Author : Simon Critchley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 1135199035
This is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humour and about what it is to be human. It will fascinate and intrigue anyone with a sense of humour.
Author : Koven Arts
Publisher :
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 23,93 MB
Release : 2021-12-19
Category :
ISBN :
I'm Really Not Funny I'm Just Mean and People Think I'm joking Notebook - Hilarious I'm Not Really Funny Novelty Men Women Notebook . Great present to husband, wife, grandpa, grandma, mom, dad, brother, sister, son, daughter, friends or family on occasions such as graduation, wedding, birthday, Valentine's day, New Year's, Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or Easter holiday.
Author : Grace Ink
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,81 MB
Release : 2019-11-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781709194122
This 105 Page Lined Journal is perfect for recording your notes, stories, goals, dreams, hopes, aspirations, thoughts, and feelings. Satin Matte Bound Paperback Cover Crisp White Paper Gorgeous Design
Author : Anees Press House
Publisher :
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 25,23 MB
Release : 2019-11-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781706405436
I'm actually not funny I'm just mean and people think I'm joking lined journal, 120 pages 6x9 notebook funny sarcastic joking gift
Author : Steve Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1847395848
Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and forth to visit relatives. When Disneyland opened just a couple of miles away from home, an enchanted Steve was given his first chance to learn magic and entertain an audience. He describes how he noted the reaction to each joke in a ledger - 'big laugh' or 'quiet' - and assiduously studied the acts of colleagues, stealing jokes when needed. With superb detail, Steve recreates the world of small, dark clubs and the fear and exhilaration of standing in the spotlight. While a philosophy student at UCLA, he worked hard at local clubs honing his comedy and slowly attracting a following until he was picked up to write for TV. From here on, Steve Martin became an acclaimed comedian, packing out venues nationwide. One night, however, he noticed empty seats and realised he had 'reached the top of the rollercoaster'. BORN STANDING UP is a funny and riveting chronicle of how Steve Martin became the comedy genius we now know and is also a fascinating portrait of an era.
Author : Jimmy Carr
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,5 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Joking
ISBN : 9780141025155
Exploring the concept of humour from various angles, 'The Naked Jape' looks at a number of comedy-related issues, revealing why we tell jokes, how jokes work, and why women can't remember punchlines.
Author : Leil Lowndes
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 2003-09-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0071433341
"You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills." -- Larry King "The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey McKay, author of “How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?" What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people. The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life. In this information-packed book you’ll find: 9 ways to make a dynamite first impression 14 ways to master small talk, "big talk," and body language 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!) 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool 15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room 7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten alive In her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style, Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them, including: "Rubberneck the Room," "Be a Copyclass," "Come Hither Hands," “Bare Their Hot Button,” “The Great Scorecard in the Sky," and "Play the Tombstone Game,” for big success in your social life, romance, and business. How to Talk to Anyone, which is an update of her popular book, Talking the Winner's Way (see the 5-star reviews of the latter) is based on solid research about techniques that work! By the way, don't confuse How to Talk to Anyone with one of Leil's previous books, How to Talk to Anybody About Anything. This one is completely different!
Author : John Kachuba
Publisher : Writer's Digest Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 2001-07-15
Category : Reference
ISBN :
A discussion of the basics and genres of the comic point of view includes essays and interviews with such authors as Dave Barry, Sherman Alexie, and Melissa Bank.
Author : Henry Hamer
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 26,58 MB
Release : 2014-06-21
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781496178916
Life is Simple is a book for the busy person, who wants to improve their life quickly and easily. Life is Simple is a compilation of some thoughts, reminders, and ideas which, if put into practice, will make the readers life easier, increase their happiness and enhance their unique individuality. Life is Simple is compiled and written for the majority of people who lives are far too busy to read lengthy self help books. This is a commonsense book. Great for non-readers. There are no stories about people who used the ideas contained in the book to prove they work. This makes it quicker and simpler to read. Life is Simple gives you three simple things to do. The rest of the book helps you with those three simple concepts, with ideas, statements and thoughts. The book will make the reader realize what is missing in their life. At the end of the book are few tests that reader may like to take, to judge their weakness and strengths. Life is Simple is a self help book which gives you sufficient ideas in a very concise way, to improve your happiness and life. Life is Simple is a fun book to use and readers will enjoy the books simple form.
Author : Jimmy Carr
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2006-09-21
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1440627207
Britain’s hottest young comedian presents a seriously funny, up-close look at joking matters—from the social origins of laughter, to the art and craft of humor, to why we can never remember the punch line—featuring over 300 jokes. As the host of the hit game show Distraction (now in its third season on Comedy Central) and one of the premier stand-up acts working today, award-winning comedian Jimmy Carr has won over millions of fans around the world with his trademark rapier wit, laced with "exquisitely economical and perfectly timed one-liners" (The Guardian). For this book he teams up with friend and fellow comedy writer Lucy Greeves to take an in-depth look at where humor comes from and how it works, through exploring its purest form: the joke. Only Joking begins with the mechanism of laughter—how it happens and why even infants do it—then delves into the power of the punch line, exploring the basics of all jokes, from the use of shock and surprise to advanced stand-up techniques such as the "pull-back/reveal." Carr and Greeves go on to explore taboo humor, jokes that bomb, and the psychology of finding something funny. They look into the long-standing connection between politics and humor, and discuss the survival prospects for contentious jokes in the current political climate. Throughout the book they conjure up a supporting cast of colorful joke enthusiasts, from Sigmund Freud to Lenny Bruce, and discuss their influence on the jokes we tell today. Surveying across national, ethnic, and gender divides, this rollicking analysis of why joking will always be close to the human heart is an irresistible exploration of humor that makes clear why we need a good laugh now more than ever.
