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⚙️ Joke Mechanics

Books that dissect what makes things funny — timing, incongruity, subversion, and the architecture of a punchline. Readers come here to understand humor as a craft with learnable principles.
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🗣️ Wordplay And Punning
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🗣️ Wordplay And Punning
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
The Humor Code Summary
The Humor Code 89%
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
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
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
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
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor 89%
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
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
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious 89%
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
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
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Summary
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 88%
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
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
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
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
Humour Summary
Humour 88%
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
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
The Pocket Guide to Mischief Summary
The Pocket Guide to Mischief 88%
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
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
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics 88%
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
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
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 88%
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
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
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
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
by Steve Kaplan • 2013
Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.
4.24
895
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting🎭 Comedy Performance
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy 87%
Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.
by Steve Kaplan 2013
4.24
895 ratings
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting🎭 Comedy Performance
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
Wit's End Summary
Wit's End 87%
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
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
Only a Joke Can Save Us Summary
Only a Joke Can Save Us 87%
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
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
The Eight Characters of Comedy Summary
The Eight Characters of Comedy 87%
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
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
The NEW Comedy Bible Summary
The NEW Comedy Bible 87%
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
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
What If? Summary
What If? 87%
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
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
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me 87%
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
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
Sick in the Head Summary
Sick in the Head 86%
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
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
I'm a Joke and So Are You Summary
I'm a Joke and So Are You 86%
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
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
I Think, Therefore I Laugh Summary
I Think, Therefore I Laugh 86%
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
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
by Chad Orzel • 2009
Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.
3.91
3k+
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📚 Popular Physics🧠 Copenhagen Interpretation
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Summary
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog 86%
Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.
by Chad Orzel 2009
3.91
3k+ ratings
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📚 Popular Physics🧠 Copenhagen Interpretation
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
Funny on Purpose Summary
Funny on Purpose 86%
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
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
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 86%
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
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
The Physics of Superheroes Summary
The Physics of Superheroes 86%
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
Based on a True Story
by Norm Macdonald • 2016
SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.
4.03
20k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📖 Comedic Memoir🎬 Snl Alumni
Based on a True Story Summary
Based on a True Story 86%
SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.
by Norm Macdonald 2016
4.03
20k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📖 Comedic Memoir🎬 Snl Alumni
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
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 86%
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
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
Connect Using Humor and Story Summary
Connect Using Humor and Story 86%
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
Mastering Stand-Up
by Stephen Rosenfield • 2017
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
4.41
519
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🎭 Stage Craft
Mastering Stand-Up Summary
Mastering Stand-Up 86%
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
by Stephen Rosenfield 2017
4.41
519 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🎭 Stage Craft
Last Words
by George Carlin • 2009
Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.
3.97
15k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy🗣️ Free Speech🚫 Taboo Language
Last Words Summary
Last Words 86%
Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.
by George Carlin 2009
3.97
15k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy🗣️ Free Speech🚫 Taboo Language
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
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 86%
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
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
I Like You Summary
I Like You 86%
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
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
The World According to Cunk Summary
The World According to Cunk 86%
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
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
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone 86%
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
Strange Worlds of Lunacy
by Lyndon Perry • 2008
When laughter breaks magic curses and bureaucracy conquers aliens, fairy tales don't stand a chance.
4.67
9
🃏 Comic Fantasy🧚 Fairy Tale Parody🤪 Absurdist Fiction
Strange Worlds of Lunacy Summary
Strange Worlds of Lunacy 86%
When laughter breaks magic curses and bureaucracy conquers aliens, fairy tales don't stand a chance.
by Lyndon Perry 2008
4.67
9 ratings
🃏 Comic Fantasy🧚 Fairy Tale Parody🤪 Absurdist Fiction
I'd Like to Play Alone, Please
by Tom Segura • 2022
A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.
4.00
18k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📖 Comedian Memoirs✍️ Essay Collections
I'd Like to Play Alone, Please Summary
I'd Like to Play Alone, Please 86%
A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.
by Tom Segura 2022
4.00
18k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📖 Comedian Memoirs✍️ Essay Collections
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me
by Matt Rife • 2024
Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.
3.83
10k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📚 Comedy Memoirs🥊 Underdog Mentality
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me Summary
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me 86%
Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.
by Matt Rife 2024
3.83
10k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📚 Comedy Memoirs🥊 Underdog Mentality
Born Standing Up
by Steve Martin • 2007
Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.
3.88
108k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🏋️ Creative Discipline
Born Standing Up Summary
Born Standing Up 86%
Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.
by Steve Martin 2007
3.88
108k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🏋️ Creative Discipline
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
Cobb's Anatomy Summary
Cobb's Anatomy 86%
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
Fifty Shades of Chicken
by F.L. Fowler • 2012
A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.
4.17
1k+
🥸 Literary Parody🎁 Gag Gifts😉 Suggestive Humor
Fifty Shades of Chicken Summary
Fifty Shades of Chicken 86%
A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.
by F.L. Fowler 2012
4.17
1k+ ratings
🥸 Literary Parody🎁 Gag Gifts😉 Suggestive Humor
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010
Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.
3.97
64
😂 Humor In Business🖊️ Copywriting🎤 Public Speaking
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 86%
Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2010
3.97
64 ratings
😂 Humor In Business🖊️ Copywriting🎤 Public Speaking
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
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 86%
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
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides
by Matthew Inman • 2010
A web designer quits to draw crude comics about punching dolphins and life's absurdities.
4.04
13k+
🖥️ Webcomic Collection🤪 Absurdist Humor🌀 Surreal Cartoons
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides Summary
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides 86%
A web designer quits to draw crude comics about punching dolphins and life's absurdities.
by Matthew Inman 2010
4.04
13k+ ratings
🖥️ Webcomic Collection🤪 Absurdist Humor🌀 Surreal Cartoons
How to Tell a Joke
by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2021
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
3.19
209
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers
How to Tell a Joke Summary
How to Tell a Joke 86%
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2021
3.19
209 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers
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
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 86%
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
I Must Say
by Martin Short • 2014
Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.
4.12
19k+
🎙️ Comedy Memoirs🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy🕊️ Grief And Loss
I Must Say Summary
I Must Say 86%
Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.
by Martin Short 2014
4.12
19k+ ratings
🎙️ Comedy Memoirs🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy🕊️ Grief And Loss
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans
by Ginny Hogan • 2022
Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.
3.38
419
📱 Modern Dating🧍‍♀️ Singlehood📝 Satirical Essays
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans Summary
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans 86%
Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.
by Ginny Hogan 2022
3.38
419 ratings
📱 Modern Dating🧍‍♀️ Singlehood📝 Satirical Essays
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
Rebel with a Clause Summary
Rebel with a Clause 86%
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
The Art of Witty Banter
by Patrick King • 2016
Wit is mechanical, not magical. A few conversational switches separate the quick from the awkward.
3.32
1k+
💬 Conversation Mechanics⚡ Quick Wit👂 Listening Skills
The Art of Witty Banter Summary
The Art of Witty Banter 86%
Wit is mechanical, not magical. A few conversational switches separate the quick from the awkward.
by Patrick King 2016
3.32
1k+ ratings
💬 Conversation Mechanics⚡ Quick Wit👂 Listening Skills
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