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America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't
Author	Stephen Colbert
Language	English
Genre	Humor, Political
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date	October 2, 2012
Publication place	United States
Pages	240
ISBN	0446583979
Preceded by	I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)

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America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't is a 2012 satirical book written by Stephen Colbert and other writers of The Colbert Report as a follow-up to 2007's I Am America (And So Can You!). It is published by Grand Central Publishing. The book was released on October 2, 2012. Its audiobook won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, making for Colbert's second Grammy win, as well as his third Grammy nomination overall.^[1]

Synopsis

Colbert addresses topics including Wall Street, campaign finance, energy policy, healthcare, eating on the campaign trail, and the United States Constitution.^[2]

References

^ "Stephen Colbert Just Beat David Sedaris To Win A Grammy". Vanity Fair. 26 January 2014.
^ "Stephen Colbert looks at U.S.A. in new book - Katie Glueck". Politico. Retrieved 2012-10-01.

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[1] "Stephen Colbert Just Beat David Sedaris To Win A Grammy". Vanity Fair. 26 January 2014.

[2] "Stephen Colbert looks at U.S.A. in new book - Katie Glueck". Politico. Retrieved 2012-10-01.

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+'''''America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't''''' is a 2012 satirical book written by [[Stephen Colbert]] and other writers of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' as a follow-up to 2007's ''[[I Am America (And So Can You!)]]''. It is published by [[Grand Central Publishing]]. The book was released on October 2, 2012. Its audiobook won the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]] [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]], making for Colbert's second Grammy win, as well as his third Grammy nomination overall.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/01/stephen-colbert-grammy|title=Stephen Colbert Just Beat David Sedaris To Win A Grammy|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=26 January 2014 }}</ref>
 ==Synopsis==
-Colbert addresses topics including [[Wall Street]], [[campaign finance]], [[energy policy]], [[healthcare]], eating on the campaign trail, and the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81851.html?hp=r1 |title=Stephen Colbert looks at U.S.A. in new book - Katie Glueck |publisher=Politico.Com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref>
+Colbert addresses topics including [[Wall Street]], [[campaign finance]], [[energy policy]], [[healthcare]], eating on the campaign trail, and the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81851.html?hp=r1 |title=Stephen Colbert looks at U.S.A. in new book - Katie Glueck |work=Politico |access-date=2012-10-01}}</ref>
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Film	Strangers with Candy (2006)
Books	I Am America (And So Can You!) (2007) America Again (2012) I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) (2012) Whose Boat Is This Boat? (2018) Does This Taste Funny? (2024)
Family	James William Colbert Jr. (plane crash) (father) Elizabeth Colbert Busch (sister)
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