Stephen Colbert Beyond Truthiness

Author : Bruce Watson
Publisher : New Word City
ISBN 13 : 1612307574
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness written by Bruce Watson and published by New Word City. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Colbert is far more than a comedian and improv genius. As head of his fanciful Colbert Nation, the quick-witted host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report has delighted fans with his wit, audacity, and innovative uses of language and the media. In this biography, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson, author of Jon Stewart: Beyond the Moments of Zen, charts Colbert's rise from boyhood tragedy to "greatest living cultural/media critic."

Author : Lisa Rogak
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429990546
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book And Nothing But the Truthiness written by Lisa Rogak and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny and personal portrait of the comedian who became the headline-making, ground-breaking star of The Colbert Report. "My name is Stephen Colbert, but I actually play someone on television named Stephen Colbert, who looks like me and talks like me, but who says things with a straight face [that] he doesn't mean."—Stephen Colbert No other comedian can generate headlines today the way Stephen Colbert can. With his appearance at a Congressional hearing, his rally in Washington, D.C., his bestselling book, his creation of the now-accepted word truthiness, and of course his popular TV show, nearly everyone (except the poor Congressional fools who agree to be interviewed on his show) has heard of him. Yet all these things are part of a character also named Stephen Colbert. Who is he really? In And Nothing But the Truthiness, biographer Lisa Rogak examines the man behind the character. She reveals the roots of his humor, growing up as the youngest of eleven siblings, and the tragedy that forever altered the family. She charts his early years earning his chops first as a serious acting student and later as a budding impov comic, especially his close connection with Amy Sedaris, which led to the cult TV show Strangers with Candy. And Rogak offers a look inside how The Daily Show works, and the exclusive bond that Colbert and Jon Stewart formed that would lead to Colbert's own rise to celebrity. A behind-the-scenes look into the world of one of the biggest comedians in America, And Nothing But the Truthiness is a terrific read for any resident of Colbert Nation.

Author : Stephen Colbert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501169009
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions written by Stephen Colbert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forgive him, Father, for Stephen Colbert has sinned. He knew it was wrong at the time. But he went ahead and did it anyway. Now he’s begging for forgiveness. Based on his popular segment from The Late Show, Stephen Colbert and his team of writers now reveal his most shameful secrets to millions (although, actually, he’d like you not to tell anyone). Midnight Confessions is an illustrated collection of Stephen Colbert at his most brilliant and irreverent.

Author : Catherine M. Andronik
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313386293
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stephen Colbert written by Catherine M. Andronik and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how comedian Stephen Colbert's satiric views of American life have captured the imagination of viewers around the world—and sharpened these individuals' own critical interpretations and opinions on current events. Stephen Colbert may be "just a comedian"—one not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him—but there is no arguing that the condescending, bombastic, and largely ignorant pundit he plays on Comedy Central has brought awareness of current events and political happenings to a substantially larger portion of the American population. The only available biography on Stephen Colbert, this book examines his life story and details how he became one of the most influential people on current American culture. Beginning with coverage of Colbert's childhood, the chapters discuss his education, highlighting his interest in drama; describe his introduction to the world of comedy; review his contributions as a "correspondent" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; and focus on Colbert's accomplishments and antics as the star of his faux news program that debuted in the fall of 2005, The Colbert Report.

Author : Aaron Allen Schiller
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0812696611
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stephen Colbert and Philosophy written by Aaron Allen Schiller and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Colbert is a pop culture phenomenon. More than one million people backed his fake candidacy in the 2008 U.S. presidential election on Facebook, a testament to the set of issues and emotions Colbert brings to mind. Each chapter is written by a philosopher and all focused on Colbert's reality, from his word creations (truthiness, wikiality, freem, and others) to his position as a faux-pundit who openly mocks Fox News and CNN. Although most of the discussion is centered on The Colbert Report, this collection does not neglect either his best-selling book, I Am America (And So Can You!), or his public performances, including his 2006 White House Press Correspondents Dinner speech. From publisher description.

