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🎓 Humor In Education

Writing that celebrates the comic possibilities of classrooms, campuses, and the beautiful chaos of trying to teach or learn. For anyone who knows school is inherently absurd.
Thug Notes
by Sparky Sweets • 2015
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
3.96
570
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics📖 Reluctant Readers😂 Book Humor
Thug Notes Summary
Thug Notes 91%
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
by Sparky Sweets 2015
3.96
570 ratings
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics📖 Reluctant Readers😂 Book Humor
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny
by Phillip Done • 2005
A hamster loose, a testing letter unsent, and the silent signal that controls 32 third graders.
4.38
2k+
🏫 Elementary Education📖 Teaching Memoirs😂 Classroom Humor👶 New Teachers🛠️ Occupational Memoir
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny Summary
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny 91%
A hamster loose, a testing letter unsent, and the silent signal that controls 32 third graders.
by Phillip Done 2005
4.38
2k+ ratings
🏫 Elementary Education📖 Teaching Memoirs😂 Classroom Humor👶 New Teachers🛠️ Occupational Memoir
Excellent 11
by Ron Clark • 2004
Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.
4.03
1k+
🎒 Classroom Management🔥 Teacher Motivation🧗 Experiential Learning🏫 Classroom Culture🎨 Creativity In Education
Excellent 11 Summary
Excellent 11 91%
Eleven traits that turn ordinary adults into the mentors children never forget.
by Ron Clark 2004
4.03
1k+ ratings
🎒 Classroom Management🔥 Teacher Motivation🧗 Experiential Learning🏫 Classroom Culture🎨 Creativity In Education
How To Write Funny
by Scott Dikkers • 2014
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
4.13
960
🎭 Comedy Writing🎯 Satire And Parody⚙️ Joke Mechanics🗣️ Wordplay And Punning⏱️ Writing Productivity
How To Write Funny Summary
How To Write Funny 90%
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
by Scott Dikkers 2014
4.13
960 ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🎯 Satire And Parody⚙️ Joke Mechanics🗣️ Wordplay And Punning⏱️ Writing Productivity
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos • 1980
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
3.40
159
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology🗣️ Linguistic Play🎭 Incongruity Theory
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor 90%
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
by John Allen Paulos 1980
3.40
159 ratings
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology🗣️ Linguistic Play🎭 Incongruity Theory
And Here's the Kicker
by Mike Sacks • 2009
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
4.05
2k+
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory🎯 Truth In Comedy👀 Outsider Humor
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 90%
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
by Mike Sacks 2009
4.05
2k+ ratings
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory🎯 Truth In Comedy👀 Outsider Humor
The Humor Code
by Peter McGraw • 2014
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
3.44
1k+
🧠 Psychology Of Humor📚 Humor Studies🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy🎤 Stand-Up Comedy⚙️ Joke Mechanics
The Humor Code Summary
The Humor Code 90%
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
by Peter McGraw 2014
3.44
1k+ ratings
🧠 Psychology Of Humor📚 Humor Studies🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy🎤 Stand-Up Comedy⚙️ Joke Mechanics
Humour
by Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
603
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory🤝 Humor And Society🗳️ Humor And Politics
Humour Summary
Humour 89%
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
by Terry Eagleton 2019
3.19
603 ratings
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory🤝 Humor And Society🗳️ Humor And Politics
Comedy Writing Secrets
by Melvin Helitzer • 1987
The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.
3.66
1k+
🎭 Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Construction🧩 Wordplay Techniques💡 Creative Process🎤 Stand-Up Comedy Roots
Comedy Writing Secrets Summary
Comedy Writing Secrets 89%
The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.
by Melvin Helitzer 1987
3.66
1k+ ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Construction🧩 Wordplay Techniques💡 Creative Process🎤 Stand-Up Comedy Roots
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
by Greg Dean • 2000
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
3.95
399
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Joke Writing🎭 Comedy Performance🌱 Creative Process😰 Performance Anxiety
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Summary
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 89%
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
by Greg Dean 2000
3.95
399 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Joke Writing🎭 Comedy Performance🌱 Creative Process😰 Performance Anxiety
The Pocket Guide to Mischief
by Bart King • 2008
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
3.92
106
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns😂 Teen Humor💩 Gross-Out Humor
The Pocket Guide to Mischief Summary
The Pocket Guide to Mischief 89%
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
by Bart King 2008
3.92
106 ratings
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns😂 Teen Humor💩 Gross-Out Humor
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution🤝 Inclusive Language📝 Descriptivism
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 89%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution🤝 Inclusive Language📝 Descriptivism
The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman • 2019
A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.
