More Mirth of a Nation: The Best Contemporary Humor 9780062038043, 0060953225, 2002072817

The Best of Modern Humor [1 ed.] 0394515315, 9780394515311

Contains a collection of American and English humor from such outstanding contributors as Woody Allen, Damon Runyon, Tru

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The Mirth of Nations 141281457X, 9781412814577

The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is b

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Making The Best Years of Our Lives: The Hollywood Classic That Inspired a Nation 9781477325056

Released in 1946, The Best Years of Our Lives became an immediate success. Life magazine called it “the first big, good

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Summer of Shadows: A Murder, A Pennant Race, and the Twilight of the Best Location in the Nation 9781578604685, 9781578604678

Summer of Shadows is an intertwining narrative that tells the story of the 1954 Cleveland Indians (which would etch itse

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Sweet Madness. A Study of Humor

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Delicious Mirth: The Life and Times of James McCarroll 9780773555655

Recovering the lyrical voice and remarkable literary life of James McCarroll, Canada's Irish-born poet and humorist

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The Senses of Humor 9780801454370

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Animators Unearthed: A Guide to the Best of Contemporary Animation 9781501340246, 9780826429568

This is an introduction to some of the world's top animation filmmakers, whose faces and voices remain largely unse

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The Poetics and Politics of Invective Humor: Disparagement in Contemporary Female-Led US Sitcoms 9783839462607

Vituperation, disparagement, and debasement seem to have become part of the mainstream discourse in contemporary US-Amer

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More New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of The New York Times 9780814769027

What do Francine Prose, Suketu Mehta, and Edwidge Danticat have in common? Each suffers from an incurable love affair wi

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