Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race / written and edited by Jon Stewart ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stewart, Jon, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human behavior--Humor.

Human behavior.

Civilization.

Civilization--Humor.

History--Humor.

History.

Genre:

Humor.

Physical Description:

ix, 244 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Daily show with Jon Stewart presents earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race

At head of title on cover: Daily Show with Jon Stewart presents

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Grand Central, 2010.

Summary:

Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark on a mission to write a book that sums up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture. Here is the definitive guide to our species--completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.

Contents:

To our alien readers

To our human readers

Earth : everything you need to know about this gently-used, pre-owned planet

Life : a comprehensive guide to things that can be killed

Man : an introduction to the solar system's original "bad boys"

The life cycle : we called this living

Society: how we overcame our basic humanity for the greater good

Commerce : you didn't have to be crazy to work here- but it helped

Religion : we were sure someone was in charge

Science : discovering nature's majesty, and then fixing it

Culture : the ultimate expression of our humanity, minus 10% commission

Appendices. Final scores ; Why we're not here ; What we left out.

ISBN:

9780446579223

044657922X

OCLC:

548641994