : Kaelirenee's | | 76 | kaelirenee, December 2008 | |
| Dormant: 888 Challenge : Shinyone's | | 42 | shinyone, October 2008 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : July's New (or Used) Books | | 89 | WillSteed, August 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 19 July 2008 | | 216 | msf59, July 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Ryvre's Books, Books and More Books | | 21 | ryvre, July 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Leigh22 | | 1 | Leigh22, July 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : gnlb's list of 50 in 2008...ish | | 4 | whitewavedarling, June 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Trystorp's books in a year | | 65 | Trystorp, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: Bestsellers over the Years : Bestsellers - 2007 - USA Today | | 17 | karenmarie, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Have you been bad recently (bought any books), Part 4 | | 431 | clamairy, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Lavinia starts April 2007 | | 95 | Lavinient, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: Humor : Best Current Comic/Satire Writers? | | 35 | BananaHead, February 2008 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part III | | 394 | WillSteed, February 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : First Line Game | | 238 | Irisheyz77, February 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 19 January 2008 | | 209 | Cariola, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Have You Bought Any Books Lately Part 3 | | 362 | maggie1944, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : laurea's 2007 books | | 10 | laurea, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? - OCTOBER 2007 | | 175 | rosinalippi, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Kihera's 50 | | 16 | kihera, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : tckaye's 50 | | 1 | tckaye41, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: What did YOU buy today? : October 2007 edition | | 53 | AnnaClaire, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favorite books for October? | | 41 | Cariola, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 13 October 2007 | | 167 | Cariola, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 6 October 2007 | | 155 | lindsacl, October 2007 | |
wild guess... You and I?
101. Colbert, Stephen. I Am America (And So Can You!). 230 pages. 8.9.09.
I am really not sure how to describe this book to anyone who doesn't already know Stephen Colbert, or what his book actually ... OOoh, you have Wigfield? I love that book! And America (The Book)! Are you giving away I Am America And So Can You!?! Blasphemy! (I've got a life-sized cut-out of Stephen Colbert in my room... ... live in a cave has heard at least one song by Led Zeppelin, not so much with Neutral Milk Hotel or the later work of Can
Just some random thoughts. When you get right down to it, isn't being well-read ... at least by the standards of the Western Canon ... a bit tedious? 17. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
Okay, so maybe I didn't go more challenging...but I did go more fun! ... .
Now that I'm finished with Fast Food Nation, I've started on Hannibal by Thomas Harris, and I'm about halfway through I Am America (And So Can You) - I've read this one before, but it's so stinking funny I had to read it again! In my TBR pile: Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and A ... 54. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert. Just as funny as the show. **** ... if George Romero wrote Regency romances.
I'm still reading Endless Night by Agatha Christie and I've also started I Am America (And So Can You) and Sell Your Specialty Food. ... books that give me ordinary day-to-day details of life. Some of the best sources I have are titled "The Life and Times of so-and-so" Or "The History of some small detail of existence such as food preservation or toilets" I've got one book titled "Weep Not For Me: Women, Ballads, and Infantici ... ... and may be able to find any of the following books, I'll look tonight:
Three Cups of Tea
Lies My Teacher Told Me
I Am America (And So Can You)
Let me know if you would want any/all of these if I can find them. Gulliver's Travels is a novel that is satirical. It goes under fiction, obviously. I am America and So Can You is the kind that goes here. As always, common sense trumps. ... the Bible is 100% the true Word of God, and the Jews believe in the Old Testament, that means Judaism is 50% right."
I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert I've abandoned listening to the audio book I am America and so can you by Stephen Colbert. I really like him, but this book was more annoying than funny. And if I want to listen to him, I'm always behind on Colbert Reports that I can pull up on the computer from his website. Aha!
I have never read I am America (and So Can You!) but I have read The Crimson Petal and the White. ... the new point of this game to think of the longest titles possible?
I've never read about Curious Dogs but I have read I am America (and So Can You!) #34) I am America (And So Can You) by Stephan Colbert - This had to be listened to as an audiobook. There were some pretty funny parts and it was pretty short as far as audiobooks go. If you like America by Jon Stewart, you will like this. #3 - I Am America And So Can You by Stephen Colbert, audiobook (library). Nothing is sacred in this book to Colbert! Many laugh-out-loud moments at the sheer chutzpah! ... Keeper's Daughter but haven't got to read it yet.
