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An excerpt Stephen Colbert’s hotly anticipated debut of “I Am America (And So Can You!)” can be heard on a podcast at Amazon. Colbert, of course, is known as the host of The Colbert Report, which follows The Daily Show nightly.

The book is already atop bestseller charts based on pre-orders (and the nightly stumping that Colbert does on his show).

Publishers Weekly writes: “Realizing that it takes more than thirty minutes a night to fix everything that’s destroying America, Colbert bravely takes on the forces aligned to destroy our country—whether they be terrorists, environmentalists, or Kashi brand breakfast cereals. His various targets include nature (I’ve never trusted the sea. What’s it hiding under there?), the Hollywood Blacklist (I would have named enough names to fill the Moscow phone book), and atheists (Imagine going through life completely duped into thinking that there’s no invisible, omniscient higher power guiding every action on Earth. It’s just so arbitrary!). Colbert also provides helpful illustrations and charts (Things That Are Trying to Turn Me Gay), a complete transcript of his infamous speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and a special Holiday DVD, all of which add up to a book that is sure to be a bestseller and match the success of Colbert’s former Daily Show boss Jon Stewart’s America (The Book).”

Click here to listen to the free podcast on Amazon.