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The Daily Show Reading Club
A list of books written by authors who have been on The Daily Show. Like the Oprah book club, but better.
Tags: bookclub, current-events, non-fiction, politics, and tv

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Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris 8 people voted »
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The Areas of My Expertise
The Areas of My Expertise
by John Hodgman 6 people voted »
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Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of C...
by David Rakoff 5 people voted »
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Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business...
by Robert B. Reich 4 people voted »
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1776
1776
by David McCullough 4 people voted »
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The World Without Us
The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman 3 people voted »
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
A People's History of the United States: 1492 t...
by Howard Zinn 3 people voted »
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah 3 people voted »
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Take the Cannoli
Take the Cannoli
by Sarah Vowell 3 people voted »
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No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Fut...
by Reza Aslan 2 people voted »
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The First Billion Is the Hardest: How Believing It's Still Early in the Game Can Lead to Life's Greatest Comebacks
The First Billion Is the Hardest: How Believing...
by T. Boone Pickens 2 people voted »
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Mo...
by Hooman Majd 2 people voted »
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The Seventeen Traditions
The Seventeen Traditions
by Ralph Nader 2 people voted »
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I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel
I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel
by Tom Wolfe 2 people voted »
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When Science Goes Wrong: Twelve Tales From the Dark Side of Discovery
When Science Goes Wrong: Twelve Tales From the ...
by Simon LeVay 2 people voted »
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The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accident...
by John Crawford 1 person voted »
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Supreme Courtship
Supreme Courtship
by Christopher Buckley 1 person voted »
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The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the Amer...
by Thomas E. Ricks 1 person voted »
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Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
by Sarah Vowell 1 person voted »
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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I...
by Alan Alda 1 person voted »
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Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World's Most Repressive Country
Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the ...
by Mike Kim 1 person voted »
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The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden 1 person voted »
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Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul ...
by Philip P. Pan 1 person voted »
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Happier
Happier
by Tal Ben-Shahar 1 person voted »
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A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East
A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for ...
by Kenneth Pollack 1 person voted »
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Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
by Fred Burton 1 person voted »
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Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle ...
by Richard A. Clarke 1 person voted »
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Until I Find You: A Novel
Until I Find You: A Novel
by John Irving 1 person voted »
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Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob
Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of ...
by Lee Siegel 1 person voted »
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1154130 "Like the Oprah book club, but better."

At least Oprah reads the books in her club.


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