Author : Allen Shamblin
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781582460581
Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in spite of our differences, we are all the same in God's eyes.
Author : Scott Weems
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,96 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0465080804
An entertaining tour of the science of humor and laughter Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there a way to figure out what we really find funny -- and why? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what's happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. While we typically think of humor in terms of jokes or comic timing, in Ha! Weems proposes a provocative new model. Humor arises from inner conflict in the brain, he argues, and is part of a larger desire to comprehend a complex world. Showing that the delight that comes with "getting" a punchline is closely related to the joy that accompanies the insight to solve a difficult problem, Weems explores why surprise is such an important element in humor, why computers are terrible at recognizing what's funny, and why it takes so long for a tragedy to become acceptable comedic fodder. From the role of insult jokes to the benefit of laughing for our immune system, Ha! reveals why humor is so idiosyncratic, and why how-to books alone will never help us become funnier people. Packed with the latest research, illuminating anecdotes, and even a few jokes, Ha! lifts the curtain on this most human of qualities. From the origins of humor in our brains to its life on the standup comedy circuit, this book offers a delightful tour of why humor is so important to our daily lives.
Author : Matthew M. Hurley
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,80 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 026201582X
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.
Author : Vanessa Van Edwards
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 27,65 MB
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0399564500
Do you feel awkward at networking events? Do you wonder what your date really thinks of you? Do you wish you could decode people? You need to learn the science of people. As a human behavior hacker, Vanessa Van Edwards created a research lab to study the hidden forces that drive us. And she’s cracked the code. In Captivate, she shares shortcuts, systems, and secrets for taking charge of your interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation. These aren’t the people skills you learned in school. This is the first comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on how to captivate anyone—and a completely new approach to building connections. Just like knowing the formulas to use in a chemistry lab, or the right programming language to build an app, Captivate provides simple ways to solve people problems. You’ll learn, for example… · How to work a room: Every party, networking event, and social situation has a predictable map. Discover the sweet spot for making the most connections. · How to read faces: It’s easier than you think to speed-read facial expressions and use them to predict people’s emotions. · How to talk to anyone: Every conversation can be memorable—once you learn how certain words generate the pleasure hormone dopamine in listeners. When you understand the laws of human behavior, your influence, impact, and income will increase significantly. What’s more, you will improve your interpersonal intelligence, make a killer first impression, and build rapport quickly and authentically in any situation—negotiations, interviews, parties, and pitches. You’ll never interact the same way again.
Author : Helen Rutter
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338652281
When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!
Author : Alec Gould
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 30,57 MB
Release : 2018-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780986292545
Told in a style similar to Samuel Clemens and Will Rogers, inside this "must-read" are enjoyable short stories; some with a "twist". Stories such as "Life's a Birch", "Kindergarten King", "Time Tunnel" and "Venison On the Go". These stories and others will make you laugh, cry, or wet your pants. Sometimes all at once. Alec truly does have a way with words and we are fortunate that this book is just the start of many more in this series. By the time you finish reading, you shall see how versatile Alec is as there is a BONUS "poem". This one alone, you would swear Edgar Allan Poe himself had wrote. As Alec would say, "Enjoy my friends "
Author : Kim Sorrelle
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 10,28 MB
Release : 2015-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1630472689
There are so many things that we do not have control over, things that we would not ever choose: cancer, loosing a spouse, tragic accidents. But we can choose how we will handle these things. Joy is a choice that anyone can make but not everyone knows how. Facing cancer, becoming a widow, loosing the future as the author saw it made her recognize that she had to choose a way to deal with the present.
Author : Robert R. Provine
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1101659254
Do men and women laugh at the same things? Is laughter contagious? Has anyone ever really died laughing? Is laughing good for your health? Drawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.
Author : Richard Ayoade
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 16,8 MB
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0571316549
In this book Richard Ayoade - actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist - reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines himself fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into this once-in-a-generation visionary. Only Ayoade can appreciate Ayoade's unique methodology. Only Ayoade can recognise Ayoade's talent. Only Ayoade can withstand Ayoade's peculiar scent. Only Ayoade can truly get inside Ayoade. They have called their book Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey. Take the journey, and your life will never be the same again. Ayoade on Ayoade captures the director in his own words: pompous, vain, angry and very, very funny.
Author : Elton Trueblood
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 28,55 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Religion
ISBN :
The Humor of Christ inspires Christians to redraw their pictures of Christ and to add a persistent biblical detail, the note of humor. Throughout the Gospels, Christ employed humor for the sake of truth and many of his teachings, when seen in this light, become brilliantly clear for the first time. Irony, satire, paradox, even laughter itself help clarify Christ's famous parables, His brief sayings, and important events in His life.
