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Brave Laughter

Author : David Loye
Publisher : David Loye
ISBN 13 : 0978982738
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (789 download)

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Download or read book Brave Laughter written by David Loye and published by David Loye. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography/History/American Humor.The first of six books for an Entertainment and Humor Cycle by the award-winning author David Loye, Brave Laughter is the rousing, witty, and inspiring story of nine generations of an unusual American family. From wildly speculative roots among old European nobility to the booming electronic realities of the early 21st century, through the family stories they passed on from generation to generation unfolds the age-old alternation of comedy and tragedy in the lives of a family distinguished by a fierce independence of mind and a rare gift for story telling.The Early Years covers the stories of the family from a speculative beginning as far back as the Vikings, through colonial times in the New World, the founding and pioneering years for America, to the Civil War. The Lake Settlers focuses on the book's archetypal characters'the widowed wife and five children of the ?the bravest revenue officer? and legendary funny story teller, Moses Tully Sanders, as they move north out of Tennessee and Iowa to settle on a small lake in Minnesota. Though different, at the same time the setting, stories, and adventures of The Lake Settlers are sometimes uncanny real life analogues of Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone tales. A third section, The Children of the Lake, tells of the Jazz Age, Depression, World War II, and late 20th century years of the seven radically different children of Moses? son Clarence, the fiercely independent patriarch of his generation. Brave Laughter evokes a haunting sense of the America that once was, but also'through its powerful portrayal and analysis of the nature of humor'a statement of faith in the future. Through the evolution of American humor as a blend of the frontier perspective characterized by Mark Twain and the ancient tradition of Jewish humor that in the 20th century flowered again in America, Brave Laughter not only provides a pioneering tracking of the evolution of American humor but also a new theory for the powerful impact of humor on human evolution.Brave Laughter evokes a haunting sense of the America that once was. But also'through its portrayal and analysis of the nature of humor, pioneering tracking of the evolution of American humor, and a new theory for the impact of humor on human evolution'this book provides a powerful statement of faith in the future.

Everyone Brave is Forgiven

Author : Chris Cleave
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501124404
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Everyone Brave is Forgiven written by Chris Cleave and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times bestseller from Chris Cleave—the unforgettable novel about three lives entangled during World War II, told “with dazzling prose, sharp English wit, and compassion…a powerful portrait of war’s effects on those who fight and those left behind” (People, Book of the Week). London, 1939. The day war is declared, Mary North leaves finishing school unfinished, goes straight to the War Office, and signs up. Tom Shaw decides to ignore the war—until he learns his roommate Alistair Heath has unexpectedly enlisted. Then the conflict can no longer be avoided. Young, bright, and brave, Mary is certain she’d be a marvelous spy. When she is—bewilderingly—made a teacher, she finds herself defying prejudice to protect the children her country would rather forget. Tom, meanwhile, finds that he will do anything for Mary. And when Mary and Alistair meet, it is love, as well as war, that will test them in ways they could not have imagined, entangling three lives in violence and passion, friendship, and deception, inexorably shaping their hopes and dreams. The three are drawn into a tragic love triangle and—as war escalates and bombs begin falling—further into a grim world of survival and desperation. Set in London during the years of 1939–1942, when citizens had slim hope of survival, much less victory; and on the strategic island of Malta, which was daily devastated by the Axis barrage, Everyone Brave is Forgiven features little-known history and a perfect wartime love story inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave’s grandparents. This dazzling novel dares us to understand that, against the great theater of world events, it is the intimate losses, the small battles, the daily human triumphs that change us most.

Braving the Wilderness

Author : Brené Brown
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812985818
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Braving the Wilderness written by Brené Brown and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection Don’t miss the five-part Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! “True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, MSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging. Brown argues that we’re experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, “True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that’s rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it’s easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it’s a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It’s a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.” Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, “The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it’s the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.”

Return to Civility

Author : John Sweeney
Publisher : Aerialist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780976218425
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Return to Civility written by John Sweeney and published by Aerialist Press. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What a breath of fresh air! You and your team have articulated in one book what we are all so hungry for as a society. . . . We have forgotten how to respect and honor our fellow human beings as equal travelers on this journey. -Matthew D. Breitfelder, vice president of leadership development for MasterCard Worldwide This simple little book has a simple little theme, Act the way you want the world to be.Motivated by his experience at a concert during which a Grammy Award-winning musician was forced to stop mid-song in order to ask the audience to ratchet down its conversation, author and speaker John Sweeney rallied the troops at his theater to come up with 365 ways to lead a more considerate, and considered, life.#107If someone cuts you off in traffic, give the peace sign instead of the finger.Road rage creates unresolvable anger that you won't be able to shake. And at 60 mph, the other driver might think it's the finger anyway. It's a win-win situation.John Sweeney wears a lot of different hats. He owns the nation's oldest satirical comedy theater; he's an author, an improviser, a corporate trainer, a keynote speaker, and he has appeared on national television without a shirt-on more than one occasion, though he probably shouldn't.The Brave New Workshop contributors include: Lauren Anderson, Mike Fotis, Dave Jennings, Katy McEwen, Brian Aylmer, John Haynes, Lynn Lanners, Julia Schmidt, Joe Bozic, Dawn Hopkins, Jenni Lilledahl, Stephanie Scott, Erin Farmer, Elena Imaretska, and Caleb McEwen.