4.34
20k+
🏫 Satirical School Story👾 Misfit Class🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc🤝 Found Family🚨 Classroom Chaos
The Unteachables Summary
The Unteachables 89%
A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.
by Gordon Korman 2019
4.34
20k+ ratings
🏫 Satirical School Story👾 Misfit Class🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc🤝 Found Family🚨 Classroom Chaos
Laugh Tactics
by Patrick King • 2016
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
3.45
139
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery💥 Witty Comebacks🎭 Improv Comedy
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics 89%
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
by Patrick King 2016
3.45
139 ratings
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery💥 Witty Comebacks🎭 Improv Comedy
The NEW Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2020
The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.
4.32
302
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🗣️ Authentic Voice😰 Stage Fright🎭 Live Performance
The NEW Comedy Bible Summary
The NEW Comedy Bible 89%
The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.
by Judy Carter 2020
4.32
302 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🗣️ Authentic Voice😰 Stage Fright🎭 Live Performance
1066 and all that
by W.C. Sellar • 1930
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
3.91
4k+
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour🎓 Oxbridge Satire🎭 Interwar Satire
1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that 89%
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
by W.C. Sellar 1930
3.91
4k+ ratings
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour🎓 Oxbridge Satire🎭 Interwar Satire
Woe Is I
by Patricia T. O'Conner • 1996
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
3.94
4k+
📖 English Usage😄 Humorous Grammar🧐 Language Myths⚠️ Common Errors✨ Clear Writing
Woe Is I Summary
Woe Is I 89%
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
by Patricia T. O'Conner 1996
3.94
4k+ ratings
📖 English Usage😄 Humorous Grammar🧐 Language Myths⚠️ Common Errors✨ Clear Writing
The World According to Cunk
by Philomena Cunk • 2024
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
3.90
2k+
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise🇬🇧 British Satire📺 Bbc Comedy
The World According to Cunk Summary
The World According to Cunk 89%
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
by Philomena Cunk 2024
3.90
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise🇬🇧 British Satire📺 Bbc Comedy
The Secret Teacher
by Anonymous • 2018
Reading aloud was his rebellion. An anonymous teacher tells the truth about the classroom.
3.72
1k+
🏙️ Urban Schools🇬🇧 Uk Education System🍎 Classroom Memoir😮‍💨 Teacher Burnout📊 Standardized Testing
The Secret Teacher Summary
The Secret Teacher 89%
Reading aloud was his rebellion. An anonymous teacher tells the truth about the classroom.
by Anonymous 2018
3.72
1k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Schools🇬🇧 Uk Education System🍎 Classroom Memoir😮‍💨 Teacher Burnout📊 Standardized Testing
Wit's End
by James Geary • 2018
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
3.35
479
🧠 Philosophy Of Humor🎲 Verbal Play🔗 Metaphor And Analogy🔬 Cognitive Science👁️ Perceptual Illusion
Wit's End Summary
Wit's End 89%
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
by James Geary 2018
3.35
479 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Humor🎲 Verbal Play🔗 Metaphor And Analogy🔬 Cognitive Science👁️ Perceptual Illusion
Humor Me
by Chris Duffy • 2026
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
3.68
488
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft👀 Attention And Noticing🤝 Social Bonding
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me 88%
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
by Chris Duffy 2026
3.68
488 ratings
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft👀 Attention And Noticing🤝 Social Bonding
Cobb's Anatomy
by Irvin S. Cobb • 1912
A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.
