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| Author | : Mit Sorrels and Kevin Sorrels |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 476 |
| Release | : 2009-05-14 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1469105187 |
Over the fifty years of his speaking career, Mit has compiled a collection of over 11,000 jokes, one liners, puns, and philosophical witticisms. This treasure of hilarity and advice, aids in making a point, has been specifically selected for public engagements and is non offensive or profane. Whether you are a public speaker, businessman, salesman, internet user or engaged in casual everyday communication, the appropriate use of good clean humor and wit can increase the affinity between you and another and bring about better communication and understanding. Indispensable Guide to Clean Humor and Wit is a quick reference text, categorized by topic, to help you successfully communicate your message, meet others and become friends through the use of laughter.
| Author | : Kevin Sorrels |
| Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2009-05 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 9781441534958 |
Over the fifty years of his speaking career, Mit has compiled a collection of over 11,000 jokes, one liners, puns, and philosophical witticisms. This treasure of hilarity and advice, aids in making a point, has been specifically selected for public engagements and is non offensive or profane. Whether you are a public speaker, businessman, salesman, internet user or engaged in casual everyday communication, the appropriate use of good clean humor and wit can increase the affinity between you and another and bring about better communication and understanding. Indispensable Guide to Clean Humor and Wit is a quick reference text, categorized by topic, to help you successfully communicate your message, meet others and become friends through the use of laughter.
| Author | : Clayton Geoffreys |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2015-01-17 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781507618165 |
Learn what makes up the art of wit and how to become wittier!Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device!In How to be Witty: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming More Clever, Charming, and Engaging with People, you'll learn the fundamentals of how to be wittier in your conversations. This book covers a variety of topics including why certain people are identified as witty people, and what makes up wit. Incorporating wit into your daily life can be a great way to take your conversations and relationships to a whole new level. We'll explore the three key elements of humor and wit, which are tension, deviation, and superiority. We'll dig into why Groucho Marx and Robin Williams were known as such witty people. Most importantly, we'll learn how you can become wittier with a few changes in your behavior. So stop waiting and pick up a copy today to start learning how to become wittier! Here is a preview of what is inside this book: Foreword Why is Being Witty Important? 7 Reasons Why Being Witty Can Elevate Conversation Skills 3 Essential Elements to Humor and Wit Where Does Wit Come From? Case Study #1: Groucho Marx Case Study #2: Robin Williams 9 Actionable Steps to Becoming More Witty How to Think Outside the Box to Become More Witty How to Improve Your Vocabulary to Take Wittiness to the Next Level How to Avoid Conversation Lulls with the Help of Wit How to Build Confidence in Your Witty Remarks 5 Actionable Ways to Improve Wit Conclusion An excerpt from the book: Everybody wants to be a comedian nowadays. Men want to be "that guy", the one who slays male competitors with witty repartee and absconds with admiring girls. Even some women aspire to be the funny girl who keeps her man in stitches. It is no doubt that riotously humorous people are the life of the party, and their witty wordplay is sorely coveted by less funny folks. However, popular perception aside, just how important is it for one to be witty? Psychologists, sociologists and others have turned their spotlights on this human ability with the intent of answering just this question. Their answer is not surprising. The ability to be humorous correlates to increased personal well-being, social interaction and health. Nature favors funny people, and funny people benefit immensely from this one, personal trait. Witty people gain social chops just by virtue of being funny. Few people fail to enjoy time spent laughing with good company. However, natural wit bestows upon one more than the mere ability to evoke laughter. Persons who possess wit and a healthy dose of intuition are able to gauge the moods of their audience by measuring the reception of their various jokes, barbs and tall tales.1 Armed with this perception, the witty guy or gal can purposefully alienate or endear others by directing the tone of their humor.1 Masterfully funny people can employ wit in ways that cause others to flit to them and like them. Specifically, one's wit is used as a tool to expose and identify others in the environment that shares similar dispositions and propensities. In romantic scenarios, fine-tuned wit can equate to "getting" the girl or guy. In fact, various studies show that male wit or humor often sparks romantic interest in the female kind. Conversely female wit is that which sustains burgeoning relationships for the long haul.2 Humor is so important in intimate relationships that its presence is linked to marital satisfaction in all cultures.Tags: how to be witty, how to be funny, social skills, how to be clever, wittiness, quick witted, how to be confident, becoming more confident, how to win friends and influence people, how to make new friends, how to overcome shyness, how to cure social anxiety, how to talk to anyone
| Author | : Bernard Robert Brunsting |
| Publisher | : Barbour Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 9781577487302 |
Here are 448 pages of great clean jokes, one-liners, and humorous stories, all designed to put joy into even the toughest day. All material is topically arranged, making it great for sermon or speech preparation, parties, or just a personal chuckle.
