Author: James M. Spears
Publisher: James M. Spears
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
52 funny stories!
Laugh Yourself Silly Again
Author: James M. Spears
Publisher: James M. Spears
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
52 funny stories!
Publisher: James M. Spears
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
52 funny stories!
Inside Jokes
Author: Matthew M. Hurley
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262518694
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind why we crack up. “A sophisticated analysis . . . written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course, wit.” ―Steven Pinker, author of How The Mind Works Some things are funny—jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed—but why? Why does humor exist in the first place? Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks, watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective. Humor, they propose, evolved out of a computational problem that arose when our long-ago ancestors were furnished with open-ended thinking. Mother Nature—aka natural selection—cannot just order the brain to find and fix all our time-pressured misleaps and near-misses. She has to bribe the brain with pleasure. So we find them funny. This wired-in source of pleasure has been tickled relentlessly by humorists over the centuries, and we have become addicted to the endogenous mind candy that is humor.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262518694
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind why we crack up. “A sophisticated analysis . . . written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course, wit.” ―Steven Pinker, author of How The Mind Works Some things are funny—jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed—but why? Why does humor exist in the first place? Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks, watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective. Humor, they propose, evolved out of a computational problem that arose when our long-ago ancestors were furnished with open-ended thinking. Mother Nature—aka natural selection—cannot just order the brain to find and fix all our time-pressured misleaps and near-misses. She has to bribe the brain with pleasure. So we find them funny. This wired-in source of pleasure has been tickled relentlessly by humorists over the centuries, and we have become addicted to the endogenous mind candy that is humor.
Humor That Works
Author: Andrew Tarvin
Publisher: Page Two Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781989025833
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Humor That Works is a business book on humor. No, that's not an oxymoron. It really is a business book and it really is about getting better results by having more fun. Because people who use humor in the workplace are more productive, less stressed, and happier. No joke; sources included.
Publisher: Page Two Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781989025833
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Humor That Works is a business book on humor. No, that's not an oxymoron. It really is a business book and it really is about getting better results by having more fun. Because people who use humor in the workplace are more productive, less stressed, and happier. No joke; sources included.
Sniggles and Giggles
Author: James M. Spears
Publisher: James M. SPears
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
52 Funny stories perfect for any occasion.
Publisher: James M. SPears
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
52 Funny stories perfect for any occasion.
The Comic Toolbox
Author: John Vorhaus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879505216
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A straightforward, often humorous workbook approach to comedy writing as creative problem-solving. In it, veteran Hollywood comedy writer John Vorhaus offers his tools of the trade to writers, comics, and anyone else who wants to be funny. Among these indispensable tools are Clash of Context, Tension and Release, The Law of Comic Opposites, The Wildly Inappropriate Response, and The Myth of the Last Great Idea. Readers will learn that comedy = truth and pain (the essence of the comic situation), that fear is the biggest roadblock to comedy (kill the ferocious editor within and rich, useful comic ideas will flow), and much more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781879505216
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A straightforward, often humorous workbook approach to comedy writing as creative problem-solving. In it, veteran Hollywood comedy writer John Vorhaus offers his tools of the trade to writers, comics, and anyone else who wants to be funny. Among these indispensable tools are Clash of Context, Tension and Release, The Law of Comic Opposites, The Wildly Inappropriate Response, and The Myth of the Last Great Idea. Readers will learn that comedy = truth and pain (the essence of the comic situation), that fear is the biggest roadblock to comedy (kill the ferocious editor within and rich, useful comic ideas will flow), and much more.
Harpo Speaks!
