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MedicineHumor in Psychiatric Care
by Jonathan Gutmann
How can humor be used to engage with and help people suffering from mental illness? This practical handbook explains the concept of humor in psychiatric treatment and sets out the case for employing it. The author outlines how nurses can assess who might benefit from the use of humor and for whom it would be out of place, and provides a toolkit of humorous interventions for daily nursing practice. Target Group: Practicing nurses, psychiatric nurses, care clowns
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2021Humour, subjectivity and world politics
by Alister Wedderburn
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Literature & Literary StudiesSeptember 2008Every Man Out of His Humour
Ben Jonson
by David Bevington, Helen Ostovich, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Helen Ostovich
Despite its popularity when it first appeared in print in 1600, Every Man out of His Humour has never appeared as a single modern critical edition until now. The volume's introduction and annotations convey early modern obsessions with wealth and self-display by providing historical contexts and pointing out the continuity of those obsessions into modern life. The play is of interest because of its influence on the course of city comedy and its wealth of information about social relationships and colloquial language at the end of Elizabeth's reign. Jonson's experiments in generating theatrical meaning continued throughout his career, but Every Man out of His Humour - with its youthful vigour and extraordinary visualizations of the urban capacity for self-deceit - is a text that enriches the understanding of all the plays that come after it. ;
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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2009Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England John Lyly
An annotated, modern-spelling edition
by Paul Edmondson, Martin White
John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and his England, created a literary sensation in their own age, and had a profound influence on Elizabethan prose. This modern-spelling edition of the two works, the first for nearly a century, is designed to allow the twenty-first century reader access to this culturally significant text and to explore the fascination that it exerted. Attuned to the needs of both students and specialists, the text is edited from the earliest complete witnesses, is richly annotated, and facilitates an understanding of Lyly's narrative technique by distinguishing typographically between narrative levels. The introduction explores the relationship between the dramatic and non-dramatic work, locating Lyly's highly influential plays in a wider context and Euphues' Latin poem in praise of Elizabeth I, translated for the first time, is discussed in an Appendix. A work of primary importance for students of Renaissance prose, this edition complements the on-going publication of Lyly's dramatic works in The Revels Plays. ;
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June 2018Die allerbeste Prinzessin
by Poznanski, Ursula / Illustrated by Büchner, SaBine
An innovative & different princess story! • The three princesses love to quarrel • Original and incredibly witty • Written by Ursula Poznanski and stunning illustrations by Sabine Büchner • Translation Grant! Bianca, Violetta and Rosalind are three adorable princesses. But they share a tiny quirk: they love to argue! One day a visitor asks for entrance into the castle. Prince Waldomir doesn’t enjoy hunting dragons anymore and rather prefers to get married know. Of course each princess is convinced to be the best choice and the prince’s one and only. So a rat race is launched before they have even met the puny prince for the first time…
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Business, Economics & LawMarch 1905The Path of the Law
by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
In The Path of the Law, Holmes discusses his personal philosophy on legal practice. The Common Law is a series of lectures that established Holmes's reputation as a witty and articulate writer.
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Children's & YAYo no fui (It wasn't me)
by Ana Palmero, Alejandra Acosta
"It´s wasn´t me" is a book for little ones where humor, simplicity and everyday life remind us that there can always be a mischievous hand behind “mysterious things”. The characters in this book jauntily remind us of our own families. It is a story where Alejandra Acosta’s illustrations recreate everyday situations full of expressiveness and frankness that are also full of humor. Her casual and frank strokes accompany a text that hints at sweet mischief and that, with an unexpected twist, will show us that not only the youngest one in the house enjoys playing pranks.
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June 2010Georg Kreisler für Boshafte
by Georg Kreisler, Georg Kreisler
Musiker, Komponist, Kabarettist, Satiriker, Schriftsteller … Georg Kreisler ist ein Meister der Sprache und der literarischen Satire. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine makaber-grotesken Chansons. Seine Texte zeichnen sich durch hintergründigen, oftmals schwarzen Humor und kompromißlose Kritik an Gesellschaft und Politik aus. Für diesen Band hat er selbst eine Auswahl seiner boshaftesten Zitate zusammengestellt. Originell, satirisch und manchmal auch zweideutig, haben sie eines gemeinsam – sie sind das Werk eines sehr genauen Beobachters, der mit jedem Wort ins Schwarze trifft.
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Children's & YAJune 2020Eu rezemos só que me safo
Sessenta redacções de crianças Napolitanas
by Marcello D’Orta
This debut book by elementary school teacher Marcello D'Orta presents an amusing collection of sixty essays by students from Arzano elementary school. It was considered by critics a bestseller of biblical power, where rebellion, ignorance and bad education become expression, even revolution of the language. It renews faith in the existence of Napolitano humor as an autonomous literary genre. An encounter between the unknown and childlike thought that is both grandly serious and comical.
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Crazy Old Embroideries
by Zhang Shulin
The book is on the costume and life aesthetics related to old Chinese embroidery. The author presents the delicate clothing of ancient ladies with witty and vivid writing, tells how to adapt the old embroideries to modern fashion, and creates a new life aesthetic from her perspective as a designer and a fashion icon.
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FictionOctober 2015Carbide
by Andrii Liubka
In the adventure novel "Carbide," events unfold during the hot and troublesome summer of 2015 when a group of enthusiasts decides to build a Fountain of Unity with Europe in the small fictional town called the Bears. Why do they need a fountain, why are they perfect criminals, and how much can you buy a human kidney for in Ukraine - the author writes about all this business with humor and selective pessimism. The book features a plum tincture, fishermen, a cemetary worker, a seductive and lustful woman, several murderers, a corrupt mayor, and a brilliant idea. It also features river Tysa, and some despair.
