''America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't'' is a 2012 satirical book written by

Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program '' The Colbert Report'' from 2005 ...

and other writers of ''

The Colbert Report ''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes. The show fo ...

'' as a follow-up to 2007's ''

I Am America (And So Can You!) ''I Am America (And So Can You!)'' is a 2007 satirical book by American comedian Stephen Colbert and the writers of ''The Colbert Report''. It was released on October 9, 2007, with the audiobook edition released several days earlier. The book ...

''. It is published by

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. The book was released on October 2, 2012. Its audiobook won the

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, making for Colbert's second Grammy win, as well as his third Grammy nomination overall.

Synopsis

Colbert addresses topics including

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, eating on the campaign trail, and the

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The Third-Most Important Book of the Century BY Stephen Colbert
2012 non-fiction books Political satire books The Colbert Report Books by Stephen Colbert Grand Central Publishing books {{comedy-book-stub

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