Senator Al Franken graduated from Harvard College. Before running for office, Al spent 37 years as a comedy writer, author, and radio talk show host, and has taken part in seven USO tours, visiting our troops overseas in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Al was first elected to the United States Senate in 2008 and re-elected (by a much larger margin) in 2014. He and his wife, Franni, have been married for 40 years, many of them happy. They have two children and two grandchildren, with a third on the way.
"[AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE] may...be the funniest memoir by
a sitting - standing, recumbent, squatting - U.S. senator. Scratch
that 'may.' It surely is. This is a genuinely funny book, often
hilarious...the Senate, and the country, would be the poorer
without him. He's an American original."--Christopher Buckley, The
Washington Post
"A fun and compelling book. [Franken] uses self-deprecating humor
to poke fun at everyone on either side of the aisle, and he gives
readers insight into the daily workings of life in the Senate. His
love of the people and the state of Minnesota is crystal
clear."--Jeff Ayers, AP
"Admirably incautious...Franken has weaponized the gifts that
proved so useful for comedy - a sharp eye, a sharper tongue, the
ability to tease out the essential absurdity of a given situation
and deliver the goods with maximum impact." --Mark Binelli, Rolling
Stone
"In a breezy, funny, biting, and often earnest read, Franken pulls
off what many of his congressional colleagues have failed to do:
write...an interesting and honest memoir."--Sam Brodey,
MinnPost.com
"In this excellent, insightful memoir, comedian turned senator
Franken recalls his unlikely path to public service...Franken is
quite a raconteur, and he tells the story of his remarkable life
and times with a sense of humor that is always irreverent and often
self-deprecating."--Publishers Weekly
"The best political book of 2017."--Alex Shephard, The New
Republic
"This is a great book about politics. No joke...Compulsively
readable [with] laugh-out-loud lines in every chapter."--Booklist
Starred Review
"With this book, Franken is both resistance leader and family
counselor...A hilarious guide to what happens when a comedian runs
for Congress."--The Nation
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