| Author | : Raven Leilani |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2020-08-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0374910332 |
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book of the Year WINNER of the NBCC John Leonard Prize, the Kirkus Prize, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020 A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The New York Times Book Review, O Magazine, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Shondaland, Boston Globe, and many more! "So delicious that it feels illicit . . . Raven Leilani’s first novel reads like summer: sentences like ice that crackle or melt into a languorous drip; plot suddenly, wildly flying forward like a bike down a hill." —Jazmine Hughes, The New York Times Book Review No one wants what no one wants. And how do we even know what we want? How do we know we’re ready to take it? Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties—sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She is also haltingly, fitfully giving heat and air to the art that simmers inside her. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage—with rules. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contemporary sexual manners and racial politics weren’t hard enough, Edie finds herself unemployed and invited into Eric’s home—though not by Eric. She becomes a hesitant ally to his wife and a de facto role model to his adopted daughter. Edie may be the only Black woman young Akila knows. Irresistibly unruly and strikingly beautiful, razor-sharp and slyly comic, sexually charged and utterly absorbing, Raven Leilani’s Luster is a portrait of a young woman trying to make sense of her life—her hunger, her anger—in a tumultuous era. It is also a haunting, aching description of how hard it is to believe in your own talent, and the unexpected influences that bring us into ourselves along the way. “An irreverent intergenerational tale of race and class that’s blisteringly smart and fan-yourself sexy.” —Michelle Hart, O: The Oprah Magazine
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 564 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780547348896 |
Upon publication, Anita Silvey’s comprehensive survey of contemporary children’s literature, Children’s Books and Their Creators, garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists interested in the world of writing for children. Now The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators assembles the best of that volume in one handy, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, and students. This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children’s literature by focusing on the essentials — the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. Updated to include newcomers such as J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket and to cover the very latest on publishing and educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children’s literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.
| Author | : Beth Hurst |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 205 |
| Release | : 2018-03-29 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1351812874 |
The authors of this inspirational new book were on a mission. While much has been written about teacher burnout and the day-to-day problems teachers face, little has been written about how teachers who deal with these problems overcome them, and continue to enter the classroom each morning with enthusiasm for their calling. To discover such teachers, the authors interviewed over 70 teachers in communities across the country to find teachers who, in a profession characterized by pressure, stress, and little reward, still find teaching an enjoyable, fulfilling career. The book includes over 150 teacher narratives of their real-life classroom experiences. The narratives provide unique insights into creating a teaching mission, setting up a community of learners, discovering the rewards of diversity, balancing personal and professional time, turning mistakes into excellence, using laughter to create rapport with students, and using discipline to create an atmosphere of trust and cooperation in the classroom. From these inspirational stories emerges a vision of the joys and rewards of working with children and a portrait of the teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students and a contribution to their community. The quotes, stories, and advice written in the teachers' own words are interwoven with practical suggestions for ideas to make the classroom an inspirational environment for students and teachers alike.
| Author | : Marissa Meyer |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2013-01-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1250007208 |
Queen Levana is a ruler who uses her 'glamour' to gain power. but long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story - a story that has never been told ... until now.
| Author | : William M. Burr |
| Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2000-05-19 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 9780071357036 |
Boats require constant care. Any boater who doesn't know the difference between a silicone-modified alkyd enamel and a one-part urethane needs this book for its invaluable advice on: * How to save money with generic substitues * Product recommendations for every job * Keeping weekly, monthly, and seasonal maintenance schedules
| Author | : Wyndham Wise |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2001-12-15 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1442656204 |
Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film is the most exhaustive and up-to-date reference book on Canadian film and filmmakers, combining 700 reviews and biographical listings with a detailed chronology of major events in Canadian film and television history. Compiled by Wyndham Wise, the editor and publisher of Take One, Canada's most respected film magazine, with a foreword by Canadian director Patricia Rozema, this is the only reference book of its kind published in English. Each film title is listed with credits, a mini review, and significant awards. Biographical listings of directors, producers, actors, writers, animators, cinematographers, distributors, exhibitors, and independent filmmakers are accompanied by date and place of birth, date of death if applicable, a brief career overview, and a filmography. Wise celebrates Canadian achievement on both a national and an international scale, and juxtaposes the distinctly Canadian with Canada's exports to Hollywood: Maury Chaykin and Jim Carrey, John Candy and William Shatner, Mon Oncle Antoine and Porky's, Highway 61 and Meatballs, The Red Violin and The Art of War. From great early Hollywood stars like Walter Huston, Fay Wray, Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, and Marie Dressler, to our current crop of star directors - including Patricia Rozema, Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg, Denys Arcand, Peter Mettler, Guy Maddin, and Robert Lepage - Canadians have made an important but largely unrecorded contribution to the history of world cinema. Impressive for its breadth of coverage, refreshing in its opinionated informality, this comprehensive and lively look at Canadian film culture at the start of the twenty-first century admirably fills the gap.
