Life Is A Joke (100 Life Lessons (with Punch Lines))

By (author) Gordon & John Javna; By (author) Brothers, The Javna
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Great jokes not only make us laugh--they make us think. They very often contain important pieces of wisdom and insight that we are more willing to hear when they''re delivered with a laugh. Life Is a Joke: 100 Life Lessons (with Punch Lines) includes 100 hilarious jokes along with the messages that you may or may not realize they carry.
Description
Great jokes not only make us laugh--they make us think. They very often contain important pieces of wisdom and insight that we are more willing to hear when they''re delivered with a laugh. Life Is a Joke: 100 Life Lessons (with Punch Lines) includes 100 hilarious jokes along with the messages that you may or may not realize they carry. For instance, a joke about a tribal mystic and the weather service becomes a pointed parable about being very careful in choosing which experts to trust (or vote for). A joke about a therapist and his patient offers an invaluable insight about the vital importance of open communication. A salesman, a clerk, and a manager find a magic lamp--and learn that whoever speaks first doesn''t necessarily win. Written by the brothers who created the phenomenally successful Uncle John''s Bathroom Reader series, each entry in Life Is a Joke is contained in a two-page spread. There''s an epigram previewing the theme of the joke and lesson, a brief precis of the lesson the joke teaches, and a few takeaway points with ideas for how readers can apply the lesson to their own lives.
Biographical note

The Javna brothers (Gordon & John) are founders of the Bathroom Reader’s Institute and creators of the bestselling Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series (more than 15 million copies in print). Gordon was publisher and editor-in-chief of Portable Press and The Bathroom Readers’ Institute from 2000 to 2016. John has written dozens of books on pop culture and the environment, and founded EarthWorks Press in 1989. His book 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth sold 5 million copies and was a #1 New York Times bestseller in 1990. Writing as the EarthWorks Group, he has sold over 10 million books on environmental activism.

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A collection of life lessons, delivered in joke form. This collection of hilarious new and classic jokes is guaranteed to get a laugh - but also make people think, with brief, engaging essays about the insights each joke offers and the life lessons it teaches.