It S Better To Laugh

Author : Lorna Landvik
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452943299

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Best to Laugh by Lorna Landvik Pdf

No one steps up to life’s banquet, holds out her tray, and orders, “Grief, please!” But as a child, Candy Pekkala was served a heaping helping of it. Every buffet line has a dessert section, however, and when a cousin calls with a Hollywood apartment to sublet, it seems as though Candy is finally offered something sweet. It’s good-bye to Minnesota and hello to California, where a girl who has always lived by her wits has a real chance of making a living with them. With that, the irrepressible Lorna Landvik launches her latest irresistible character onto the world stage—or at least onto the dimly lit small stage where stand-up comedy gets its start. Herself a comic performer, Landvik taps her own adventurous past and Minnesota roots to conjure Candy’s life in this strange new Technicolor home. Her fellow tenants at Peyton Hall include a female bodybuilder, a ruined nightclub impresario, and a well-connected Romanian fortune-teller. There are game show appearances and temp jobs at a record company and an establishment suspiciously like the Playboy Mansion, and of course the alluring but not always welcoming stage of stand-up comedy. As she hones her act, Candy is tested by humiliation, hecklers, and the inherent sexism that insists “chicks aren’t funny.” Written with the light touch and quiet wisdom that have made her works so popular, this is classic Lorna Landvik—sometimes so funny, you’ll cry; sometimes so sad, you might as well laugh; and always impossible to put down.

Author : Nora McInerny Purmort
Publisher : Dey Street Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0062419382

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It's Okay to Laugh by Nora McInerny Purmort Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Thank you for the perfect blend of nostalgia-drenched humor, wit, and heartbreak, Nora.” — Mandy Moore comedy = tragedy + time/rosé Twenty-seven-year-old Nora McInerny Purmort bounced from boyfriend to dopey “boyfriend” until she met Aaron—a charismatic art director and comic-book nerd who once made Nora laugh so hard she pulled a muscle. When Aaron was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, they refused to let it limit their love. They got engaged on Aaron’s hospital bed and had a baby boy while he was on chemo. In the period that followed, Nora and Aaron packed fifty years of marriage into the three they got, spending their time on what really matters: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, each other, and Beyoncé. A few months later, Aaron died in Nora’s arms. The obituary they wrote during Aaron’s hospice care revealing his true identity as Spider-Man touched the nation. With It’s Okay to Laugh, Nora puts a young, fresh twist on the subjects of mortality and resilience. What does it actually mean to live your “one wild and precious life” to the fullest? How can a joyful marriage contain more sickness than health? How do you keep going when life kicks you in the junk? In this deeply felt and deeply funny memoir, Nora gives her readers a true gift—permission to struggle, permission to laugh, permission to tell the truth and know that everything will be okay. It’s Okay to Laugh is a love letter to life, in all its messy glory; it reads like a conversation with a close friend, and leaves a trail of glitter in its wake. This book is for people who have been through some shit. This is for people who aren’t sure if they’re saying or doing the right thing (you’re not, but nobody is). This is for people who had their life turned upside down and just learned to live that way. For people who have laughed at a funeral or cried in a grocery store. This is for everyone who wondered what exactly they’re supposed to be doing with their one wild and precious life. I don’t actually have the answer, but if you find out, will you text me?

Author : Kathy Levine,Jane Scovell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Women television personalities
ISBN : 9780671511081

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It's Better to Laugh-- by Kathy Levine,Jane Scovell Pdf

She's the undisputed queen of televised shopping. Now everyone's favorite TV girlfriend tells the story of her life in an engaging and candid autobiography that holds nothing back. Here's Kathy as her fans have always wanted to know her. Find out all about QVC--on and off camera, the celebrities she's met and what they're really like, Kathy's romantic ups and downs, and much more.

Author : John Seland
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781546272939

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It's Better to Laugh Than to Cry by John Seland Pdf

It’s better to laugh than to cry. Many years ago, when I was a college student, I took a job peddling mail during the Christmas holidays. One day, as I was passing out the mail, one of the recipients invited me to step into his house for a second or two in order to warm up. “You’ll do a much better job,” he said, “if you rest and warm up for a few minutes.” However, as soon as I entered, his wife approached with three tall glasses of port wine. Not wanting to refuse their kindness, I accepted the offer and drank the wine. How I managed to distribute the rest of the mail to all the other homes along my route is due—I am convinced—to the grace of the almighty God. One of the stories, “The Mail Must Go Through,” will tell you what happened after I drank that tall glass of delicious port wine. As time went on, I began to add more stories, all of them humorous, with the simple purpose of stimulating the reader’s sense of humor. May you enjoy reading the stories as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007355235

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Making the Cat Laugh by Lynne Truss Pdf

One woman's journal of single life on the margins. A brilliant collection of Lynne Truss' journalism - recording the life of a metropolitan refugee from coupledom. The alternative 'Bridget Jones'.

Author : Mark Gungor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781416558798

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Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage by Mark Gungor Pdf

By using his unique blend of humor and tell-it-like-it-is honesty, he helps couples get along and have fun doing it.

Author : John Allen Paulos
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0231119151

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I Think, Therefore I Laugh by John Allen Paulos Pdf

- Brian Butterworth, author of What Counts: How Every Brain is Hardwired for Math.

Author : Philip L. Pearce,Anja Pabel
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781845415112

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Tourism and Humour by Philip L. Pearce,Anja Pabel Pdf

This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the many ways in which humour can occur during tourism exchanges including guided tours, tourism marketing and promotion and travel narratives. Other themes include the role of humour in enhancing the tourist experience, the benefits of tourism humour, considerations of when humour may appear inappropriate in tourism settings and the development of tourism humour theory. The work includes much original material collected by the authors. The book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers of tourism as well as humour scholars from other disciplines.

