Overview :Stepping out of the darkness, the American emerges upon the stage of history as a new character, as puzzling to himself as to others. Americ... Read More
Overview :"The Clouds" is a timeless Greek comedy written by Aristophanes, renowned for its sharp wit, satire, and philosophical inquiry. Set in ancie... Read More
Overview :"It is Johnson's gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would...recognize them instantly, while also illuminat... Read More
Overview :Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Je... Read More
Overview :Winner of the 2016 Religious Communication Association Book of the Year AwardIn God Mocks, Terry Lindvall ventures into the muddy and danger... Read More
Overview :From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemak... Read More
Overview :In this lively and fascinating analysis of humorists and their work, Will Kaufman breaks new ground with his irony fatigue theory. The Comed... Read More
Overview :To consider comedy in its many incarnations is to raise diverse but related questions: what, for instance, is humour, and how may it be used... Read More
Overview :New edition into the 'Things to do... series', packed with inspiring and original ideas and fun-filled tips and thought-provoking quotations... Read More
Overview :Forty of the greatest fictional festivities as seen through the eyes of the world's greatest writers.People love to party. And writers love ... Read More
Overview :Read. Write. Oxford. From Jerry Seinfeld's legendary standup to Kristen Wiig's sidesplitting impersonations, Humor: A Reader for Writers exp... Read More
Overview :With the success of Fight Club his novel-turned-movie, Chuck Palahniuk has become noticed for his topical works. In his fiction works, he ac... Read More
Overview :Ever wanted a degree in tolerating absurdity? Congratulations. This book is your diploma.From clueless coworkers to meetings that could've b... Read More
Overview :What if laziness isn't failure - but freedom? In a world obsessed with "rise and grind," Slacker Manifesto takes a hammer to the cult of pro... Read More
Overview :Laughter After: Humor and the Holocaust argues that humor performs political, cultural, and social functions in the wake of horror. Co-edito... Read More
Overview :In glorious celebration of our inevitable demise, Brock Wilbur reviews a different end-of-the-world film for each week of 2012, counting dow... Read More
Overview :There is no such thing as a people's philosopher but Duffer O'Grady set out to be one. From his earliest years, Duffer was a misfit looking ... Read More