Borat Pens Travel Guide

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He made us laugh, he made us squirm, and he offended many — including the government of Kazakhstan.
Now, Borat Sagdiyev — the fictional reporter created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen — is testing the waters in the literary world after his success on the silver screen in 2006. His new book, “Borat: Touristic Guidings to Minor Nation of U.S. and A. and Touristic Guidings to Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (Flying Dolphin Press), was released earlier this week.