Author : Yogi Amrit Raj,,Manjit Sargam Chawla,
Publisher : Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9789387022775

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Live, Love and Laugh by Yogi Amrit Raj,,Manjit Sargam Chawla, Pdf

Are you tired of putting in endless efforts, with no goal or results in sight? Do you find it difficult to cope with a hectic lifestyle that drains you of all energy? Has the race to perform exceptionally worn you out completely? Love, laughter and a happily ever after have been some of the goals that we rush to achieve throughout our lives. But in trying to live, we forget to love; in trying so hard to be content, we forget to laugh. Our mind holds the key to some of the best gifts life has to offer, and this book helps us unlock them. Live, Love and Laugh is a guide to applying the principles of yoga for understanding the human mind and character. The book is a coming together of the practice of yoga, along with the principles and practice of the law of attraction, making it a spell-binding read.

Author : Jennifer Aaker,Naomi Bagdonas
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593135297

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Humor, Seriously by Jennifer Aaker,Naomi Bagdonas Pdf

WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • Anyone—even you!—can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Don’t miss the authors’ TED Talk, “Why great leaders take humor seriously,” online now. “The ultimate guide to using the magical power of funny as a tool for leadership and a force for good.”—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When and Drive We are living through a period of unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval in both our personal and professional lives. So it should come as a surprise to exactly no one that trust, human connection, and mental well-being are all on the decline. This may seem like no laughing matter. Yet, the research shows that humor and laughter are among the most valuable tools we have at our disposal for strengthening bonds and relationships, diffusing stress and tension, boosting resilience, and performing when the stakes are high. That’s why Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas teach the popular course Humor: Serious Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where they help some of the world’s most hard-driving, blazer-wearing business minds infuse more humor and levity into their work and lives. In Humor, Seriously, they draw on findings by behavioral scientists, world-class comedians, and inspiring business leaders to reveal how humor works and—more important—how you can use more of it, better. Aaker and Bagdonas unpack the theory and application of humor: what makes something funny, how to mine your life for material, and simple ways to identify and leverage your unique humor style. They show how to use humor to rebuild vital connections; appear more confident, competent, and authentic at work; and foster cultures where levity and creativity can thrive. President Dwight David Eisenhower once said, “A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” If Dwight David Eisenhower, the second least naturally funny president (after Franklin Pierce), thought humor was necessary to win wars, build highways, and warn against the military-industrial complex, then you might consider learning it too.

Author : Kathy Levine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0765107783

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It's Better to Laugh by Kathy Levine Pdf

Author : Douglas Fairbanks,George Creel, Douglas Fairbanks
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781435729209

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Laugh and Live by Douglas Fairbanks,George Creel, Douglas Fairbanks Pdf

Have money chase you, not you chasing it. Douglas Fairbanks reveals his time-tested formula for becoming famous in movies, marrying a Hollywood goddess and having stars as friends. This brief handbook was not written for the money, because he had more than enough, but to show you how to get the most out of life.

Author : Jim Kraus
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780800720865

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The Laugh-a-Day Book of Bloopers, Quotes & Good Clean Jokes by Jim Kraus Pdf

A 365-day humor collection: each day includes a joke, a wacky church bulletin blooper, and a humorous quote.

Author : Bianca Marais
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735219335

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If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais Pdf

A rich, unforgettable story of three unique women in post-Apartheid South Africa who are brought together in their darkest time and discover the ways that love can transcend the strictest of boundaries. In a squatter camp on the outskirts of Johannesburg, seventeen-year-old Zodwa lives in desperate poverty, under the shadowy threat of a civil war and a growing AIDS epidemic. Eight months pregnant, Zodwa carefully guards secrets that jeopardize her life. Across the country, wealthy socialite Ruth appears to have everything her heart desires, but it's what she can't have that leads to her breakdown. Meanwhile, in Zaire, a disgraced former nun, Delilah, grapples with a past that refuses to stay buried. When these personal crises send both middle-aged women back to their rural hometown to heal, the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby upends everything, challenging their lifelong beliefs about race, motherhood, and the power of the past. As the mystery surrounding the infant grows, the complicated lives of Zodwa, Ruth, and Delilah become inextricably linked. What follows is a mesmerizing look at family and identity that asks: How far will the human heart go to protect itself and the ones it loves?

Author : Alison Hammond
Publisher : Random House
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473595774

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You’ve Got To Laugh by Alison Hammond Pdf

The hilarious, heartwarming and joyful memoir from much-loved presenter Alison Hammond, host of ITV's This Morning. 'This woman's laugh is like gold dust' Huffington Post '[A] national treasure' Metro 'I always say a day is wasted without laughter . . .' Alison Hammond loves to laugh. And the nation laughs with her. Her sunny personality and zest for life have brought joy to millions and made her one of the UK's best-loved television presenters. Known for her hilarious and unforgettable interviews with Hollywood A-listers, Alison is also responsible for countless classic moments of broadcasting gold - from getting stuck on a caravan door to delivering Christmas cash dressed as an elf. But who is Alison Hammond really, and how did she become the personality we know and love? Shaped by the influence of her incredible mum, Alison went from small roles on television shows as a youngster to that life-changing appearance on Big Brother, before landing her dream job on This Morning. And through it all, she found the joy in every day, the positives in any situation. You've Got to Laugh gives a never-before-seen insight into Alison's life: her loves, her losses - with a side order of gossip. As well as being a hugely entertaining and uplifting read, Alison's story will inspire you to grab life with both hands and make the most of every single moment. 'Interviewer extraordinaire, reigning queen of the huns, and an out-and-out national treasure' Bustle