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You Wrote It, You Watch It

“Your Moment of Zen” segment

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Zimmerman, Seth

Zucker, Jeff

One Big Happy Family: Heartwarming Stories of Animals Caring for One Another

Dan Brown: The Unauthorized Biography

Dogs of Courage: The Heroism and Heart of Working Dogs Around the World

The Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs

And Nothing but the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert

Michelle Obama in Her Own Words: The Views and Values of America’s First Lady

Barack Obama: In His Own Words

Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King

A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein

LISA ROGAK is the author of more than forty books, including the biographies And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert and the Edgar- and Anthony-nominated Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King . She is the editor of the New York Times bestselling book Barack Obama: In His Own Words . Learn more at www.LisaRogak.com.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Rogak, Lisa, 1962–

Angry optimist : the life and times of Jon Stewart / by Lisa Rogak.

pages cm

ISBN 978-1-250-01444-3 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-4106-2 (e-book)

1. Stewart, Jon, 1962– 2. Comedians—United States—Biography. 3. Television personalities—United States—Biography. I. Title.

PN2287.S683R66 2014

792.7’6028092—dc23

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2014016493

e-ISBN 9781466841062

First Edition: September 2014