Author: Yehoshua Kurland
Publisher: Gefen Books
ISBN: 9789652297495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Laugh, be inspired...and tap into your vast human potential. Good humor has the uncanny ability to break down barriers. This collection of over fifty essays by master educator Yehoshua Kurland is a unique combination of laughter and lessons, of humor and heartfelt advice. These easy-to-read essays cover topics such as change, freedom, peace, inner struggle, and our relationships with others and with God. For anyone interested in personal growth, this self-help book offers an invaluable opportunity. The chosen format that combines a humorous story with an insightful lesson is one that helps to open our minds and hearts and leads us to contemplate our course in life to actualize the vast potential possessed by every human being. It is often difficult to penetrate our hearts or to touch our souls, given the many protective walls we build. A good joke provides insight and creates an atmosphere of comfort that eases tension and opens the heart. A light matter, a bit of laughter, a smile brought to one s lips can lead to an important lesson for eternity.
A Bit of Wit, a World of Wisdom
Author: Yehoshua Kurland
Publisher: Gefen Books
ISBN: 9789652297495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Laugh, be inspired...and tap into your vast human potential. Good humor has the uncanny ability to break down barriers. This collection of over fifty essays by master educator Yehoshua Kurland is a unique combination of laughter and lessons, of humor and heartfelt advice. These easy-to-read essays cover topics such as change, freedom, peace, inner struggle, and our relationships with others and with God. For anyone interested in personal growth, this self-help book offers an invaluable opportunity. The chosen format that combines a humorous story with an insightful lesson is one that helps to open our minds and hearts and leads us to contemplate our course in life to actualize the vast potential possessed by every human being. It is often difficult to penetrate our hearts or to touch our souls, given the many protective walls we build. A good joke provides insight and creates an atmosphere of comfort that eases tension and opens the heart. A light matter, a bit of laughter, a smile brought to one s lips can lead to an important lesson for eternity.
Publisher: Gefen Books
ISBN: 9789652297495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Laugh, be inspired...and tap into your vast human potential. Good humor has the uncanny ability to break down barriers. This collection of over fifty essays by master educator Yehoshua Kurland is a unique combination of laughter and lessons, of humor and heartfelt advice. These easy-to-read essays cover topics such as change, freedom, peace, inner struggle, and our relationships with others and with God. For anyone interested in personal growth, this self-help book offers an invaluable opportunity. The chosen format that combines a humorous story with an insightful lesson is one that helps to open our minds and hearts and leads us to contemplate our course in life to actualize the vast potential possessed by every human being. It is often difficult to penetrate our hearts or to touch our souls, given the many protective walls we build. A good joke provides insight and creates an atmosphere of comfort that eases tension and opens the heart. A light matter, a bit of laughter, a smile brought to one s lips can lead to an important lesson for eternity.
The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson
Author: Harry Mount
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472976525
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A return to the wit and wisdom of Boris Johnson – Brexiteer, Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister. New and updated edition. 2019 – the year that Boris took on the 'lingering gloomadon-poppers', pledged to steer the UK between the 'Scylla and Charybdis of Corbyn and Farage' and into the calmer waters of political freedom. Of course there was always bound to be 'a bit of plaster coming off the ceilings of Europe's Chanceries'. Harry Mount has updated his edited collection of the Prime Minister's wit and wisdom with three new chapters dealing with Boris's time as Brexiteer-in-chief; Foreign Secretary and 'On the Threshold of Downing Street'. He describes Boris's Brexit campaign, his leadership breakdown in 2016, his ups and downs as Foreign Secretary, his time outside the political establishment, his turbulent private life and how Boris felt it was his manifest destiny to become the Prime Minister. So buckle up for a riotous tour of the million-pound NHS funder, golden wonder, pro-having, pro-eating blond behemoth. This is the Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472976525
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A return to the wit and wisdom of Boris Johnson – Brexiteer, Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister. New and updated edition. 2019 – the year that Boris took on the 'lingering gloomadon-poppers', pledged to steer the UK between the 'Scylla and Charybdis of Corbyn and Farage' and into the calmer waters of political freedom. Of course there was always bound to be 'a bit of plaster coming off the ceilings of Europe's Chanceries'. Harry Mount has updated his edited collection of the Prime Minister's wit and wisdom with three new chapters dealing with Boris's time as Brexiteer-in-chief; Foreign Secretary and 'On the Threshold of Downing Street'. He describes Boris's Brexit campaign, his leadership breakdown in 2016, his ups and downs as Foreign Secretary, his time outside the political establishment, his turbulent private life and how Boris felt it was his manifest destiny to become the Prime Minister. So buckle up for a riotous tour of the million-pound NHS funder, golden wonder, pro-having, pro-eating blond behemoth. This is the Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson.