3.78
60
✍️ Humorous Essays🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor🫃 Body Humor🎭 Social Satire🇺🇸 American Humor
Cobb's Anatomy Summary
Cobb's Anatomy 88%
A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.
by Irvin S. Cobb 1912
3.78
60 ratings
✍️ Humorous Essays🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor🫃 Body Humor🎭 Social Satire🇺🇸 American Humor
Only a Joke Can Save Us
by Todd McGowan • 2017
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
4.32
37
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy🎬 Film Analysis🔍 Ideology Critique
Only a Joke Can Save Us Summary
Only a Joke Can Save Us 88%
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
by Todd McGowan 2017
4.32
37 ratings
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy🎬 Film Analysis🔍 Ideology Critique
The Eight Characters of Comedy
by Scott Sedita • 2005
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
4.03
357
📺 Television Writing🏛️ Character Archetypes🎭 Comedy Craft🎬 Comedy Acting📝 Tv Writers
The Eight Characters of Comedy Summary
The Eight Characters of Comedy 88%
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
by Scott Sedita 2005
4.03
357 ratings
📺 Television Writing🏛️ Character Archetypes🎭 Comedy Craft🎬 Comedy Acting📝 Tv Writers
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
by Thomas Cathcart • 2007
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
3.76
18k+
🏛️ Popular Philosophy🌍 Western Philosophy🎭 Educational Humor🧠 Critical Thinking⚖️ Ethics
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 88%
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
by Thomas Cathcart 2007
3.76
18k+ ratings
🏛️ Popular Philosophy🌍 Western Philosophy🎭 Educational Humor🧠 Critical Thinking⚖️ Ethics
I Like You
by Amy Sedaris • 2006
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
3.88
40k+
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor🧘 Solo Living🧶 Diy Crafts Humor
I Like You Summary
I Like You 88%
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
by Amy Sedaris 2006
3.88
40k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor🧘 Solo Living🧶 Diy Crafts Humor
Have You Eaten Grandma?
by Gyles Brandreth • 2018
Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.
3.93
1k+
📝 English Usage❗ Punctuation❌ Common Errors🧱 Vocabulary Building😂 Humorous Reference
Have You Eaten Grandma? Summary
Have You Eaten Grandma? 88%
Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.
by Gyles Brandreth 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
📝 English Usage❗ Punctuation❌ Common Errors🧱 Vocabulary Building😂 Humorous Reference
The Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2001
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
3.85
734
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Structure💼 Creative Careers🎭 Aspiring Comedians
The Comedy Bible Summary
The Comedy Bible 88%
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
by Judy Carter 2001
3.85
734 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Structure💼 Creative Careers🎭 Aspiring Comedians
I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had
by Tony Danza • 2012
A sitcom star teaches 10th-grade English in Philadelphia. The punchlines stop on day one.
3.86
4k+
🏫 Public Education👨‍🏫 First Year Teacher🔬 Immersion Memoir🏙️ Urban Education📋 Classroom Management
I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had Summary
I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had 88%
A sitcom star teaches 10th-grade English in Philadelphia. The punchlines stop on day one.
by Tony Danza 2012
3.86
4k+ ratings
🏫 Public Education👨‍🏫 First Year Teacher🔬 Immersion Memoir🏙️ Urban Education📋 Classroom Management
How Not to Write a Novel
by Howard Mittelmark • 2008
The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.
3.99
4k+
📝 Fiction Writing📚 Writing Reference⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes😂 Humorous How-To🎭 Satirical Nonfiction
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel 88%
The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.
by Howard Mittelmark 2008
3.99
4k+ ratings
📝 Fiction Writing📚 Writing Reference⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes😂 Humorous How-To🎭 Satirical Nonfiction
No Brainer
by Jeff Kinney • 2023
His school might close, so Greg Heffley runs for president on pizza promises and zero plans.
4.27
14k+
🏫 Middle School Comedy🗳️ School Election🤪 Bumbling Protagonist🎭 Lighthearted Satire🌀 Comic Chaos
No Brainer Summary
No Brainer 88%
His school might close, so Greg Heffley runs for president on pizza promises and zero plans.
by Jeff Kinney 2023
4.27
14k+ ratings
🏫 Middle School Comedy🗳️ School Election🤪 Bumbling Protagonist🎭 Lighthearted Satire🌀 Comic Chaos
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier • 2004
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
4.28
1k+
🎭 Improv Comedy🎤 Comedy Technique🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking🎬 Long-Form Improv🏙️ Chicago Improv
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 88%
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
by Mick Napier 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
🎭 Improv Comedy🎤 Comedy Technique🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking🎬 Long-Form Improv🏙️ Chicago Improv
The Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios • 2006
Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.
