Education Humour

Brought to you by Penguin. Say 'philosopher,' and someone grand, old and bearded might come to mind. But, as philosophy professor Scott Hershovitz shows in this delightful debut, some of the best philosophers in the world are better described as nasty, brutish and short--that is to say, they're...

RBG failed her driving test five times! She could do twenty push-ups when she was eighty years old! She was a terrible cook! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the Supreme Court icon, from her childhood and school days to her rise through the United States legal system to become one of the most famous justices—and political figures—in history.

For word nerds and grammar geeks, a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse. With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky...

Just as Fred is settling down in his new abode, he receives word that a favor is being called in, one he promised to a dangerously powerful member of otherworldly royalty. Bracing danger, adventure, and unknown threats, Fred is instead asked to take on an entirely different role than anticipated. Acting as interim professor at one of the few universities for supernatural entities, Fred will have to navigate a strange environment, eccentric coworkers, and unenthusiastic students. Yet that alone won't be enough, for this college has more history than the tales in its tomes.

Uncover the ridiculously funny life of teachers (and some things that have nothing to do with teachers but are still splendidly funny) according to James Campbell, comedian extraordinaire. Ever wondered what teachers do when they’re not in the classroom? Are they undercover detectives, champion roller-blade dancers or do they spend their evenings playing with their 576 cats? Whether you love or loathe your teachers, want to become one when you grow up or don't give two figs about your teacher but simply love a hilarious listen, this audiobook is for you.

“A romantic hero’s journey with a happy ending that will leave you smiling and swooning… I loved it!” —Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its own...

Leon's back. Having survived the sweatshop methods of Miss Hagmeyer, his needle-wielding fourth grade teacher at the Classical School, Leon braces himself for fifth grade. He arrives armed with a backpack full of pens and pencils, binders and notebooks . . . plus a rag doll that's the spitting...

As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive persecution: they never stopped kvetching about God...

Although there's no shortage of books on writing and publishing, there's none quite like Robert's Rules of Writing. Drawing on his many years of experience as an award-winning journalist, TV writer, and the author of over twenty books, Robert Masello addresses all the issues that confront, and all the problems that beset, writers of all stripes.

Leon and the Spitting Image is about a hotel full of animals. It's about an evil ice maker. It's about glass eyeballs and human catapults. It's about really old panty hose and Possibly Fake Hair. But mostly it's about Leon Zeisel and his epic quest to survive fourth grade. What's stopping him?...

George and Kate enter Whittaker Magnet School via the "Leave No High-Scoring Child Behind" program. They quickly learn that all Whittaker students do is practice taking tests. Higher scores bring more students, and more tax money! And as if Whittaker isn't strange enough, there may be a demon roaming the halls. Acclaimed author Edward Bloor's Story Time is a darkly hilarious spoof on modern education.

Wie können wir im Privatleben, in Beruf und Karriere, im Unternehmen mehr Humor entwickeln? Humor ist mehr als Entertainment, Humor ist...

幽默是一种智慧，是一种聪颖，是一种机敏。幽默是一种才华，一种力量，是一种艺术。幽默是引发喜悦和快乐的源泉，幽默是协调自我和社会关系的灵丹妙药。……幽默是一種智慧，是一種聰穎，是一種機敏。幽默是一種才華，一種力量，是一種藝術。幽默是引發喜悅和快樂的源泉，幽默是協調自我和社會關係的靈丹妙藥。

Ser padre es algo importantísimo. Y a la primera pregunta que surge inevitablemente, «¿Seré capaz?», responde este divertido audiolibro: claro que sí, hombre, podrás, con la ayuda del mejor manual de instrucciones, el que tienes en las manos. Y además no solo puedes, debes. «Reivindicar el derecho a encargarnos del niño, aunque seamos torpes al principio y nos dé pánico, es el primer paso para entrar en el apasionante mundo de la paternidad», dice su autor. ¡Adelante!

Inspired by real-life class-action lawyers, The Education of Ryan Coleman begins in a Texas courtroom, where an ambitious attorney from Philadelphia chases his share of a lawsuit and gets his a-s reamed by the judge. During this “trial-by-fire,” Coleman meets Eugenia Cauley, a female legal shark whose life ends tragically, and Robert Smalley, a brilliant attorney and borderline criminal who boasts that “I have the greatest practice of law in the world. I have no clients.” Coleman enters a hedonistic world of wealth and power, and becomes an errand boy and fixer for Randy Hollis.

Dieses Mal geht es um Humor! Wer hat das Talent, lustig zu sein? Haben Sie schon einmal ein Comedy-Programm gesehen? Oft sitzt man mit etwas Skepsis im Publikum: Wird das wirklich lustig? Und was, wenn alle lachen, nur ich nicht? Die Dynamiken von Humor sind nur schwer zu planen. Und sie zeigen: Humor ist individuell.

Diesen Monat wartet ein sehr lustiges Programm auf Sie! Lernen Sie die besten und bekanntesten Komiker kennen und entdecken Sie die witzigsten Sketche, Sendungen, Filme und Theaterstücke Frankreichs. Probieren Sie zum Schluss noch, Ihre eigenen Wortspiele und Kalauer zu bilden. Eine sehr nette und lustige Art, Ihr Französisch zu verbessern!

Get to work on the world's most disgusting jobs. Discover what sewer inspectors, pet food tasters, and crime scene cleaners must do on the job. Sometimes it pays to get your hands dirty.

The title story of this collection might have been dubbed "Mother Knows Best". Kathryn Tucker Windham has always had a healthy respect for wisdom, but her true love has always been humor. The stories in this collection reflect her appreciation for traditional values and traditional ways, but they also beguile the listener with that most enchanting of Southern traits, a keen sense of humor.