The Lament of the Emerald Isle

Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Lament of the Emerald Isle written by Charles Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Emerald Isle

Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Emerald Isle written by Charles Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

International Journal of Surgery and Antiseptics ...

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book International Journal of Surgery and Antiseptics ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1938 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1973 with total page 1938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

International Journal of Surgery

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 984 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book International Journal of Surgery written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Monthly index of surgery and gynecology" in vol. 9- .

The Senior Lieutenant's Wager

Author : Mary Greene Bonesteel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Senior Lieutenant's Wager written by Mary Greene Bonesteel and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wit and Wisdom of The Rev. ---. A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation. New Ed

Author : Sydney Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (25 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wit and Wisdom of The Rev. ---. A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation. New Ed by : Sydney Smith

Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of The Rev. ---. A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation. New Ed written by Sydney Smith and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Army of the Potomac, and Its Mismanagement

Author : Charles Ellet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Army of the Potomac, and Its Mismanagement written by Charles Ellet and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dreams and a Sword

Author : Medora Addison Nutter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Dreams and a Sword written by Medora Addison Nutter and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Between Theater and Philosophy

Author : Mathew R. Martin
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
ISBN 13 : 9780874137392
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Between Theater and Philosophy written by Mathew R. Martin and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between Theater and Philosophy studies the aggressive, restless, and critical skepticism of the major city comedies of early modern English dramatists Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton. The book places the city comedies in the context of the battle between theater and philosophy declared by Plato's expulsion of theater from his ideal republic."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

National Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book National Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Unruly Audience

Author : Greg Kelley
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607329905
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Unruly Audience written by Greg Kelley and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unruly Audience explores grassroots appropriations of familiar media texts from film, television, stand-up comedy, popular music, advertising, and tourism. Case studies probe the complex relationship between folklore and media, with particular attention to the dynamics of production and reception. Greg Kelley examines how “folk interventions” challenge institutional media with active—often public—social engagement. Drawing on a diverse range of examples—popular music parodies of “The Colonel Bogey March,” jokes about Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, touristic performance at Jamaica’s haunted Rose Hall, internet memes about NBC’s The Office, children’s parodies of commercials, and jokes about joking—Kelley demonstrates how active audiences mobilize folklore to disrupt dominant modes of media discourse. With materials both historical and contemporary and compiled from print, internet archives, and original fieldwork, Kelley’s audience-centered analysis demonstrates that producers of media are not the sole arbiters of meaning. With folklore as an important tool, unruly audiences refashion mediated expression so that the material becomes more relevant to their own circumstances. Unruly Audience foregrounds the fluid interplay between media production and audience reception and between forces of cultural domination and cultural resistance, bringing new analytical insights to familiar folk practices. This carefully crafted book will speak to students and scholars in folklore, popular culture, and media studies in multidisciplinary ways.

Humor and the Healing Arts

Author : Athena du Pré
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135684413
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Humor and the Healing Arts written by Athena du Pré and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1997-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a social scientific look at humor's role in medical transactions, this volume is based on extensive field study in seven medical settings. It includes excerpts from dozens of actual conversations between patients and caregivers. Analysis of these episodes reveals that humor is a practical tool used to meet many medical objectives. It is used by patients to good-naturedly complain and to campaign for more personal attention, and by caregivers to get attention, make amends, insist on unpleasant routines, and establish rapport. Examining humor from many angles, the book begins with a phenomenological analysis of the essence of funny. This section describes what makes some things funny but not others, and how to distinguish between potentially funny and unfunny episodes in medical situations. From an ethnographic perspective, joking around is shown to be a persuasive element of medical culture. Examples illustrate how patients and caregivers use humor to negotiate the dialectics between helping and hurting, and individuality and compliance. Additionally, a close-up look at three medical transactions shows how humor is used to help a physical therapy patient overcome fear and queasiness, reduce the embarrassment of a mammography, and defuse a potential conflict between a student aide and a young patient. A final section examines techniques for initiating conversational humor. In sum, this volume provides an intimate and realistic look at medical conversations as they are conducted every day. It serves as a valuable complement to health communication texts and offers information of interest to health communication scholars, healthcare practitioners, and anyone interested in the effects and techniques of conversational humor. Richly grounded in naturally occurring data, the book can be understood and used effectively by both scholars and practitioners.