I'm working on a bunch of things at once now ... I've been reading I am America (And so can you!) and I think that's hysterical (but I also like Colbert's show....if you don't like the show, you probably won't like the book); Revolting Lib ... ... Girl by Carl Hiaasen--Finished
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4. Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists by Gideon Defoe
5. I Am America and So Can You by Stephen Colbert
6. Why We Suck by Dennis Leary
7. Pig Did It by Joseph Caldwell
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9. ... The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
*The God Delusion
*Do You Speak American?
*Letter to a Christian Nation
*I Am America (And So Can You!) (borderline fiction/nonfiction)
*The Physics of Star Trek
*Classical Mythology
*The Christian World: A Global History
*Cannibals ... ... 8)
11. John Adams (5, 7)
12. Dreams From My Father (5)
13. Lipstick Jihad (5, 8)
14. I am America (And So Can You!) (4)
15. Three Cups of Tea (4, 7, 8)
(I'm not sure which of these I'll get too, but it looks like all of them could be ... From LisaMorr's library, I pick I am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert, cause..lol! ... Ghosts Speak - Mary Ann Winkowski (238)
108. Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me - Ben Karlin (223)
109. I Am America (And So Can You!) - Stephen Colbert (230)
110. Red Eye, Black Eye - K. Thor Jensen (304)
111. Fear of Flying - Erica Jong (438)
112. Seeing Good at Work ... ... How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
18. Deleted
19. Homeland Security Scams by James Bennett
20. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Steven Colbert
Is anyone interested in my copy of Stephen Colbert's I am America (And So Can You!)? It's in excellent condition. Listened to I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert yesterday. I don't watch the Colbert Report so I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but damn, was it funny! ... With Scissors- Augusten Burroughs(3/1/08)
4.Dry- Augusten Burroughs(3/4/08)
5.So Far...-Kelsey Grammer(3/5/08)
6.I Am America (And So Can You)- Stephen Colbert(3/5/08)
7.Magical Thinking- Augusten Burroughs(3/7/08)
8.A Piece of Cake- Cupcake Brown(3/14/08)
9.Talk to The Hand- ... ... of a long series of random events linked together by implausible explanations.
Right now, I'm hoping to finish I Am America (And So Can You!) (which is fantastically hilarious), and I'm planning on starting Airframe by Michael Crichton. And then I think I'm going to reread a few ... Yesterday I got a spanking new copy of I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert. I love eager Bookmooch newbies--book like new, sent the same day of my request. ... Bailey John Mortimer
The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort
A Cat Is Watching: a Look at the way Cats See Us Roger A. Caras
I Am America and So Can You Stephen Colbert ... tion
1) Her Last Death by Susanna Sonnenberg (finished 7/7/08)
2) The Film Club by David Gilmour (finished 9/7/08)
3) I am America (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert (finished 9/26/08)
4) House Rules by Rachel Sontag (finishd 10/5/08)
5) Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy (finis ... 33. I am America (And so Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
If you enjoy The Colbert Report, you will enjoy this book. I refrained from reading it in public because it made me laugh out loud so often.
34. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Part of my continuing quest to read all the Hugo winning ... Stephen Colbert - I Am America (And So Can You!)
Good, but not as funny as the show.
Garth Nix - Abhorsen
The first two books in the series were really good, but this one blew them out of the water. I would recommend this series to anybody who like fantasy.
Julia Alvarez - ... ... Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, which I've been looking forward to, but I got side-tracked by Stephen Colbert's hilarious I am America (and So Can You!). ... are looking up. I actually started my "year" on October 31, 2007, so it's 50 in... mostly 2008.
The list so far:
1. I Am America And So Can You by Stephen Colbert
2. Martian Child by David Gerrold
3. Voyage of the Basset: Islands in the Sky by Tanith Lee
4. I Am Legend ... ...
4.) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
5.) Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
6.) Night by Elie Wiesel
7.) I Am America (and so can you!) by Stephen Colbert
8.) The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
9.) The Color Purple by Alice Walker
10.) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor F ... ... to read due to tons of homework...
Anyway, the first load arrived today:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
The Becoming by Jeanne C. Stein
The Zombie Survival Guide by M ... 6. I Am America (And So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
This book was pretty much like watching the show, except with no boring interview at the end. I loved the chapters on religion and homosexuality, and even the chapter on sports, which I have zero interest in or knowledge of, was pretty funny. #61 I Am America (And So Can You!) Yay!
