Download or read book Hope and Other Punch Lines written by Julie Buxbaum and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things and What to Say Next delivers a poignant and hopeful novel about resilience and reinvention, first love and lifelong friendship, the legacies of loss, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. "A luminous, lovely story about a girl who builds a future from the ashes of her past." --KATHLEEN GLASGOW, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces Sometimes looking to the past helps you find your future. Abbi Hope Goldstein is like every other teenager, with a few smallish exceptions: her famous alter ego, Baby Hope, is the subject of internet memes, she has asthma, and sometimes people spontaneously burst into tears when they recognize her. Abbi has lived almost her entire life in the shadow of the terrorist attacks of September 11. On that fateful day, she was captured in what became an iconic photograph: in the picture, Abbi (aka "Baby Hope") wears a birthday crown and grasps a red balloon; just behind her, the South Tower of the World Trade Center is collapsing. Now, fifteen years later, Abbi is desperate for anonymity and decides to spend the summer before her seventeenth birthday incognito as a counselor at Knights Day Camp two towns away. She's psyched for eight weeks in the company of four-year-olds, none of whom have ever heard of Baby Hope. Too bad Noah Stern, whose own world was irrevocably shattered on that terrible day, has a similar summer plan. Noah believes his meeting Baby Hope is fate. Abbi is sure it's a disaster. Soon, though, the two team up to ask difficult questions about the history behind the Baby Hope photo. But is either of them ready to hear the answers?

Download or read book Punch Lines written by Curtis Hutson and published by Sword of the Lord Publishers. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of brevity has been lost to the information age. Jesus Christ knew this art. He communicated powerful ideas with few words and lasting results. Many of His one sentence answers have kept people talking for 2000 years. This volume is a compilation of ideas, principles and biblical truths stated in memorable ways that will let you communicate big ideas with a simple punch line. --

Download or read book Punchlines written by Oliver Phommavanh and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As long as you can make a girl laugh, she'll go for you, right? Well, unless you're a seriously weird teenager like Johnny Khamka. Surviving high school is hard enough, but how on earth can he get his childhood bestie, Josie, now a seriously hot teenager, to take him seriously? The answer is to keep her laughing. But when Johnny decides to take comedy seriously, he's suddenly at risk for not being funny at all. From the talented and funny author of Thai-riffic! And Con-nerd comes another LOL story about surviving your teens. Praise for Con-nerd 'Must read. Getting geeky is no longer freaky.' K Zone magazine Praise for Thai-riffic! 'His ability to write side-splitting humour and to connect with children shine through in this, his first, novel.' Sun Herald Praise for Thai-riffic! 'I really loved Thai-riffic!, its funny and moving, and I can't wait for the sequel Thai-Me-Kangaroo-Down-Sport!' Wil Anderson

Download or read book Punchline 2020 1 written by James Tynion IV and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spinning out of the pages of “The Joker War” comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in “The Joker War,” the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenager’s radicalization to the ideology of a madman. It’s a terrifying tale so big it demanded an oversize special issue!

Download or read book Punchline Volume 2 written by Bill Williams and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of the new hit series from Bill Williams and Matthew Weldon! New superteen Versema is tested by a hero called Atomic Butterfly, a villain called Rosevera Archyle, and an ex-minion in this collection of standalone stories. Along the way, she flies to the edge of space and steals an intimate moment with the Black Arrow.

Download or read book The Philogelos Or Laughter Lover written by B Baldwin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Life Is a Joke written by Gordon & John Javna and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the perfect marriage of wisdom and wit—here are 100 valuable lessons on how to live, drawn from 100 hilarious and unforgettable jokes. A really good joke, like a great poem, memorable song lyric, razor-sharp anecdote, or Zen koan, is a portal of discovery—it can get a meaningful message across in a way that’s clear, humorous, and practical. It’s the secret weapon of every great comedian—there’s the joke, and then there’s the subtext of the joke, and that can mean serious business. A funny, funny joke about a therapist and his patient conveys, for example, an important lesson on the power of communication. A surprising joke about a tribal shaman and the weather service turns into a necessary critique on how we should view experts.

Download or read book Punchline written by Bill Williams and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rationale of the Dirty Joke written by G. Legman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people tell dirty jokes? And what is it about a joke's dirtiness that makes it funny? G. Legman was perhaps the foremost scholar of the dirty joke, and as legions of humor writers and comedians know, his Rationale of the Dirty Joke remains the most exhaustive and authoritative study of the subject. More than two thousand jokes and folktales are presented, covering such topics as The Female Fool, The Fortunate Fart, Mutual Mismatching, and The Sex Machine. These folk texts are authentically transcribed in their innocent and sometimes violent entirety. Legman studies each for its historical and socioanalytic significance, revealing what these jokes mean to the people who tell them and to the people who listen and laugh. Here -- back in print -- is the definitive text for comedians and humor writers, Freudian scholars and late night television enthusiasts. Rationale of the Dirty Joke will amuse you, offend you, challenge you, and disgust you, all while demonstrating the intelligence and hilarity of the dirty joke.

Download or read book Bullet Points and Punch Lines written by Lee Camp and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comedian and TV host Lee Camp critiques United States foreign and domestic policy.

