# The name of the funny book referenced in the last episode?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [August 31, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388 "2012-08-31T06:48:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![plainsong76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@plainsong76](https://community.cartalk.com/u/plainsong76)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388/1 "2012-08-31T06:48:38Z")

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what was the name of the book tom read from about not-so-bright college students? the excerpts he read were hilarious and i’d love to get my hands on this book.

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**Author:** ![WesternRoadtripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@WesternRoadtripper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388/2 "2012-08-31T08:17:54Z")

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You can access past shows elsewhere on this website. Look at the top of this page for “Our Show”. Just listen to the segment for the info you want.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388/3 "2012-08-31T19:44:55Z")

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The name of the book is “Non Campus Mentis” World History According To College Students. It’s available from Amazon or Google Books.

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**Author:** ![plainsong76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@plainsong76](https://community.cartalk.com/u/plainsong76)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-name-of-the-funny-book-referenced-in-the-last-episode/74388/4 "2012-09-01T01:14:56Z")

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thanks so much!! i ended up re-listening to the podcast to find out. 🙂