The Resource Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race, written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.]
Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race, written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.]
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The item Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race, written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.] represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race, written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.] represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
- Summary
- Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark on a mission to write a book that sums up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture. Here is the definitive guide to our species--completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 244 p.
- Contents
-
- To our alien readers
- To our human readers
- Earth: everything you need to know about this gently-used, pre-owned planet
- Life: a comprehensive guide to things that can be killed
- Man: an introduction to the solar system's original "bad boys"
- The life cycle: we called this living
- Society: how we overcame our basic humanity for the greater good
- Commerce: you didn't have to be crazy to work here ... but it helped
- Religion: we were sure someone was in charge
- Science: discovering nature's majesty, and then fixing it
- Culture: the ultimate expression of our humanity, minus 10% commission
- Final scores
- Why we're not here
- What we left out
- Isbn
- 9780446579223
- Label
- Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race
- Title
- Earth (the book)
- Title remainder
- a visitor's guide to the human race
- Statement of responsibility
- written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.]
- Title variation
- Daily Show with Jon Stewart presents
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark on a mission to write a book that sums up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture. Here is the definitive guide to our species--completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy
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- BTCTA
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- Daily show (Television program)
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- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stewart, Jon
- Dewey number
- 817/.6
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN6231.H763
- LC item number
- S74 2010b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Human behavior
- Civilization
- History
- Label
- Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race, written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.]
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- 31223094332195
- 31223094332179
- 31223901726605
- 31223092605170
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- Contents
- To our alien readers -- To our human readers -- Earth: everything you need to know about this gently-used, pre-owned planet -- Life: a comprehensive guide to things that can be killed -- Man: an introduction to the solar system's original "bad boys" -- The life cycle: we called this living -- Society: how we overcame our basic humanity for the greater good -- Commerce: you didn't have to be crazy to work here ... but it helped -- Religion: we were sure someone was in charge -- Science: discovering nature's majesty, and then fixing it -- Culture: the ultimate expression of our humanity, minus 10% commission -- Final scores -- Why we're not here -- What we left out
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 244 p.
- Isbn
- 9780446579223
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010932067
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
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- bro-cust20101011-153
- bro-cust20101027-117
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- System control number
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- 548641994
- (OCoLC)548641994
- Label
- Earth (the book) : a visitor's guide to the human race, written and edited by Jon Stewart-- [et al.]
- Bar code
-
- 31223094332195
- 31223094332179
- 31223901726605
- 31223092605170
- 31223092605048
- 31223092605055
- 31223092605063
- 31223092605014
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
- To our alien readers -- To our human readers -- Earth: everything you need to know about this gently-used, pre-owned planet -- Life: a comprehensive guide to things that can be killed -- Man: an introduction to the solar system's original "bad boys" -- The life cycle: we called this living -- Society: how we overcame our basic humanity for the greater good -- Commerce: you didn't have to be crazy to work here ... but it helped -- Religion: we were sure someone was in charge -- Science: discovering nature's majesty, and then fixing it -- Culture: the ultimate expression of our humanity, minus 10% commission -- Final scores -- Why we're not here -- What we left out
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 244 p.
- Isbn
- 9780446579223
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2010932067
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- bro-cust20101011-153
- bro-cust20101027-117
- bro-cust20101104-153
- bro-cust20101110-137
- bro-cust20101115-137
- System control number
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- 548641994
- (OCoLC)548641994
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