Title Al Franken, giant of the Senate / by Al Franken.

Publication Info.	New York : Twelve, [2017]
	©2017

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Location	Call No.	Status
West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Large Print Materials	LT B FRANKEN AL F	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Adult New Materials	LT B FRANKEN AL F	Lost and Paid
Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	LP-B-FRANKEN, A.	Check Shelf

Edition	Large print; First hardcover edition.
Description	vii, 548 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Physical Medium	large print rda
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 pull-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.
Summary	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.
Subject	Franken, Al.
	United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
	Franken, Al. (OCoLC)fst00317506
	United States. Congress. Senate. (OCoLC)fst00530422
	Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
	Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
	Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
	Large type books.
	Comedians. (OCoLC)fst00869077
	Legislators. (OCoLC)fst00995828
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
	HUMOR / Topic / Politics.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
	HUMOR / Politics.
	PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government.
Genre/Form	Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	Autobiographies.
Added Title	Giant of the Senate
ISBN	9781455571208 (large print)
	1455571202 (large print)

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