Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race /

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by Stewart, Jon,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Grand Central, (New York, N.Y. :) Physical details: ix, 244 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm. Subject(s): Human behavior --Humor. | Civilization --Humor. | History --Humor. Year : 2010 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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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 -- Final scores -- Why we're not here -- What we left out.

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.

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