3.92
3k+
🧪 Pop Science🎬 Pop-Culture Science📚 Comic Book Science📖 Physics Education⚛️ Conceptual Physics
The Physics of Superheroes Summary
The Physics of Superheroes 88%
Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.
by James Kakalios 2006
3.92
3k+ ratings
🧪 Pop Science🎬 Pop-Culture Science📚 Comic Book Science📖 Physics Education⚛️ Conceptual Physics
Funny on Purpose
by Joe Randazzo • 2015
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
3.99
244
🖊️ Comedy Writing🎤 Comedy Career🎭 Improv Comedy✍️ Sketch Comedy🎙️ Standup Comedy
Funny on Purpose Summary
Funny on Purpose 88%
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
by Joe Randazzo 2015
3.99
244 ratings
🖊️ Comedy Writing🎤 Comedy Career🎭 Improv Comedy✍️ Sketch Comedy🎙️ Standup Comedy
Rebel with a Clause
by Ellen Jovin • 2022
She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.
4.00
1k+
🧱 Language Mechanics🗣️ Pop Linguistics😂 Grammar Humor✍️ Language Memoir🔬 Descriptive Grammar
Rebel with a Clause Summary
Rebel with a Clause 88%
She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.
by Ellen Jovin 2022
4.00
1k+ ratings
🧱 Language Mechanics🗣️ Pop Linguistics😂 Grammar Humor✍️ Language Memoir🔬 Descriptive Grammar
Sick in the Head
by Judd Apatow • 2015
A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.
3.67
13k+
🎭 Comedian Memoir✍️ Comedy Writing🎤 Interview Collection🎙️ Stand-Up Comedy🎬 Show Business Memoir
Sick in the Head Summary
Sick in the Head 88%
A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.
by Judd Apatow 2015
3.67
13k+ ratings
🎭 Comedian Memoir✍️ Comedy Writing🎤 Interview Collection🎙️ Stand-Up Comedy🎬 Show Business Memoir
The Comic Toolbox
by John Vorhaus • 1994
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
3.97
951
🎭 Comedy Writing🔧 Creative Process🃏 Joke Structure📚 Comedy Theory😰 Imposter Syndrome
The Comic Toolbox Summary
The Comic Toolbox 88%
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
by John Vorhaus 1994
3.97
951 ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🔧 Creative Process🃏 Joke Structure📚 Comedy Theory😰 Imposter Syndrome
The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction💪 Emotional Resilience🧠 Mind-Body Connection
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 88%
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016
3.82
56 ratings
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction💪 Emotional Resilience🧠 Mind-Body Connection
The Elements of Eloquence
by Mark Forsyth • 2013
Shakespeare didn't wait for inspiration. He studied the tricks that make phrases stick.
4.35
7k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🗣️ Figures Of Speech✍️ Writing Craft🎯 Wordplay📝 Persuasive Writing
The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence 88%
Shakespeare didn't wait for inspiration. He studied the tricks that make phrases stick.
by Mark Forsyth 2013
4.35
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🗣️ Figures Of Speech✍️ Writing Craft🎯 Wordplay📝 Persuasive Writing
Using Graphic Novels in the STEM Classroom
by William Boerman-Cornell • 2023
How graphic novels make STEM concepts click, and which ones to use in your classroom.
5.00
1
🧪 Stem Education📚 Comics In The Classroom👁️ Visual Literacy📖 Multimodal Literacy🎓 Educational Comics
Using Graphic Novels in the STEM Classroom Summary
Using Graphic Novels in the STEM Classroom 88%
How graphic novels make STEM concepts click, and which ones to use in your classroom.
by William Boerman-Cornell 2023
5.00
1 ratings
🧪 Stem Education📚 Comics In The Classroom👁️ Visual Literacy📖 Multimodal Literacy🎓 Educational Comics
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon • 2014
A doodle-crazy boy ducks homework, a rival, and his sister to score concert tickets with his band.