The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey
Author: Jessica Fellowes
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250093600
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The best one-liners and caustic quips from all six seasons of Downtown Abbey, with full-color photographs throughout
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250093600
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The best one-liners and caustic quips from all six seasons of Downtown Abbey, with full-color photographs throughout
The World of Downton Abbey
Author: Jessica Fellowes
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250016207
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
A perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans, this book presents a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series that's now a feature film. April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way it represents will last for another thousand years. It won't. Millions of American viewers were enthralled by the world of Downton Abbey, the mesmerizing TV drama of the aristocratic Crawley family--and their servants--on the verge of dramatic change. On the eve of Season 2 of the TV presentation, this gorgeous book--illustrated with sketches and research from the production team, as well as on-set photographs from both seasons--takes us even deeper into that world, with fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250016207
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
A perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans, this book presents a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series that's now a feature film. April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way it represents will last for another thousand years. It won't. Millions of American viewers were enthralled by the world of Downton Abbey, the mesmerizing TV drama of the aristocratic Crawley family--and their servants--on the verge of dramatic change. On the eve of Season 2 of the TV presentation, this gorgeous book--illustrated with sketches and research from the production team, as well as on-set photographs from both seasons--takes us even deeper into that world, with fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.
The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048648923X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
"Familiarity breeds contempt — and children." "When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear." "Heaven for climate. Hell for company." This attractive paperback gift edition of the renowned American humorist's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips on life, love, history, culture, travel, and other topics from his fiction, essays, letters, and autobiography.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048648923X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
"Familiarity breeds contempt — and children." "When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear." "Heaven for climate. Hell for company." This attractive paperback gift edition of the renowned American humorist's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips on life, love, history, culture, travel, and other topics from his fiction, essays, letters, and autobiography.
Grin and Bear It: The Wit & Wisdom of Corduroy
Author: Don Freeman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451479963
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Adventurous, imaginative, and always optimistic, Corduroy offers up wit and wisdom that will bring a little bit of sunshine to readers of all ages. Never forget who you are—and never forget who loves you. There's always a good reason to party! There’s no such thing as being too grown-up for a teddy bear. Since Corduroy’s first publication in 1968, this adventuresome stuffed animal has been delighting readers of all ages. Now America’s favorite teddy bear is here to share with you fifty years of his accumulated wit and wisdom, all in one adorable little book. Charming and inspirational, this is the perfect gift for graduation, or any other occasion when you might need a little confidence boost.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451479963
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Adventurous, imaginative, and always optimistic, Corduroy offers up wit and wisdom that will bring a little bit of sunshine to readers of all ages. Never forget who you are—and never forget who loves you. There's always a good reason to party! There’s no such thing as being too grown-up for a teddy bear. Since Corduroy’s first publication in 1968, this adventuresome stuffed animal has been delighting readers of all ages. Now America’s favorite teddy bear is here to share with you fifty years of his accumulated wit and wisdom, all in one adorable little book. Charming and inspirational, this is the perfect gift for graduation, or any other occasion when you might need a little confidence boost.
Women's Wit and Wisdom: A Book Of Quotations
Author: Susan L. Rattiner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486111857
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Over 400 memorable quotes from the last 2,500 years by Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. A delight!
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486111857
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Over 400 memorable quotes from the last 2,500 years by Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. A delight!
Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486110737
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular 18th-century publication: "He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas" and many others.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486110737
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular 18th-century publication: "He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas" and many others.
World's Wit and Wisdom
Author: Norman Lockridge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epigrams
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epigrams
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The World's Work
Author: Walter Hines Page
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
A history of our time.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
A history of our time.