Download or read book Get to the Publishing Punchline written by Joy Eggerichs Reed and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a literary agent, Joy Eggerichs Reed sees book proposals that, unfortunately, she writes off after about sixty seconds of skimming. While that may sound harsh, there are specific things she looks for that show her immediately how seriously a writer takes their goals of getting published. Even though the first steps of writing and figuring out how to publish a book can feel daunting, this book will not only give you everything you need for an incredible proposal, but demystify the publishing process, tell you how to market yourself authentically (and enjoyably), and cheer you on with practical next steps as you decide which publishing route is best for you. And, Joy wants to make this whole process FUN.This is an upbeat 30-day guide with easy to follow examples, stories, and funny illustrations (that you're more than welcome to color in because your brain will need a break), as well as insider knowledge about how to catch an agent's eye, how to land your dream endorsement and how to wildly increase your chances of getting a book deal.Non-fiction, memoir, or novel-this book will help authors (especially first-timers) who have questions and feel alone in the writing process. Let Joy be your (slightly aggressive) friend who will encourage you, tell you what to do, and leave you feeling oh-so-confident because of all the progress you've made by day 30. If you let this book guide you, I PROMISE you will close the last page, involuntarily shout, "WOW, I did that!" You'll also get to know way more about Joy's personal life than you probably wanted. Take a look at some of the topics to see if you want to get aggressive and join the fun: Writing Schedule and AccountabilityAuthor Vision, Tone, Genre, and AudienceTable of Contents, Chapter Summaries, and Chapter SamplesNetwork, Marketing, Endorsements, and Book LaunchAuthor Bio, Platform, Writing, and SpeakingStructure, Design, and Auxiliary ProductsElevator Pitch and One Sentence SummaryEdits, Typesetting, and Proposal LayoutHeadshots, Videos, and WebsiteTimelines for Hitting GoalsSelf Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing

Download or read book Punchlines written by Leon Rappoport and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-10-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of ethnic, racial, and gender humor is as sensitive a subject today as it has ever been; yet at no time in the past have we had such a quantity of this humor circulating throughout society. We can see the power of such content manifested continually in our culture's films and stand-up comedy routines, as well as on popular TV sitcoms, where Jewish, black, Asian, Hispanic, and gay characters and topics have seemingly become essential to comic scenarios. Though such humor is often cruel, it can be a source of pride and play among minorities, women, and gays. Leon Rappoport's incisive account takes an in-depth look at ethnic, racial and gender humor. Despite the polarization that is often apparent in the debates such humor evokes, the most important melting pot in this country may be the one that we enter when we share a laugh at ourselves.

Download or read book Stop Me If You ve Heard This A History and Philosophy of Jokes written by Jim Holt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-07-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Finally I understand what it is I’ve been laughing at all these years.”—Jimmy Kimmel From the best-selling author of Why Does the World Exist? comes this outrageous, uproarious compendium of absurdity, filth, racy paradox, and gratuitous offensiveness—just the kind of mature philosophical reflection readers have come to expect from the ever-entertaining Jim Holt. Indeed, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This is the first book to trace the evolution of the joke all the way from the standup comics of ancient Athens to the comedy-club Seinfelds of today. After exploring humor’s history in Part One, Holt delves into philosophy in Part Two: Wall Street jokes; jokes about rednecks and atheists, bulimics and politicians; jokes you missed if you didn’t go to a Catholic girls’ school; jokes about logic and existence itself . . . all became fodder for the grand theories of Aristotle, Kant, Freud, and Wittgenstein in this heady mix of the high and low, of the ribald and profound, from America’s most beloved philosophical pundit.

Download or read book Step by Step to Stand up Comedy written by Greg Dean and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think you're funny, and you want others to think so too, this is the book for you! Greg Dean examines the fundamentals of being funny and offers advice on a range of topics, including: writing creative joke material rehearsing and performing routines coping with stage fright dealing with emcees who think they're funnier than you are getting experience and lots more. Essential for the aspiring comic or the working comedian interested in updating his or her comedy routine, Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on the art of the stand-up comedian.

Download or read book Write More Good written by The Bureau Chiefs and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still clinging to your dog-eared dictionary? So attached to The Elements of Style that you named your rabbits Strunk and White? Maybe you’re a beleaguered reporter, or a type-A newspaper reader who unwinds by e-mailing the editor about whether “tweet” is a verb? It’s time to face up to reality: Writing clearly, checking facts, and correcting typos are dying arts. Whether you’re a jaded producer of media or a nitpicking consumer of it, this book will help you to embrace, not resist, the lowering of standards for the written word! Part dictionary, part journalism textbook, part grammar and writing manual, Write More Good is a “comprehensive” “guide” to today’s “media,” in all its ambulance-chasing, story-fabricating, money-hemorrhaging glory. (LEGAL DISCLAIMER: The authors are not responsible for consequences that may result from actually using this book as a dictionary, textbook, or grammar and writing manual.) Let The Bureau Chiefs, the ritin’ and reportin’ geniuses behind the Twitter phenomenon @FakeAPStylebook, teach you about: * Proper usage! “World War” should be used only for conflicts involving countries on at least three continents. For large-scale battles against clones, killer tomatoes, or a fifty-foot woman, use “attack” instead. * Entertainment Journalism! When writing about a celebrity for an online audience, save your readers time by linking directly to nude photos of him or her. * Science Reporting! When writing about those robots that seek out and consume houseflies for energy, the parenthetical aside “(OH GOD, WE’RE DOOMED!)” is implied and is therefore not necessary to include in your story. And much, much, more!

Download or read book Batman and the Missing Punchline written by Michael Steele and published by DC Super Hero Adventures. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something funny is afoot in Gotham City, but Batman and Batwoman aren't laughing. Robbery victims are handing over their loot and seem downright delighted to do so. While investigating this odd behavior, the Dark Knight and his crime-fighting cousin uncover the use of Joker toxin. But the Joker is locked up in Arkham Asylum or is he? Can Batman and Batwoman get to the bottom of the jester's joke before the punchline knocks out half of Gotham City?

Download or read book Being a Punch Line is No Joke written by Debra L. Green and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "See a video interview with the author and discover more titles in the series when you scan the book with the free Capstone 4D"-- Publisher.