4.19
16k+
📓 Illustrated Diary✏️ Doodling Protagonist🤪 Class Clown👫 Sibling Rivalry🏫 British School
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates 88%
A doodle-crazy boy ducks homework, a rival, and his sister to score concert tickets with his band.
by Liz Pichon 2014
4.19
16k+ ratings
📓 Illustrated Diary✏️ Doodling Protagonist🤪 Class Clown👫 Sibling Rivalry🏫 British School
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious
by Sigmund Freud • 2003
A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.
3.69
2k+
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory😂 Humor Studies🎭 Comic Theory🔧 Joke Mechanics💬 Verbal Wit
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious 88%
A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.
by Sigmund Freud 2003
3.69
2k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory😂 Humor Studies🎭 Comic Theory🔧 Joke Mechanics💬 Verbal Wit
What If?
by Randall Munroe • 2014
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
4.14
197k+
⚛️ Pop Physics💭 Thought Experiments😂 Physics Humor🧪 Quirky Science📝 Fermi Problems
What If? Summary
What If? 88%
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
by Randall Munroe 2014
4.14
197k+ ratings
⚛️ Pop Physics💭 Thought Experiments😂 Physics Humor🧪 Quirky Science📝 Fermi Problems
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
by Steve Kaplan • 2013
Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.
4.24
895
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting Craft🎭 Performance Technique🧑 Character-Driven Comedy🧠 Humor Psychology
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy 88%
Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.
by Steve Kaplan 2013
4.24
895 ratings
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting Craft🎭 Performance Technique🧑 Character-Driven Comedy🧠 Humor Psychology
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves
by Jack Douglas • 1972
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
3.27
205
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy🏡 Suburban Satire🌿 Nature Ethics
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 88%
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
by Jack Douglas 1972
3.27
205 ratings
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy🏡 Suburban Satire🌿 Nature Ethics
Connect Using Humor and Story
by Ramakrishna Reddy • 2016
A humor equation that turns a rambling draft into a tight seven minutes of laughter.
3.82
105
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😂 Humor Writing⏱️ Timing And Delivery📚 Storytelling Techniques
Connect Using Humor and Story Summary
Connect Using Humor and Story 88%
A humor equation that turns a rambling draft into a tight seven minutes of laughter.
by Ramakrishna Reddy 2016
3.82
105 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😂 Humor Writing⏱️ Timing And Delivery📚 Storytelling Techniques
I Think, Therefore I Laugh
by John Allen Paulos • 1985
A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.
3.48
245
🗣️ Philosophy Of Language🔄 Logical Paradoxes🔬 Philosophy Of Science📝 Analytic Philosophy📚 Popular Philosophy
I Think, Therefore I Laugh Summary
I Think, Therefore I Laugh 88%
A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.
by John Allen Paulos 1985
3.48
245 ratings
🗣️ Philosophy Of Language🔄 Logical Paradoxes🔬 Philosophy Of Science📝 Analytic Philosophy📚 Popular Philosophy
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her
by Malaclypse the Younger • 1965
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
4.25
6k+
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset🌀 Chaos Magic🎲 Sacred Play
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her Summary
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her 88%
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
by Malaclypse the Younger 1965
4.25
6k+ ratings
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset🌀 Chaos Magic🎲 Sacred Play
The Rant Zone
by Dennis Miller • 2001
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
3.57
375
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism📝 Essay Collections🚫 Political Incorrectness
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone 88%
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
by Dennis Miller 2001
3.57
375 ratings
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism📝 Essay Collections🚫 Political Incorrectness
I'm a Joke and So Are You
by Robin Ince • 2018
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
3.93
1k+
🎤 Stand Up Comedy😰 Anxiety And Creativity🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor💀 Humor And Grief🔪 Comedy As Social Critique
I'm a Joke and So Are You Summary
I'm a Joke and So Are You 88%
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
by Robin Ince 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
🎤 Stand Up Comedy😰 Anxiety And Creativity🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor💀 Humor And Grief🔪 Comedy As Social Critique
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