Author: Harpo Marx
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 0879105445
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
(Limelight). "This is a riotous story which is reasonably mad and as accurate as a Marx brother can make it. Despite only a year and a half of schooling, Harpo, or perhaps his collaborator, is the best writer of the Marx Brother. Highly recommended." Library Journal . "A funny, affectionate and unpretentious autobiography done with a sharply professional assist from Rowland Barber." New York Times Book Review
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 0879105445
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
(Limelight). "This is a riotous story which is reasonably mad and as accurate as a Marx brother can make it. Despite only a year and a half of schooling, Harpo, or perhaps his collaborator, is the best writer of the Marx Brother. Highly recommended." Library Journal . "A funny, affectionate and unpretentious autobiography done with a sharply professional assist from Rowland Barber." New York Times Book Review
Midlife Cabernet
Author: Elaine Ambrose
Publisher: Mill Park Publishing
ISBN: 0988398079
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
"If you're a feisty, robust female tumbling down the far side of fifty, grab a glass of cabernet (oh hell, grab the whole bottle), wear your rhinestone-studded reading glasses, and savor some witty words of wisdom."--Back cover.
Publisher: Mill Park Publishing
ISBN: 0988398079
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
"If you're a feisty, robust female tumbling down the far side of fifty, grab a glass of cabernet (oh hell, grab the whole bottle), wear your rhinestone-studded reading glasses, and savor some witty words of wisdom."--Back cover.
The Keep Laughing Forever Joke Book
Author: George The Monkey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Keep Laughing Forever has gone the extra mile and put together a collection with over 400 of our best jokes, funny riddles and funny insults. Make your friends and family laugh themselves silly with jokes and riddles like these - The other day, my wife asked me to pass her lipstick but I accidentally passed her a glue stick. She still isn't talking to me. - Riddle: What has four wheels and flies?Answer: A garbage truck.And insults like theseThe roses have gone, the flowers are dead, the sugar bowls empty and so is your head.You have "mint" breath. Mint to brush your teeth and forgot.Life is too short not to laugh. Do yourself a favor and buy The Keep Laughing Forever Joke Book!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Keep Laughing Forever has gone the extra mile and put together a collection with over 400 of our best jokes, funny riddles and funny insults. Make your friends and family laugh themselves silly with jokes and riddles like these - The other day, my wife asked me to pass her lipstick but I accidentally passed her a glue stick. She still isn't talking to me. - Riddle: What has four wheels and flies?Answer: A garbage truck.And insults like theseThe roses have gone, the flowers are dead, the sugar bowls empty and so is your head.You have "mint" breath. Mint to brush your teeth and forgot.Life is too short not to laugh. Do yourself a favor and buy The Keep Laughing Forever Joke Book!
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393355683
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that "buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist" (Science Digest). Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets—and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature. In his stories, Feynman’s life shines through in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. Included for this edition is a new introduction by Bill Gates.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393355683
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that "buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist" (Science Digest). Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets—and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature. In his stories, Feynman’s life shines through in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. Included for this edition is a new introduction by Bill Gates.
The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal
Author: Julia Cameron
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143129414
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Elegantly repackaged, The Morning Pages Journal is one of The Artist's Way's most effective tools for cultivating creativity, personal growth, and change. Now more compact and featuring spiral binding to make for easier use, these Morning Pages invite you to do three pages daily of longhand writing, strictly stream-of-consciousness, which provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize, and synchronize the day at hand. This daily writing, coupled with the twelve-week program outlined in The Artist's Way, will help you discover and recover your personal creativity, artistic confidence, and productivity. The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal includes an introduction by Julia Cameron, complete instructions on how to use the Morning Pages and benefit fully from their daily use, and inspiring quotations that will guide you through the process.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143129414
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Elegantly repackaged, The Morning Pages Journal is one of The Artist's Way's most effective tools for cultivating creativity, personal growth, and change. Now more compact and featuring spiral binding to make for easier use, these Morning Pages invite you to do three pages daily of longhand writing, strictly stream-of-consciousness, which provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize, and synchronize the day at hand. This daily writing, coupled with the twelve-week program outlined in The Artist's Way, will help you discover and recover your personal creativity, artistic confidence, and productivity. The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal includes an introduction by Julia Cameron, complete instructions on how to use the Morning Pages and benefit fully from their daily use, and inspiring quotations that will guide you through the process.