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050	0	0	_aE901.1.F73 _bA3 2017
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100	1		_aFranken, Al
245	1	0	_aAl Franken Giant of the Senate _c/ by Al Franken
250			_aFirst hardcover edition.
260			_aNew York _b: Twelve _c, 2017
300			_a406 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aWhy 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 pill-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.
520			_aThe 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.
546			_aEnglish.
600	1	4	_aFranken, Al
610	1	4	_aUnited States _b. Congress _x-Senate _y-Biography
650		4	_aGay legislators _z-United States _v--Biography
650		4	_aComedians _z-United States _v--Biography
650		4	_aLegislators _z-United States _x-Biography.
650		4	_aAutobiographies
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