{"product_id":"angry-optimist-the-life-and-times-of-jon-stewart-9781250080479","title":"Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his arrival at \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. In \u003ci\u003eAngry Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Rogak follows his unlikely rise to stardom, from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling stand-up comic in New York, and on to the short-lived but acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Jon Stewart Show\u003c\/i\u003e, before at last landing a job as host of a half-hour comedy show that at the time was still finding its footing amidst roiling internal drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce there, Stewart transformed \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e into one of the most influential news programs on television today. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues and with new material on his departure from \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Angry Optimist \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how Jon Stewart has come to wield incredible power in American politics and changed how the news is reported along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250080479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Lisa Rogak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38021493293237,"sku":"9781250080479","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c916aa79-649e-48f3-abb9-81e3cad7517b.jpg?v=1609178754","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/angry-optimist-the-life-and-times-of-jon-stewart-9781250080479","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}