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I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)

By: Stephen Colbert
Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert (introduction)
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Publisher's summary

The story of a pole, searching for his purpose in life.

"The perfect gift to give a child or grandchild for their high school or college graduation. Also Father's Day. Also, other times."
—Stephen Colbert

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©2012 Stephen Colbert (P)2012 Hachette

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"The sad thing is, I like it." (Maurice Sendak)

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short, fun, and just nice

for only being 8 minutes, this was totally worth my time. Really funny, had both Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert, and ended in a nice patriotic way. good stuff.

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not much

Only real value of this is knowing where the money will go. Not much of a story and performance is only so-so.

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Hanks and Colbert are hilarious

Would you listen to I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) again? Why?

Definitely will listen to it again. If you have 8 minutes it is an incredibly entertaining bit.

What other book might you compare I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) to and why?

There is nothing that is really comparable.

What about Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert (introduction) ’s performance did you like?

They were funny and had a good banter going.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

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Stephen and Tom Hanks.... What more do you need?

If you could sum up I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) in three words, what would they be?

Hilarious, awesome. short

What did you like best about this story?

The banter with Tom and Stephen.

Which character – as performed by Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert (introduction) – was your favorite?

Stephen Colbert of course

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I would like to see a 4 min book turned into a movie... That could be fun.

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I am proud to know a Pole...

Steven and Tom nailed this one. I appreciated how the money for their part of this is going to American Vets...Thanks guys!!!

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It's Colbert! How can you go wrong?

I'm living in Poland, so it's extra amusing to me and my ex-pat friends. That's it!

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cute

Tom and Stephen do a good job with this short story. Small children would probably not get all the nuance but it made me smile.

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loved it!

this was way too short. it was funny from start to finish. my favorite line was, "based on a true story"

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Exceptional. Apparently you cannot give a one word review, for this book. Stupid. Nope,! You have to use an exact number of words!!! Hilarious

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Creatively presented short story

Loved the way the book was introduced by Stephan and Tom. A funny, entertaining and imaginative little story with an insightful ending.

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