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Author : David Misch
Release : 2012-04-01
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 662/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Funny: The Book by : David Misch
Download or read book Funny: The Book written by David Misch. This book was released on 2012-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FUNNY: THE BOOK - EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT COMEDY
Author : David Misch
Release : 2012-04-01
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 654/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Funny: The Book by : David Misch
Download or read book Funny: The Book written by David Misch. This book was released on 2012-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Funny: The Book is an entertaining look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers), television ( The Office ), prose (Woody Allen, Robert Benchley), theater ( The Front Page ), jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor, Steve Martin), as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as Mork and Mindy . With allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung, George Orwell, and Arthur Koestler, Funny: The Book explores the evolution, theories, principles, and practice of comedy, as well as the psychological, philosophical, and even theological underpinnings of humor, coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert!) Comedy is God.
Author : Gennifer Choldenko
Release : 2019
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 882/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis One-third Nerd by : Gennifer Choldenko
Download or read book One-third Nerd written by Gennifer Choldenko. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Liam and his two younger sisters, precocious third-grader Dakota and second-grader Izzy, who has Down syndrome, face the possibility of losing their beloved dog, Cupcake, who keeps urinating on their apartment's carpet in this funny, fast-paced, and heartfelt story from the Newbery Honor-winning author of the Al Capone series. Illustrations.
Author : Ned Vizzini
Release : 2010-09-25
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 083/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis It's Kind of a Funny Story by : Ned Vizzini
Download or read book It's Kind of a Funny Story written by Ned Vizzini. This book was released on 2010-09-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.
Author : James Patterson
Release : 2012-12-10
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 946/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis I Funny by : James Patterson
Download or read book I Funny written by James Patterson. This book was released on 2012-12-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 bestselling author James Patterson doles out the laughs in the first book in the hit series! Middle-schooler Jamie Grimm faces bullies and self-doubt as he chases his dream of becoming the world’s greatest comedian Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from messing with Jamie as much as possible. But Jamie doesn't let his situation get him down. When his Uncle Frankie mentions a contest called The Planet's Funniest Kid Comic, Jamie knows he has to enter. But are the judges only rewarding him out of pity because of his wheelchair, like Stevie suggests? Will Jamie ever share the secret of his troubled past instead of hiding behind his comedy act? Prepare to laugh and cheer along with Jamie in this highly-illustrated, heartfelt middle school story.
