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Author: Milan Kundera Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063290693 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 324
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"An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Newsweek "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius." —New York Times Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.
Author: Milan Kundera Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063290693 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
"An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Newsweek "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius." —New York Times Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.
Author: Katrina Fried Publisher: Welcome Books ISBN: 1932183019 Category : American wit and humor Languages : en Pages : 356
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If laughter is the best medicine than look no further to cure whatever ails you. This side-splitting collection of humor for adults delivers a mega-dose of the sillies and is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. Chock full of all the best jokes, puns, humor essays, comic verse, one liners, pranks, gags, riddles, and much more, The Little Big Book of Laughter offers something for everyone. Illustrated with whimsical vintage art, each page is sure to bring a smile to your face. Perfect bedside or bathroom reading, this hysterical little volume is the ideal present for all occasions. After all, what could be better than the gift of laughter? It will include: JOKES - on dozens of subjects from Bars and Blondes to Lawyers and Kid Friendly Classics. PUNS - a colluection of all the most clever and amusing puns. COMIC VERSE AND LIMERICKS - by such popular figures as Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, and Shel Silverstein. COMIC ESSAYS - from all the greatest humor writers and comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen Degeneres, Bill Cosby, Ray Romano, Steve Martin, and many others. CLASSIC COMEDIANS - the best jokes and one-liners from all your favorite stand-ups and funnymen, including Steve Allen, Groucho Marx, Robin Williams, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, and many more. FACTS & FUN - including the history of April Fools Day, The Best Hoaxes in History; and The Best Funny Movies. RIDDLES - including categories such as What Am I?, Words & Letters, and Logic. PRANKS & GAGS - including how to make Itching Powder and Prank Calls; plus tons of Simple Gags. REAL FUNNY - including hilarious quotes from politicians, kids, and famous figures; plus actual laws, signs, and headlines that prove that life is often funnier than fiction.
Author: John Crowley Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062124048 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 705
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John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewood—not found on any map—to marry Daily Alice Drinkawater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border of an otherworld. It is a story of fantastic love and heartrending loss; of impossible things and unshakable destinies; and of the great Tale that envelops us all. It is a wonder.
Author: Coleman Barks Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing ISBN: 161283373X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 244
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Rowdy, ecstatic, and sometimes stern, these teaching stories and fables reveal new and very human properties in Rumi's vision. Included here are the notorious “Latin parts” that Reynold Nicholson felt were too unseemly to appear in English in his 1920s translation. For Rumi, anything that human beings do—however compulsive—affords a glimpse into the inner life. Here are more than 40 fables or teaching stories that deal with love, laughter, death, betrayal, and the soul. The stories are exuberant, earthy, and bursting with vitality—much like a painting by Hieronymus Bosch or Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The characters are guilty, lecherous, tricky, ribald, and finally possessors of opened souls. Barks writes: "These teaching stories are a kind of scrimshaw—intricately carved, busy figures, confused and threatening, and weirdly funny. This is an entertaining collection from one of the greatest spiritual poets of all time, rendered by his most popular translator. “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.”--Rumi
Author: Madan Kataria, M.D. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0143134949 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 266
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Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
Author: Rob Elliott Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1441213325 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 128
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Over 2 million sold! USA TODAY bestseller! Wall Street Journal bestseller! What happens to race car drivers when they eat too much? They get indy-gestion. Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids provides children ages 7-10 many hours of fun and laughter. Young readers will have a blast sharing this collection of hundreds of one-liners, knock knock jokes, tongue twisters, and more with their friends and family! This mega-bestselling book will have children rolling on the floor with laughter and is sure to be a great gift idea for any child.
Author: Dave Keeling Publisher: Crown House Publishing Ltd ISBN: 178135345X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 122
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Dave Keeling's Independent Thinking on Laughter: Using humour as a tool to engage and motivate all learners is an uplifting manifesto packed with tips and techniques to help educators unleash the power of humour and laughter in the learning environment. Foreword by Ian Gilbert. Education is too important to be taken seriously: everyone in our schools from the youngest learner to the, ahem, 'most senior' teacher likes to laugh. And beyond the many stress-busting and morale-boosting benefits that laughter brings on an individual level, the collective rewards of laughter in the classroom setting are also numerous such as enhancing openness and teamwork, stimulating imagination and creativity and, above all, strengthening the student-teacher relationship. No one is more familiar with the power of classroom conviviality than 'stand-up educationalist' and Independent Thinking Associate Dave Keeling, who in this book takes readers on an enlightening journey into the part that humour can play in improving the learning experience for all concerned. Writing with his trademark wit, Dave shares handy hints acquired from his experience in the world of comedy and offers a veritable smorgasbord of activities for use with learners all proven to generate laughter, enhance learning and make the teacher look great. The teacher's mission, if they choose to accept it, is to take these ideas and exercises and adapt, enjoy, explore and generally mess about with them to their heart's content. An inspiring read for all teachers and educators. Independent Thinking on Laughter is an updated edition of The Little Book of Laughter (ISBN 9781781350089) and is one of a number of books in the Independent Thinking On series from the award-winning Independent Thinking Press.
Author: Randall Corder Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: 1480972541 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 31
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The Little Book of Laughter by Randall Corder Humor! Laughter! The purpose of The Little Book of Laughter is to create smiles, laughter, and tears of joy and goodness. It sings the praise of life in itself.
Author: Rebecca Bender Publisher: Pajama Press Inc. ISBN: 0986949566 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 18
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Dignified Giraffe is crushed when the other animals laugh at his awkward efforts to get a drink at the water hole, but Bird steps in to save the day and prove to his long-legged companion that it's okay to look goofy once in a while.
Author: Milan Kundera
Author: Milan Kundera
Author: Katrina Fried
Author: John Crowley
Author: Coleman Barks
Author: Madan Kataria, M.D.
Author: Douglas Florian
Author: Rob Elliott
Author: Dave Keeling
Author: Randall Corder
Author: Rebecca Bender