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Children's & YAJune 2021Batalha das Velas
A Rota dos Espiões
by Manu & Deepak
This book is the first volume in a series of comic books about the spice trade and the spirit of navigation with all its vivid humor. The dominance of the Arabs in the spice trade and the envy of the Portuguese and Spaniards define the script and plot of the story, covering the maritime trade from 1440 to 1500. The story is inspired by the adventures and navigation techniques of Ahmed bin Majid, the great Arab navigator. Medieval history, mythology and archetypes are adapted to the modern world to facilitate the narration of the story and generate interest. He uses anachronisms and discourses of contemporary media to create comedy. In this volume, Prince Henry hires Chung Chung, the Chinese traveler to steal Majid's map, but Majid's cunning prevails. Majid also gives a lesson to the 41 pirates and their captain, Black Fin.
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April 2013
Ein Mann von Welt
Roman
by Antoine Wilson, Wilhelm Werthern, Wilhelm Werthern
Oppen Porter, ein gutmütiger Riese, ein Kindskopf, stirbt. Glaubt er jedenfalls. 27 Jahre lang war sein Leben ereignislos, dann ging alles ganz schnell. Er hat seinen Vater begraben, er hat zum ersten Mal seinen kalifornischen Geburtsort verlassen und ist in die Stadt gezogen, er hat in einem Fastfood-Restaurant gearbeitet und einem Freund beigestanden, er hat sein Glück gesucht und gefunden. Und jetzt liegt er, davon ist er überzeugt, auf dem Totenbett. Doch bevor er abtritt, will er seinem ungeborenen Sohn hinterlassen, was er auf seinem abenteuerlichen Ausflug gelernt hat. Also schaltet er das Tonband an und erzählt: von seinen Begegnungen mit Menschen, die alle glauben, ihr Weg sei der beste für ihn. Von Carmen, die ihn so nimmt, wie er ist. Und von seiner Entschlossenheit, ein Mann von Welt zu werden. Antoine Wilson hat mit Oppen Porter eine Figur geschaffen, die uns die Welt mit anderen Augen sehen lässt – einen heiligen Einfaltspinsel, der jede Aufgabe, die ihm sein neues Leben stellt, mit kindlicher Neugier und entwaffnender Ehrlichkeit besteht. »Ein Mann von Welt« ist ein Buch voller Wärme und Humor, das uns etwas Wichtiges lehrt: den Wert von Eigensinn.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2016Vee Loved Garlic
by Richa Jha and Kunal Kundu
When Miss Vee Noonie falls in love with garlic, there is pandemonium in the house. She is a vampire, after all. Her parents do their best to urge her to stay away from it. Garlic, they tell her, is fatal for vampires. Freethinker Vee’s research tells her that’s not true and she leaves no stone unturned in convincing her folks. Does she succeed? Richa Jha celebrates a young thinking mind’s spirit of inquisitiveness, questioning the given, persuasiveness and non-conformist free will in this pacey picture book that is packed with sharp dialogues, intense passion, and chic humour. The breathtaking sweep of Kunal Kundu’s detailed etching and dramatic artwork lingers on till long after the book has been put aside.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2020Steamships and Whales
by Hryhorii Falkovych (Author), Yana Grankovska (Illustrator), Rostyslav Popsky (Illustrator)
Steamships and Whales is a collection of the most recent poems by Hryhoriy Falkovych, a modern prize-winning Ukrainian-Jewish poet. Aren't we lucky to get to know this incredible poet! He is a sage, a wit, a joker and a gentle lyricist, whose amazing poems stick to the mind from the first reading. Yana Grankovska and Rostyslav Popsky, brilliant young artists, made the poems come alive in their pictures. From 3 to 6 years, 1201 words Rightsholders: ivanababa@gmail.com or tmalkovych@gmail.com
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Children's & YAMay 2018The Manic Panic
by Richa Jha and Mithila Ananth
Mom and Dad completely lose the plot the day the Wifi stops working in the house. In a role reversal of sorts, it's up to little Shivi to get her bored and tantrum-throwing parents to see that there is a perfectly wonderful life to be enjoyed beyond their screen-craze. Mithila Ananth’s zany, whimsical digital illustrations with a minimal neat colour palette and a touch of quiet humour throw into sharp focus Richa Jha’s funny story done as a second-person narrative. Together, they draw the reader right into the centre of this book’s relatable universe.
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Children's & YASwimming
by Liu Haiqi
The novel tells the story of the boy Liu Lixian who tried all ways to learn to swim. With humorous and witty words, it shows the vitality as well as special games and sports spirits that belongs only to one's childhood, and presents the strong self-identity built during one's growing up. The story happened in Jinan, a City of Springs, where the author has been living for 58 years. Along with various children's games, the novel also portrays the rich and fresh details of life and folk customs of the city.
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Literature: history & criticism2021Taras Shevchenko. New Perspectives
by Volodymyr Dibrova
Each chapter is a careful and unhurried reading of one of Shevchenko's famous works with a profound and witty commentary by Volodymyr Dibrova. The author is a translator, literary critic, and lecturer at Harvard University and teaches Ukrainian language and literature to students from all over the world. In this collection of essays, avoiding simplification and total idealization, he "translates" some realities, contexts and reflects on the sources of the writer's poetic influence. This book is aimed at allowing you to look at the famous texts "with a fresh eye", and after rereading them, to find your own Shevchenko and to better understand yourself as Ukrainians. Interesting, fascinating, and dynamic essays about literary texts and their influence on culture and society.
