Al Franken, giant of the Senate

Franken, Al, author.

Large Print 2017

The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture.

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ISBN:

9781455571208

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Large print edition

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vii, 548 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
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Giant of the Senate [large print]

Contents:

Why I'm a Democrat
How I became a comedian
Saturday Night Live (not the drug part)
Saturday Night Live (the drug part)
Saturday Night Live (the part where I leave)
Paul
A 99 percent improvement
Year of the bean feed
The DeHumorizer(TM)
I attempt to litigate comedy
Hermann the German and the pill-out couch
No joke
Harry and Chuck
Icarus soars
Twixt cup and lip
Public opprobrium
My first powwow
Tax-dodging, rape-joking pornographer for Senate
Franni saves the campaign
"Has it gotten that bad?!"
"It's close, it's very close"
The recount
Welcome to the NFL
I actually become a senator
My first big win*
What gets me out of bed in the morning
The case of Perry Mason's lost case
The angel and the devil
Never give the staff credit
Letting my id run amok
I screw up
Operation curdle
Health care: now what?
I meet George W. Bush
The 64 percent rule
My Republican friends
Sophistry
Bulletproof
Cracks in my soul
The Koch brothers hate your grandchildren
No whining on the yacht
I win awards
We build a DeHumorizer(TM)
I get reelected
Lies and the lying liar who got himself elected President
I attend a presidential inauguration
Being as good as the people we serve

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2130099

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