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I recently began listening to the abridged audiobook of The Daily show With Jon Stewart Presents America (the book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (2004).  At under four hours, the audiobook is absolutely the most concise sardine can of political satiric humor I could imagine.    Structured as a mock Social Studies textbook, complete with scathingly silly study questions and learning objectives, the book/audiobook exposes facts and fallacies of United States political history and workings.  If the listener can bear  occasional expletives, the biting humor, narrated by Jon Stewart, will make 'learning' or reviewing basic Civics 101 absolutely enjoyable (unlike Coach So-and-so's 9th Grade class, which provided nothing but ample nap time).
With quickly read wit, brief commentaries and essays provided by The Daily Show writers and affiliates, and because of the brevity of the abridgment, this is one audiobook I will either want to re-check or buy, in order to listen over and over again.  I am sure I will either pick up on snippets I miss the first time, or appreciate repeatedly the humor nuggets, on subsequent listens.  I am not usually a fan of abridgments (I like to get 'the whole story' and will probably pick up a hard copy of the book), but the authentic voices, actor portrayals, Jon Stewart's deadpan and nifty little sound-effects make the audiobook so fun and delightful. I almost feel guilty having so much fun listening!

Following America, will be The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race (2010)