"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral Arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun." ... the year china discovered america, along with the wizard of the crow, and the great upheaval. But I received a copy of I am America (and so can you!) which is, of course, hysterical, but not something I can read very much of at once. I haven't (and won't) read any of those books. I Am America is the only possible exception. ... 169 reviews, 325th.
8. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden, 773 copies, 15 reviews, 2855th.
9. I am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert, 841 copies, 18 reviews, 4420th.
10. You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, 98 ... ... dinosaur
Different and alike
Reflections from a mud puddle
We’ll paint the octopus red
ABC for you and me
I can, can you?
Leo the Late bloomer
Thank you, Mr. Falker
The Alphabet War: a story about dyslexia
Different croaks for different folks
Project wheels
The ... 12. I Am America (And So Can You!), by Stephen Colbert
Ehn. So-so. Although there were some terribly funny parts- funny enough for me to read aloud to my boyfriend a few times, even- the majority of the book was only moderately amusing. Being inflammatory and sarcastic only takes you so ... ... 3/5
55. The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan 5/5
56. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert 2/5
57. Which Lie Did I Tell? by William Goldman 3/5
... Pullmans's His Dark Materials: A Multiple Allegory by Leonard F. Wheat
5. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
6. I am America (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
7. Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene (audio)
8. Where God Meets Man by Gerhard Forde
8 Classics - New Reads
1. The ... 21. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
  Mr.Durick in Happy Heathens : The Dawkins delusion (Dec 7, 2007, 10:54pm) ... there would be no real giving offense to it, would there?
Stephen Colbert says in the 'Other Heathens' section of I am America (and so can you!) about Islam:
Islam is a great and true religion revealed in the Holy Koran which was dictated by the angel Gabriel to the ... ... Vol. 2 by Neil Gaiman. It is a beautiful beautiful book and I am totally in love with it. :)
The boyfriend got me I am America (and so can you) by Stephen Colbert as an early christmas present. I've read 2 chapters and so far it is pretty hilarious. 62. I am America (and So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
63. Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy ... on
5. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
6. America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart
7. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
8. Wigfield by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Stephen Colbert
9. Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disast ... I think Stephen Colbert is doing something new and fun with his recent new release, I Am America (And So Can You!). It plays off what makes his show and character successful, while also satirizing the pundit-written politics book. It's a fun book to read in short bursts, I've found. ... cash register.
This month I have purchashed:
Life With Jeeves
Fell Vol. 1
Good Omens
2008 Writer's Market
I Am America (And So Can You!)
Reaper Man
The Color Of Magic
Gonzo: The Life Of Hunter S. Thompson
A Pocket Style Manual
The Gonzo Way: A Celebration Of Dr. Hu ... ... was fascinating (touchstone not working, but it's in my library, so I know there is a page), and my current book, I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert is hilarious. I purchased several books this weekend. Steven Colbert's I Am America (and so can you!) , then there was Alton Brown's I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0 and Gail Tsukiyama's Women of the Silk and finally Jennifer Lee Carroll's Interred with their Bones Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
I am America (and so can you)
Myths of Light by Joseph Campbell
2012 by Daniel Pinchbeck
Bulfinch's Mythology
Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Baha'i Prayers
I really ... I Am America (And So Can You!)
Life With Jeeves
I've been reading very slowly lately, because I've been busy. I suck. From work: I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America (And So Can You!)
So. Funny. Reading funny books at the moment:
Life With Jeeves
I Am America (And So Can You!)
I'm sick today, so I'm lying in bed listening to Madama Butterfuly and reading Life With Jeeves, waiting for my stomach to stop hurting so freaking much. I couldn't help it - I bought I Am America. I have no self-control. Still readin Life With Jeeves, and have just started I Am America, which leaves me cackling like a fool. Funny books are good! ... book (The Golem's Eye), which I hardly ever do. I love this series!
I'm also listening to Stephen Colbert's new book I Am America (And So Can You), which now touchstones, yay! Stephen is hilarious.
I've gotta download his appearance on Terri Gross last night. I missed it. 16. The Trouble with Magic - Madelyn Alt
17 I Am America (and so can you) - Stephen Colbert
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