Author : Allison Krumsiek
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1534563261
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stephen Colbert written by Allison Krumsiek and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Colbert became famous through his television show, The Colbert Report, before becoming the host of The Late Show and using his political humor to rise to the top of the late-night ratings. Readers not only learn about Colbert's early life and rise to fame, but also the ways he has made his shows successful. In-depth sidebars augment the informative text to show all the facets of Colbert's personal and professional life. Full-color photographs, a comprehensive timeline, and annotated quotes also enhance this look at one of the leaders of late-night comedy.

Author : Heidi Ravven
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1595585370
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Self Beyond Itself written by Heidi Ravven and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few concepts are more unshakable in our culture than "free will," the idea that individuals are fundamentally in control of the decisions they make, good or bad. And yet the latest research about how the brain functions seems to point in the opposite direction, with fresh discoveries indicating the many ways in which humans are subject to influences well beyond the control of the conscious self. In The Self Beyond Itself, acclaimed scholar Heidi M. Ravven offers a wide-ranging and bold argument for a new vision of ethics, one that takes into account neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology, challenging the ways in which we view our actions—and, indeed, our selves. In a work of breathtaking intellectual sweep and erudition, Ravven offers a riveting and accessible review of cutting-edge neuroscientific research into the brain’s capacity for decision-making—from "mirror" neurons and "self-mapping" to surprising new understandings of group psychology. The Self Beyond Itself also introduces readers to a rich, alternative philosophical tradition of ethics, rooted in the writing of Baruch Spinoza, that finds uncanny confirmation in modern science. Illustrating the results of today’s research with real-life examples, taking readers from elementary school classrooms to Nazi concentration camps, Ravven demonstrates that it is possible to build a theory of ethics that doesn’t rely on free will yet still holds both individuals and groups responsible for the decisions that help create a good society. The Self Beyond Itself is that rare book that injects new ideas into an old debate—and helps us consider anew our understanding of ourselves and of our world.

Author : Stephen Colbert
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780446582186
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am America (And So Can You!) written by Stephen Colbert and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unrelenting fighter for the soul of America, Stephen Colbert offers up truthiness, untold insight, and the only correct opinions in America in his hilarious political satire book based on the hit series, The Colbert Report. Congratulations -- just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic. From Stephen Colbert, the former host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes a book to fill all twenty-four hours of your day. I Am America (And So Can You!) contains all of the opinions that Stephen didn't have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast. Dictated directly into a microcassette recorder over a three-day weekend, this book contains Stephen's most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on: The American Family Race Religion Sex Sports and many more topics, conveniently arranged in chapter form. Always controversial and outspoken, Stephen addresses why Hollywood is destroying America by inches, why evolution is a fraud, and why the elderly should be harnessed to millstones. You may not agree with everything Stephen says, but with this book, at the very least, you'll understand that your differing opinion is wrong.

Author : Jeffrey A. Bell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317661001
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Analytic-Continental Divide written by Jeffrey A. Bell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This forward-thinking collection presents new work that looks beyond the division between the analytic and continental philosophical traditions—one that has long caused dissension, mutual distrust, and institutional barriers to the development of common concerns and problems. Rather than rehearsing the causes of the divide, contributors draw upon the problems, methods, and results of both traditions to show what post-divide philosophical work looks like in practice. Ranging from metaphysics and philosophy of mind to political philosophy and ethics, the papers gathered here bring into mutual dialogue a wide range of recent and contemporary thinkers, and confront leading problems common to both traditions, including methodology, ontology, meaning, truth, values, and personhood. Collectively, these essays show that it is already possible to foresee a future for philosophical thought and practice no longer determined neither as "analytic" nor as "continental," but, instead, as a pluralistic synthesis of what is best in both traditions. The new work assembled here shows how the problems, projects, and ambitions of twentieth-century philosophy are already being taken up and productively transformed to produce new insights, questions, and methods for philosophy today.

Author : William L. Sachs
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819228990
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Church Beyond Belief written by William L. Sachs and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the dilemma and the distractions that currently prevent congregations from being the place where that sense of belonging can unfold and guide newcomers in the discovery of faith. It suggests new and effective approaches to help churches make vital connections.