In the book, published by Simon & Schuster, Stern tells his memoirs through explicit anecdotes. вЂіBut to change the New York Times best-seller list to express your critical opinion is the work of meaner minds than mine,вЂі the statement said. Stern also issued a statement saying he wasnвЂ™t suprised that some stores would ban the book. you at least had the right to say anything you wanted to say without fear.вЂі On the air Thursday, Stern - who has been fined by the Federal Communications Commission for some of his on-air comments - said, вЂіI thought that the cool thing about putting out a book was that. It defended the decision not to carry the book, saying it catered to families and noting the book is available elsewhere. The chain issued a statement Thursday saying it would reprint the complete list, along with a notation that SternвЂ™s book is not available at Caldor stores. вЂіTheyвЂ™ve assured us that theyвЂ™re taking immediate action to correct the situation.вЂі Howard Stern ran for eleven years the last original episode aired on July 8, 2005.

вЂіWeвЂ™re very unhappy that CaldorвЂ™s has displayed an altered version,вЂі said Nancy Nielsen, vice president of corporate relations for the Times. His show is syndicated in 15 markets.Д¬aldor, meanwhile, was talking with The New York Times legal department. Vasques said SternвЂ™s book was removed from the list because it was not for sale at Caldor, a Norwalk-based discount department store chain with about 150 stores on the East Coast.ДЄ listener faxed Stern a copy of the Caldor list on Wednesday, and the bookвЂ™s restricted availability joined SternвЂ™s favorite on-air topics, which include locker-room-style jokes and his hatred for various minority groups and nationalities. 2 book, comedian Jerry SeinfeldвЂ™s вЂіSeinlanguage,вЂі on top, and all the other best sellers up a notch. But in Caldor stores, the list is reprinted with the No. 1 spot in the Times nonfiction best-seller list for the past three weeks. With the tireless support of his true love, Alison (Mary McCormack), Howard battles slimy broadcasting execs, bitter radio jocks, and his own self-doubts to emerge triumphant as 'The King Of All Media.' Directors. вЂіWe would get more customer complaints by selling the book than would warrant the sales we would make off the book.вЂі Based on a best-selling autobiography, this comedy drama is the surprisingly sweet-natured life story of a controversial radio personality. Private Parts follows Howard's amazing transformation from school nerd to media superstar. вЂіWe think itвЂ™s a controversial book and we donвЂ™t care to sell books like that,вЂі said Gary Vasques, senior vice president of marketing for Caldor stores. (AP) _ A department store chain that refuses to sell radio personality Howard SternвЂ™s autobiography, вЂіPrivate Parts,вЂі has eliminated the book from The New York Times Best Sellers list posted in its stores.

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