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 :From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemak... 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 :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 :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 :"Does anyone know how hard it is to be that funny? . . . Read her book reviews. Read them now and see how good they are." --Fran Lebowitz Wh... 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 :This tour de force by a master of experimental novels finds the author reflecting on her old age and its effects on her writing. As she refl... 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 :The diversity and differences are explained in a fun and easy way in this book, this book is not only interesting for children, but it is al... Read More
Overview :In a study that explodes the assumption that early modern comic culture was created by men for men, Pamela Allen Brown shows that jest books... Read More
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Overview :Thomas Mann predicted that no manner or mode in literature would be so typical or so pervasive in the twentieth century as the grotesque. As... Read More
Overview :Get ready for an uproarious adventure with "Crack Me Up" - the perfect joke book designed to tickle funny bones and create giggles galore! P... Read More