Download or read book A Prisoner s Guide to Humor written by Frank Feldman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prisoner's Guide to Humor is an unusual book of jokes intended to bring humor into a setting of endless boredom. A few years ago comedy suddenly became quite the rage at Rahway Prison in New Jersey. It started out as a fad that swept through the house. Originally joke tellers started trading jokes in the chow hall. After awhile they were asked to tell their jokes loudly enough for everyone to hear. Soon they were using the mike and speakers already set up for daily announcements. It's now a major part of prison life at Rahway. Inmates devote much of their free time to comedy. Some have become in-house celebrities for their stand-up routines or for finding hilarious gems to share. Being a "comedian" at Rahway is as important as being a "jailhouse lawyer" (a prisoner who has a good understanding of the legal system and advises other inmates). Our "seasoned comedians" decided to publish a volume or two of the Rahway Prison Comedy Project's 'Guides to Humor' to share with all of you. Consider this gift a model that you can use in your own "Graybar Hotel." If you're a fish, or the rare CO who has a sense of humor or someone who's returned to the free world, or someone from the free world who wants to get a rare look at prison humor you might find this book a hilarious gem. (For readers from outside the Graybar Hotel, a 'fish' is a new prisoner, 'the free world' is the world outside of prison, a 'CO' is a correction officer, and our beloved 'Graybar Hotel' is prison). "The rough life you hear about mainly takes place because our brothers "inside" are living hopeless lives. Comedy has proven to be a healing force in our prison. We all love to laugh. We learn to expose our pain in "group therapy." Comedy expresses the opposite, the pleasure that we all have the capacity to feel.
Download or read book Prison Humor written by Walter Allen and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Little Book of Prison written by Frankie Owens and published by Waterside Press. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a Koestler Platinum Award (judged by author and comedian Will Self). As Frankie Owens writes in The Little Book of Prison (LBP), Society wants to know about prison life, an interesting place to visit but you wouldnt want to live there. An easy-to-read prison survival guide of do's and don'ts. Perfect for anyone facing trial for an offence that may lead to imprisonment, their families and friends. Packed with humour as well as more serious items. Backed by prisoner support organizations. Straightforward and highly entertaining. Frankie started writing the LBP from day two of entering prison as a first-time offender. He had no idea how the system or a prison worked. He was clueless about it all and it was hard for him going in and frightening for the family and loved ones he left behind. The writing began as self-help and as the days progressed it occurred to Frankie that the LBP would prove useful to first-time offenders as well as other prisoners and help them get through what is surely one of the most difficult times in their lives. It also motivated him to get out on the prison wing and find out as much as possible about his new home. There are a lot of books about people in prison, people in far worse places than Frankie was and on far longer sentences. But the LBP is a book about prison not people, and will help new inmates, their friends and families get to know what to expect from the system. The LBP is a masterpiece in comic writing but somehow gets through to people with serious information in a way that more formal texts cannot. Already organizations connected to the criminal justice system are beginning to acknowledge that Frankie Owens LBP is an ideal read for people facing the trauma of a first prison sentence. It will also be of considerable interest to other prisoners or people working in a custodial setting. "If people want to know what prison is like it's for them, if people need to know what happens in prison its definitely for them". Reviews 'Our awards judges dont give a Platinum Award lightly, and this book is a winner on more than one level. It is a practical and totally frank introduction to real life in the British prison system - probably the best introduction there is. But it is also a wonderfully human narrative and a sharply argued critique - the wit and wisdom of one inmate who turns out to be a born writer. I was gripped from start to finish - roared with laughter one minute, winced with pain the next, and was left wondering why we have prisons at all': Tim Robertson, Chief Executive, The Koestler Trust 'Absolutely hilarious, I'm not sure it'll ever be standard prison issue but maybe it should be! Packed full of witty and wry observations and some extremely pertinent advice. It is well-structured, easy to read and informative. I hope he continues writing as The Little Book of Prison is something that the general public would love to read as well as a guide book for other prisoners': Koestler Award Judges As featured in The Guardian; in leading prison newspaper Inside Time; in Church Times; on BBC Radio; and around the web, including RSA, The Huffington Post, Sabotage Times. Author Frankie Owens was prisoner A1443CA at Her Majestys pleasure until 2 August 2011. If he had been given the information gathered in LBP, he thinks that the first weeks inside would have been better and the learning curve not as steep.
