"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

Author: Richard P. Feynman

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 0393355683

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One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that "buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist" (Science Digest). Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets—and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature. In his stories, Feynman’s life shines through in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. Included for this edition is a new introduction by Bill Gates.

You Must be Joking, Two!
You Must be Joking, Two!

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780812627527

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Includes riddles, jokes, and knock-knocks about monsters, aliens, cyberspace, school, pirates, animals, birds, and bugs.

Mr Tompkins in Paperback
Mr Tompkins in Paperback

Author: George Gamow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1107604680

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Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams lead him into a world inside the atom. This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity.

Pretty Good Joke Book
Pretty Good Joke Book

Author: Garrison Keillor

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Over 2,200 Jokes from America’s favorite live radio show A treasury of hilarity from Garrison Keillor and the cast of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. A guy walks into a bar. Eight Canada Geese walk into a bar. A termite jumps up on the bar and asks, “Where is the bar tender?” Drum roll. The Sixth Edition of the perennially popular Pretty Good Joke Book is everything the first five were and more. More puns, one-liners, light bulb jokes, knock-knock jokes, and third-grader jokes (have you heard the one about Elvis Parsley?). More religion jokes, political jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, and jokes in questionable taste (Why did the urologist lose his license? He got in trouble with his peers). More jokes about chickens, relationships, and senior moments (the nice thing about Alzheimer’s is you can enjoy the same jokes again and again). It all started back in 1996, when A Prairie Home Companion fans laughed themselves silly during the first Joke Show. The broadcast was such a hit that it became an almost-annual gagfest. Then fans wanted to read the jokes, share them, and pass them around, and the first Pretty Good Joke Book was born. With over 200 new and updated jokes, the latest edition promises countless giggles, chortles, and guffaws anyone—fans of the radio show or not—will enjoy.

Just Joking 2
Just Joking 2

Author: National Geographic Kids

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1426310161

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Packed with even more of the silly jokes that kids love, including knock-knocks, tongue twisters, riddles, traditional question and answer jokes, and more, Just Joking 2 will be presented in the colourful, photo-driven style, only National Geographic Kids can do. Q: What sound to porcupines make when they kiss? A: Ouch! Q: What do you get from a cow after an earthquake? A: A milk shake! Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? A: In case he got a hole in one. Laughing animals, funny people, and other colourful photos are paired with each joke, adding an extra laugh on each page. National Geographic Kids' signature square trim size and candy-coloured palette make this fun-filled book perfect for tossing into a backpack to share with friends at school or camp. Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1017-1 , $15.90/$17.95 Can

How to Be Funny
How to Be Funny

Author: Jon Macks

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1451603479

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An invaluable guide on how to "lighten up" from a distinguished pro who has provided laughs for JAY LENO, BILLY CRYSTAL, STEVE MARTIN, ROBIN WILLIAMS, BRAD GARRETT, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND MANY MORE. Who hasn't wished for the perfect withering comeback line, a clever tension-breaking quip, or a winning flirtatious remark? Being funny is hard work and not everyone is a natural. How to Be Funny is a witty guide that teaches readers precisely how to be funnier in everyday life. It's a must-read for anyone who has to speak in public, be engaging and funny at work or at play, or who hopes to one day go out on a date. Jon Macks, a comedy writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, Hollywood Squares, and the nation's top comedians, politicians, and corporate leaders, knows his funny business. Here he demystifies the process of making people laugh, breaks down the basic building blocks and types of humor -- which include self-deprecation, misdirection, deadpan delivery, sarcasm, and "the reverse" -- and reveals the best approaches to use in common situations. How to Be Funny features helpful (and hilarious) tips and anecdotes from the comic legends Mack's worked with -- including Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Gilbert Gottfried, Billy Crystal, Rita Rudner, Dave Barry, and Carrie Fisher -- in his eleven years as one of the nation's top television writers. Whether the goal is to give a memorable public address or deliver a killer line with friends, How to Be Funny is a charming, instructive, and practical read.

"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

Author: Richard P. Feynman

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-02-14

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0393079813

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The New York Times best-selling sequel to "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!" One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled ability to tell the stories of his life. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is Feynman’s last literary legacy, prepared with his friend and fellow drummer, Ralph Leighton. Among its many tales—some funny, others intensely moving—we meet Feynman’s first wife, Arlene, who taught him of love’s irreducible mystery as she lay dying in a hospital bed while he worked nearby on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. We are also given a fascinating narrative of the investigation of the space shuttle Challenger’s explosion in 1986, and we relive the moment when Feynman revealed the disaster’s cause by an elegant experiment: dropping a ring of rubber into a glass of cold water and pulling it out, misshapen.

Lincoln Tells a Joke
Lincoln Tells a Joke

Author: Kathleen Krull

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 0547487924

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Poor Abraham Lincoln! His life was hardly fun at all. A country torn in two by war, citizens who didn’t like him as president, a homely appearance—what could there possibly be to laugh about? And yet he did laugh. Lincoln wasn’t just one of our greatest presidents. He was a comic storyteller and a person who could lighten a grim situation with a clever quip. This unusual biography of Lincoln highlights his life and presidency, focusing on what made his sense of humor so distinctive—and so necessary to surviving his tough life and times.

The Ultimate Jokiest Joking Joke Book Ever Written . . . No Joke!
The Ultimate Jokiest Joking Joke Book Ever Written . . . No Joke!

Author: Kathi Wagner

Publisher: Castle Point Books

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1250238692

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A big, bold, unbelievable collection of the world's funniest jokes! A hysterical collection of jokes, puns, and knock-knocks to crack up kids of all ages, this enormous book features all of the best jokes from the wildly hilarious Jokiest Joking Joke Book series. Accompanied by clever illustrations, these sidesplitting wisecracks will keep kids amused for hours!

Practically Joking
Practically Joking

Author: Moira Marsh

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2015-06-22

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1457195364

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In Practically Joking, the first full-length study of the practical joke, Moira Marsh examines the value, artistry, and social significance of this ancient and pervasive form of vernacular expression. Though they are sometimes dismissed as the lowest form of humor, practical jokes come from a lively tradition of expressive play. They can reveal both sophistication and intellectual satisfaction, with the best demanding significant skill and talent not only to conceive but also to execute. Practically Joking establishes the practical joke as a folk art form subject to critical evaluation by both practitioners and audiences, operating under the guidance of local aesthetic and ethical canons. Marsh studies the range of genres that pranks comprise; offers a theoretical look at the reception of practical jokes based on “benign transgression”—a theory that sees humor as playful violation—and uses real-life examples of practical jokes in context to establish the form’s varieties and meanings as an independent genre, as well as its inextricable relationship with a range of folklore forms. Scholars of folklore, humor, and popular culture will find much of interest in Practically Joking.