David Javerbaum

Author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

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About the Author

David Javerbaum is a nine-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and one of the principal authors of the bestselling America: The Book. He lives in New York with his wife and two daughters.

Works by David Javerbaum

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race (2010) 2,003 copies

The Last Testament: A Memoir (2011) 193 copies

America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction [Abridged] (2004) 121 copies

What to Expect When You're Expected: A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters (2009) 57 copies

OMG: How I created the Universe, Adam, and Steve (2011) 9 copies

An Act of God (Acting Edition for Theater Productions) (2016) 5 copies

The Daily Show: Ten Fucking Years (The Concert) 1 copy

Suburb: A Musical In Two Acts (2006) 1 copy

Suburb 1 copy

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Associated Works

Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source (1999) — Contributor — 2,031 copies

Dispatches From The Tenth Circle: The Best of The Onion (2001) — Additional material — 939 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Javerbaum, David
Legal name: Javerbaum, David Adam
Birthdate: 1971
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Education: Harvard University
New York University
Occupations: comedy writer
Relationships: Schlesinger, Adam (colleague)
Organizations: Comedy Central
The Onion
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Harvard Lampoon
Hasty Pudding Club
Awards and honors: Emmy Award

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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The… by Jon Stewart

In this case, by "read" I meant "skimmed pretty thoroughly" while I processed it for library circulation. While it doesn't disappoint, it's not mind-blowing/eye-opening like An Inconvenient Truth. In fact, I already forgot most of the content. I just know I chuckled to myself a few times.

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mimo | 48 other reviews | Dec 18, 2023 |

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The… by Jon Stewart

Doesn't quite hit the highs of the Colbert books and some of the comedy hasn't aged all that well, but most of it has

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thenthomwaslike | 48 other reviews | Jul 24, 2023 |

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The… by Jon Stewart

This book was not as funny as America. I laughed a few times, but I'm glad I rented it from the library and didn't buy it.

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bsuff | 48 other reviews | Apr 6, 2023 |

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The… by Jon Stewart

Looking at some of the other reviews, I'm supremely glad I picked up the audiobook instead of the actual book. It worked wonderfully as an audiobook. Like, amazingly so. I actually remember listening to one particular part and wondering just how that was going to translate into text (apparently, the answer to that was not very well).

This is a tongue-in-cheek guide to Earth to the aliens who find the planet after humans have all destroyed ourselves. It's pretty hilarious, if you're okay with the fact that this book is basically making fun of us (for the record, I am, because we are a truly ridiculous species).… (more)

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wisemetis | 48 other reviews | Dec 26, 2022 |

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