Download or read book Funny Dirty Things Prisoners Do written by Leng Hang and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder what kind of funny things happen in prison? Prison can be a very scary place, full of intimidating prisoners. The author, Leng Mua Hang, spent 21+ years in prison and reveals the unseen, funny side of prison like no other book has. His storytelling will make you feel as if you were there watching the funny, and sometimes dirty, things occurring. Funny, Dirty Things Prisoners Do is so funny, even prisoners, including ones who hate reading, cannot wait to buy it and read. People who know the author personally knows that the author has a wicked sense of humor. Immediately upon hearing that the author wrote a funny book, they want to know where and how they can buy it. This is the book that makes every intimidating prisoner laugh and smile. Want to read a book that will make you laugh throughout the book and that you will never forget? Funny, Dirty Things Prisoners Do is so funny, you will not forget it for the rest of your life. Why? It will have you laughing and turning the pages non-stop till the end. By the end, you will want to share the book to give loved ones the same joyous feelings of how it made you laughed and smiled. These hilarious stories have been tested on prisoners, friends, and family successfully. All those who have been lucky enough to hear the funny stories have laughed hysterically. Now, you and the world will also be lucky enough to share in the big smiles and laughter. We dare to say this is one of the funniest books in America. If you want to make someone smile big, have them read this book!
Download or read book Who Moved My Soap written by Andy Borowitz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attention, CEOs: Finally, a book you don't have to cook! If you're a CEO who's just been caught, this is the book you won't want to be caught without. Who Moved My Soap? The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison is loaded with helpful tips, including: • How to go from "bitch" to "boss" in one week or less • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Prisoners • Complete prison-slang/corporate-speak glossary • Prison cell feng shui • How to avoid getting back-stabbed -- literally • The Zagat guide to fine prison dining
Download or read book Prison A Survival Guide written by Carl Cattermole and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cult guide to UK prisons by Carl Cattermole – now fully updated and featuring contributions from female and LGBTQI prisoners, as well as from family on the outside. Contains: Blood – but not as much as you might imagine Sweat – and the prisons no longer provide soap Tears – because prison has created a mental health crisis Humanity – and how to stop the institution destroying it Featuring contributors Sarah Jake Baker, Jon Gulliver, Darcey Hartley, Julia Howard, Elliot Murawski and Lisa Selby. ‘Essential reading’ Will Self ‘We’re in the justice dark ages and Cattermole’s great book switches on the lights’ Dr Theo Kindynis, Lecturer in Criminology Goldsmiths, University of London ‘It has the potential to change a lot of people’s lives for the better’ Daniel Godden, Partner at Berkeley Square Solicitors’
Download or read book A Funny Thing Happened in Prison the Other Day written by Tom Hattersley and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From over 130 stories, posted on social media over three years of the author's weekly prison volunteer work, this book provides a unique perspective on prison life, prison personalities, and prison problems. Written as 123 vignettes in 13 chapters, this is an easy and engaging read with an ending that surprised even the author.
Download or read book Who Moved My Soap written by Andy Borowitz and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all the disgraced corporation heads who are bound for the big house, thisguide teaches CEOs how to make the most out of their time in prison, from oneof America's best humor writers. 10 illustrations.
Download or read book Who Moved My Soap written by Andy Borowitz and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all the disgraced corporation heads who are bound for the big house, thisguide teaches CEOs how to make the most out of their time in prison, from oneof America's best humor writers. 10 illustrations.
Download or read book Pretty Girls Love Bad Boys written by Mike Enemigo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the same, boring, cliché pen pal books that don't tell you what you really need to know? If so, this book is for you! Anything you need to know on the art of long and short distance seduction is included within these pages! Not only does it give you the science of attracting pen pals from websites, it also includes psychological profiles and instructions on how to seduce any woman you set your sights on! Includes interviews of women who have fallen in love with prisoners, bios for pen pal ads, pre-written love letters, romantic poems, love-song lyrics, jokes and much, much more! This book is the ultimate guide - a must-have for any prisoner who refuses to let prison walls affect their MAC'n.
Download or read book Prison ese written by Gary K. Farlow and published by Loompanics Unltd. This book was released on 2002 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of the terms and phrases in this "dictionary" where collected by the author over a period of ten years while incarcerated in the North Carolina Department of Corrections, Division of Prisons.
