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The Game of Humor

Author : Charles R. Gruner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351482378
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The Game of Humor written by Charles R. Gruner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humor, wit, and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully contrived comedy of literature, newspapers, and television we experience humor in many forms, yet the impetus for our laughter is far from innocuous. Misfortune, stupidity, and moral or cultural defects, however faintly revealed in others and ourselves, seem to make us laugh. Although discomforting, such negative terms as superiority, aggression, hostility, ridicule, or degradation can be applied to instances of humor. According to scholars, Thomas Hobbes's "superiority theory"?that humor arises from mischances, infirmities, and indecencies, where there is no wit at all?applies to most humor. With the exception of good-natured play, Charles R. Gruner claims that humor is rarely as innocent as it first appears.Gruner's proposed superiority theory of humor is all-encompassing. In The Game of Humor, he expands the scope of Hobbes's theory to include and explore the contest aspect of "good-natured" play. As such, the author believes all instances of humor can be examined as games, in terms of competition and keeping score?winners and losers. Gruner draws on a broad spectrum of thought-provoking examples. Holocaust jokes, sexual humor, the racialist dialogue of such comic characters as Stepin Fetchit and Archie Bunker, simple puns, and many of the author's own encounters with everyday humor. Gruner challenges the reader to offer a single example of humor that cannot be "de-humorized" by its agonistic nature.The Game of Humor makes intriguing and enjoyable reading for people interested in humor and the aspects of human motivation. This book will also be valuable to professionals in communication and information studies, sociologists, literary critics and linguists, and psychologists concerned with the conflicts and tensions of everyday life.

When Grandmama Fell Off the Boat

Author : Harry Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873329412
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book When Grandmama Fell Off the Boat written by Harry Graham and published by . This book was released on 2009-11-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Grandmama Fell off the Boat is an anthology of the humorous verse of Harry Graham, one of the early 20th century's wittiest writers. Published in England and America, he was credited with introducing 'sick' verse. His obituary in The Times compared him to Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll and W. S. Gilbert, an epitaph that has stood the test of time.

The Secret of Humor

Author : Leonard Feinberg
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9789062033706
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Secret of Humor written by Leonard Feinberg and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1978 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Grandma Series

Author : Lydia Bongcaron Wade
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1477257225
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Grandma Series written by Lydia Bongcaron Wade and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grandmother tells stories about her childhood to her two grandaughters during thier summer vacation. The stories are unique, intriguing and interesting, detailing her experience as a child in a small, remote town during and after the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands from 1942 to 1945, onwards.

Molested Roses

Author : Heather Alexis Moore
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462841058
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Molested Roses written by Heather Alexis Moore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My memoir has taken eight years to write, and though it is chock full of horrors, it covers only a small part of my life. The rest of my life has just begun. These photo filled pages take you on a journey. It begins with my birth, in the How ya doin? section of Brooklyn, NY, at a time when sexual abuse was not discussed. It is an account of what life was like growing up in an Italian family, and it captures the many gatherings and celebrations with a focus upon the loving preparation and presentation of food. Winding throughout this colorful visual palette, is the severe mental and physical abuse that my mother and I endured at the hands of my father. I know that you will find reading this journal compelling and gracious. It began as a tool for self-healing. It resulted as a gift to present to those who need strength to get out of an abusive relationship and begin to live. It is also a Thank-you note with love to my mom.

Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's

Author : Laura Lee Hope
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's written by Laura Lee Hope and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1918 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Humor Studies

Author : Salvatore Attardo
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483364704
Total Pages : 985 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Humor Studies written by Salvatore Attardo and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Humor: A Social History explores the concept of humor in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. This work’s scope encompasses the humor of children, adults, and even nonhuman primates throughout the ages, from crude jokes and simple slapstick to sophisticated word play and ironic parody and satire. As an academic social history, it includes the perspectives of a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, child development, social psychology, life style history, communication, and entertainment media. Readers will develop an understanding of the importance of humor as it has developed globally throughout history and appreciate its effects on child and adult development, especially in the areas of health, creativity, social development, and imagination. This two-volume set is available in both print and electronic formats. Features & Benefits: The General Editor also serves as Editor-in-Chief of HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research for The International Society for Humor Studies. The book’s 335 articles are organized in A-to-Z fashion in two volumes (approximately 1,000 pages). This work is enhanced by an introduction by the General Editor, a Foreword, a list of the articles and contributors, and a Reader’s Guide that groups related entries thematically. A Chronology of Humor, a Resource Guide, and a detailed Index are included. Each entry concludes with References/Further Readings and cross references to related entries. The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and cross references between and among related entries combine to provide robust search-and-browse features in the electronic version. This two-volume, A-to-Z set provides a general, non-technical resource for students and researchers in such diverse fields as communication and media studies, sociology and anthropology, social and cognitive psychology, history, literature and linguistics, and popular culture and folklore.

