Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken Paperback Book

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Rent Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

Author: Al Franken

Format: Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Twelve

Published: May 2017

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Political

Retail Price: $35.00

Discs: 99

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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Tahoma; color: #212121; -webkit-text-stroke: #212121} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} From Senator Al Franken - #1 bestselling author and beloved SNL alum - comes the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that.

This is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect.
It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it.
It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast.
In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics.
Has Al Franken become a true Giant of the Senate? Franken asks readers to decide for themselves.


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BookLender review by Dorothy on 2018-02-02 16:47:40

Through humor and honest sharing this fine former Senator has a great deal to teach the American public about how congress really works. His focus in the Senate speaks a great deal about the character and work ethic of this man. I was moved to tears as he shared the human motivation behind several bills that he sponsored. Unfortunately, before he was allowed an honest hearing concerning the charges made by women against him, he was driven out of the Senate. We are all much poorer for the loss of this leader.