Humour category: 17948 books

The Accidental Bus Driver is a view from the bus driver’s seat. It is an observation of all the extraordinary events which seem to happen on buses – well they seemed to happen whenever I got behind the wheel and drove one.I found my experiences on the buses to be a microcosm of life in...

What’s the journey of life without a dash of humour?Seen through the prism of a good laugh, life becomes a ‘jolly good show’ to be enjoyed and experienced, the good and the bad notwithstanding.H R Shenoy and his two co-authors cull out real life instances and experiences, and share them with just...

If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour,...

“Humour of the philosophical pedigree can ‘bring us up short’, break us out of our commonplace acceptance, our slumber dogmatic, and require us to reassess what we thought we knew, or ask questions about that which had previously lain fallow in our thinking. Humour may awaken the ‘sleeping metaphors’...

Allais par lui-même et ceux qui l'ont connu : tout l'esprit irrévérentieux et fantaisiste de l'inventeur de l'humour moderne. Voici l'autobiographie qu'Alphonse Allais n'a pas écrite ; puisant dans ses innombrables contes, chroniques ou poèmes, dans les témoignages de ses contemporains, Jean-Pierre...

The Wicked Wit of England is celebration of British humour, featuring a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that capture the various idiosyncrasies of the English character. If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying – along with our fondness for eating...

Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour collects the very best of humorous quotes, witty observations and funny one-liners from famous--and not-so-famous--Canadians. Collecting over 1000 of the wittiest remarks, deepest thoughts and side-splitting one-liners ever attributed to a Canuck, Canadian...

The MUGGS Book of Humour for Those Who carry the World on Their Shoulders By: Muggs K. Dewar Want a laugh? This is a wonderful compilation of jokes that are sure to tickle your funny bone and brighten even the worst of days. Whether you are feeling blue or just need to giggle, there’s a story...

This is the story of Chris Pownall’s life beginning from early childhood to retirement. Chris’ autobiography is unique because he tells his story with a slant towards the more hilarious side of his life. Chris has always had a reputation for being there when things were going wrong–but...

Entropic comedy is the phrase coined by Patrick O'Neill in this study to identify a particular mode of twentieth-century narrative that is not generally recognized. He describes it as the narrative expression of forms of decentred humour, or what might more loosely be called 'black humour.' O'Neill...

Devinette : Combien de zombies faut-il pour repeindre un mur ? Ça dépend avec quelle force on les lance ! Citation : – Tu as mangé Chuck ? – Pas en entier ! (My Boyfriend’s back, 1993) Comment réagir en cas d’attaque zombie dans votre salle de bain ? Comment reconnaître...

Les enfants aussi ont leur Officiel de l'humour avec plus de 1000 blagues interdites aux parents ! Pour finir l'année scolaire dans la bonne humeur, les petits et grands enfants ont enfin leur Officiel de l'humour ! Toc Toc Toc, blagues de Toto, dernières blagues qui font fureur dans les...

De l'humeur à l'humour, il n'y a souvent que l'espace d'un bon mot, un peu de satire, beaucoup d'ironie et encore plus d'esprit. Longtemps, Jean-Loup Chiflet s'est levé de bonne heure, pour se plonger dans le monde jubilatoire de l'humour. De Montesquieu à Coluche, de Feydeau à Frédérique...

Church folk often take ourselves too seriously. Jim’s warm-hearted, but edgy, cartoons help us to see the funny side of church life. No one is spared – clergy, organists, parishioners – all get a gentle prod. Good, thought-filled fun, well balanced between the trite and the bite of cartooning...