The Day I Fell Off My Island

Author : Yvonne Bailey-Smith
Publisher : Myriad Editions
ISBN 13 : 1912408961
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book The Day I Fell Off My Island written by Yvonne Bailey-Smith and published by Myriad Editions. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Striking...an unforgettable cast of characters you'd expect to find in the grandest work of fiction.'—Candice Carty-Williams'Juggling laughter and tears with every page, this remarkable journey of discovery tells of one young woman's captivating search for self in a new and challenging environment.'—Margaret Busby'Brims with the pleasure of a story well-told, and with the command of a writer who is comfortable moving between the many registers of Jamaican English.'—Kwame Dawes'Beautiful, evocative and powerfully engaging. I loved this book.'—Francesca MartinezIt's 1969 and Erna Mullings has just arrived in London from Jamaica.Finding herself in a strange country, with a mother she barely recognises and a stepfather she despises, Erna is homesick, lost and lonely. But her life is about to change irrevocably.A story of reluctant immigration and the relationship between children and the people who parent them, The Day I Fell Off My Island is engrossing, courageous and psychologically insightful. Yvonne Bailey-Smith writes with great warmth and humanity as she explores estrangement, transition and, ultimately, the triumph of resilience and hope.

The House at the End of the Sea

Author : Victoria M. Adams
Publisher : Andersen Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 1787612740
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book The House at the End of the Sea written by Victoria M. Adams and published by Andersen Press Limited. This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saffi doesn't want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal. But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in the mirror, and the pantry is suddenly filled with fancy food. When a party of extraordinary visitors arrive at midnight, Saffi begins to realise that her family has a dark, magical secret. It will take all her bravery to discover the truth and find a way into another world... Cover art by Sharon King-Chai

Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 2294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sincerely

Author : Courtney Sheinmel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416940227
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Sincerely written by Courtney Sheinmel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brought together as pen pals by a school assignment, Sophie and Katie, eleven-year-olds living on opposite sides of the country, find comfort in their growing relationship when problems at home and at school disrupt their lives.

Selected Stories

Author : Katherine Mansfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780192839862
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Selected Stories written by Katherine Mansfield and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I was jealous of her writing. The only writing I have ever been jealous of.' Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf was not the only writer to admire Mansfield's work: Thomas Hardy, D. H. Lawrence, and Elizabeth Bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the English language.This selection covers the full range of Mansfield's fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel' and the macabre and ominous 'A Married Man's Story'. The stories that pay what Mansfield calls 'a debt of love' to New Zealand are assharply etched as the European stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insight. Disruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing Mansfield's disrupted life and the fractured expressions of Modernism.This new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by Anthony Alpers.

From the Old Country

Author : Lihe Zhong
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231536496
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book From the Old Country written by Lihe Zhong and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though he lived most of his life in rural South Taiwan, Zhong Lihe spent several years in Manchuria and Peking, moving among an eclectic mix of ethnicities, social classes, and cultures. His fictional portraits unfold on Japanese battlefields and in Peking slums, as well as in the remote, impoverished hill-country villages and farms of his native Hakka districts. His scenic descriptions are deft and atmospheric, and his psychological explorations are acute. The first anthology to present his work in English, this volume features two novellas, ten short stories, and four short prose works.

Worth the Detour

Author : Nicholas T Parsons
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752496042
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Worth the Detour written by Nicholas T Parsons and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guidebook has a long and distinguished history, going back to Biblical times and encompassing major cultural and social changes that have witnessed the transformation of travel. This book presents a journey through centuries of travel writing.

Whitaker's Books of the Month & Books to Come

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Whitaker's Books of the Month & Books to Come written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

It's Not the Olden Days Anymore, Grandma

Author : Angeline M Jerz
Publisher : Terri Rogal
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book It's Not the Olden Days Anymore, Grandma written by Angeline M Jerz and published by Terri Rogal. This book was released on with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Deadly Fudge Divas

Author : Christine DeSmet
Publisher : Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1925574695
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Deadly Fudge Divas written by Christine DeSmet and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A taste of trouble is in the air when a group of well-heeled, fudge-loving women descend on Ava Oosterling's newly acquired and lovingly refurbished bed & breakfast inn for a chocolate lovers' getaway. When one of the women turns up dead--and Ava's grandfather is a prime suspect--Ava plunges into the thick of a murder case stickier than her candy store's line of Fairy Tale fudge flavors and the chocolate facials the women adore at the local spa. It's springtime and the start of the tourist season in Fishers' Harbor, Wisconsin. Ava has opened the Blue Heron Inn with the help of handsome construction worker Dillon Rivers. Unfortunately, Dillon's mother--Ava's ex-mother-in-law--is among the secretive divas who become suspects along with Grandpa. Ava turns for help from her friends but they have troubles, too. One is eager for a wedding proposal to unfold on live television, while another friend is expecting her first baby and asks Ava to assist with the birth. Everything and everybody Ava loves seems in chaos--her fudge shop, her inn, her family, and her own friendships... Until she uncovers a thirty-year-old secret of the "deadly fudge divas".