Jon Stewart Book Recommendations

The Reason I Jump

The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

by Naoki Higashida

"One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read. It’s truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Empty Mansions

The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune

by Bill Dedman

"One of those incredible stories that you didn’t even know existed. It filled a void." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Without You, There Is No Us

Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite

by Suki Kim

"It’s like no other book I’ve ever read. It’s a look into a society and culture objectively, yet humanizing, terrifying, amazing." - Jon Stewart (Source)

The World Is Flat

A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

by Thomas L. Friedman

"A really interesting premise." - Jon Stewart (Source)

No God but God

The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

by Reza Aslan

"A fascinating book." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Life, Animated

A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism

by Ron Suskind

"An incredible story." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Absence of Mind

The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self

by Marilynne Robinson

"A fascinating study." - Jon Stewart (Source)

All In

The Education of General David Petraeus

by Paula Broadwell

"Get [this book]." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

by Mary Roach

"Hilarious." - Jon Stewart (Source)

The Psychopath Test

by Jon Ronson

"I took the test, and I'm happy to report I'm just neurotic." - Jon Stewart (Source)

The Signal and the Noise

Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't

by Nate Silver

"Absolutely fascinating book." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

"A wonderful, challenging read." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Then They Came for Me

A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival

by Maziar Bahari

"I really connected to [the author]'s story. It’s a personal story but one with universal appeal about what it means to be free." - Jon Stewart (Source)

I Am Malala

How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

by Malala Yousafzai

"Please, get the book." - Jon Stewart (Source)

The Casual Vacancy

by J.K. Rowling

"There is a social aspect to this book, that I think is informed by [the author]'s early years of struggle." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Too Big to Fail

The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves

by Andrew Ross Sorkin

"The story of [the banks] that had to be bailed out." - Jon Stewart (Source)

The Breakthrough

Politics and Race in the Age of Obama

by Gwen Ifill

"A very interesting story." - Jon Stewart (Source)

I Like You

Hospitality Under the Influence

by Amy Sedaris

"It's very funny." - Jon Stewart (Source)

Slander

Liberal Lies About the American Right

by Ann Coulter

"Basically a book concerning the conservative movement vs the liberal movement." - Jon Stewart (Source)