Al Franken, Author . Dutton $19.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-525-94673-1
Writing with the self-satirizing smirk that became his specialty on Saturday Night Live, Franken now takes on the advice-book genre. Written as a series of self-aggrandizing bromides, his book—with its title's nod to Dr. Seuss's...
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Al Franken, Author , read by the author. High Bridge $24.95 (, unabridged, three CDs, 3 hrs., $24.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-1-56511-698-6
Listeners probably have a good idea going in whether or not they will like this recording. Fans of Franken's nasal voice, astringent wit and unapologetically liberal politics will delight in his irreverent send-up of self-help books and trite...
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Al Franken, Author . Dutton $25.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-94906-0
Franken is George W. Bush's worst nightmare: a savvy liberal political satirist and Harvard fellow with a massive readership. Franken and his tireless team of fact-checkers are able to spread The Truth
to people who might never pick up books by
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Al Franken, Author , read by the author. Brilliance Audio $38.95 (Unabridged, eight CDs, 12 hrs., $38.95) ISBN 978-1-59600-060-5
Franken and his research team return to what they do best: detailing allegations and accusations being spread by right-wing pundits and then debunking them point-by-point. While numerous tomes have taken on the administration's creative...
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Al Franken, Author Delacorte Press $21.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-385-31474-9
Franken, a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live and in feature films, does to Limbaugh what the conservative talk-show host has been doing to Democratic politicians for years. Using admitted half-truths and out-of-context quotes, he skewers...
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Al Franken, Author Island $6.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-22330-6
Comedy writer Franken skewers conservatives in a book that spent 23 weeks on PW's bestseller list. (Nov.)
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Al Franken, Author Delacorte Press $23.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-385-31809-9
For all those who want their political humor more political--and funnier--than the usual late-night TV fare, there's Al Franken. Here's the scenario: the millennial presidential campaign is nearly upon us, and Franken (Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat...
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Al Franken. Twelve, $28 (416p) ISBN 978-1-4555-4041-9
In this excellent, insightful memoir, comedian turned senator Franken recalls his unlikely path to public service. He was raised in a middle-class family in a Minneapolis suburb, tried to launch his comedy career while still an undergraduate at...
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Al Franken, Author, Al Franken, Read by , read by the author. HighBridge Audio $34.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-56511-797-6
This witty, scrupulously researched and expertly delivered audio production accomplishes what few nonfiction audio books manage to do—it realizes the full potential of the format. Even those who have already read Franken's book should...
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