Download or read book Make Em Laugh Take Their Money written by Dan S. Kennedy and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful entrepreneur, speaker, and marketing copywriter shows you how to wield the persuasive, profit-making power of humor. People buy more and buy more happily when in good humor. Understanding humor and being able to effectively use it for your sales and persuasion purposes is a powerful advantage. Drawn from thirty years' experience as a popular professional speaker, author of thirteen books, columnist and advertising copywriter, Dan Kennedy looks at humor as an instrument of influence. Anyone who must speak or write to a public audience will find fodder here. Whether you deliver speeches, seminars, or group sales presentations; serve as toastmaster at events; or write advertisements, sales letters, or newsletters, this book offers thoughtful insight, practical strategies, and simple shortcuts to help you be confident and adept at being funny with a purpose. (Even if you're not all that funny.) Note: this book contains adult material and may not be suitable for minors. Or for the easily offended.
Download or read book Buddha Takes No Prisoners written by Patrick Ophuls and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful, easy-to-read handbook offers a non-traditional perspective on meditation. Written primarily for American insight meditation students, it delivers the Buddha's essential teachings clearly, straightforwardly, and without spiritual jargon, and helps make sense of practices often laden with traditional terminology. Practical explanations of the meditation process, its benefits and applicability to daily life, and warmly humorous advice and encouragement give new practitioners the help necessary to continue practicing meditation on a regular basis.
Download or read book Getting Out and Staying Out written by Demico Boothe and published by Full Surface Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "4 simple suggestions in 4 short chapters that will help formerly incarcerated African-American men re-enter society"--Cover.
Download or read book Rancid Prison Jokes written by Paul Whitmore and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rancid Prison Jokes" is a compilation of humor, often homophobic, racist and sexist, created and documented by the incarcerated author, Paul Whitmore. Anyone with a relative or friend in prison will find this book both humorous and informative. People who are or have been incarcerated will find much of this book funny and sometimes cathartic. In this book, Whitmore expresses the prison culture found in CA Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Through witticisms, wisecracks and wordplay, he documents and parodies the darker side of humanity showing its fallibilities and strengths. This book not only exposes the society behind bars, but brings to light the people who live there; complex and dynamic. As a lifer, the majority of the author's friends are also lifers; the most notorious and nefarious of criminals. Through their pain and fear, these people have founded a life and find joy, love and occasionally redemption. "Rancid Prison Jokes" shows the humor necessary to survive in such an environment, and expresses the author's effort to maintain his own sanity in an insane environment.Come join the foolery; laugh, love and learn about life in the toughest prisons in the United States. NOTE: if you are easily offended...GROW UP! This is Trump's America!
Download or read book The Presenter s Fieldbook written by Robert J. Garmston and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proper presentations have the power to persuade and transform people and organizations. This is a book about the art of presenting. Using current knowledge about learning, this book describes best practices for designing, delivering, debriefing, and growing from the presenting experience. Some highlights include how to give a two minute speech, getting comfortable in your own skin, overcoming resistance and audience fatigue, and how to de-demonize the personal digital devices in training rooms today. What’s new in this edition is information on interactive presentation technology, making the first 5 minutes magical, a new treatment of presentation design, and attention to cultural mindfulness. This third edition continues to be a guidebook for anyone who has ever stood before a group to make a presentation – novices and experts alike. For novices the book provides a respected foundation upon which to enhance learning for adults. For experienced presenters it offers an opportunity to fine tune your work in specific areas. For the specialist, professor, or trainer of those teaching adults, it serves as a curriculum guide. **Free Study Guide Available at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442223684/The-Presenter's-Fieldbook-A-Practical-Guide-3rd-Edition#
Download or read book Pretty Girls Love Bad Boys written by Mike Enemigo and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the same, boring, cliché pen pal books that don't tell you what you really need to know? If so, this book is for you! Anything you need to know on the art of long and short distance seduction is included within these pages! Not only does it give you the science of attracting pen pals from websites, it also includes psychological profiles and instructions on how to seduce any woman you set your sights on! Includes interviews of women who have fallen in love with prisoners, bios for pen pal ads, pre-written love letters, romantic poems, love-song lyrics, jokes and much, much more! This book is the ultimate guide - a must-have for any prisoner who refuses to let prison walls affect their MAC'n.
