Laughing All The Way: Your Sense of Humor Don’t Leave Home Without It
March 9, 2020 - Comment
Based on 35 years of research, this book shows how essential humor is in business, medicine, education, and family life. Funny images and New Yorker cartoons by Robert Mankoff enhance the lessons.
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Delivers More Than Promised! What should we make of a book entitled “Laughing All the Way”? A joke book? A collection of humorous stories? A biography of a humorist? Any number of possibilities seems plausible.Fortunately, the author states his aim up front – “to help you rekindle your love of laughter” and “to show you its many benefits, especially at work.” In reality, Morreall under-promises and over-delivers.Essentially, this is a serious study of the origin and…
A Wonderful Read, No Joke! How can John Morreall write about humor? Let me count the ways: He can discuss humor in the workplace (a specialty of his); he can expound on humor in religion (yes, there’s actually a lot of it to be discovered, if you look); he can get back to the basics–where does humor come from? What is it? He can talk about the benefits (defusing situations)–and the potential harm (mockery)–humor can reap; he reveals to us that women’s humor tends to be less competitive than men’s; he can delve…
Another excellent book on humor and its benefits âYour sense of humor, donât leave home without itâ is one of the best pieces of advice Iâve ever had. In this great book, Professor Morreall tells you when, where and how to use your sense of humor in handling conflict, presentations, training & education, sales & marketing, customer relations, and management, as well as in daily life. The analyses are insightful and the tips are practical. Iâm very eager to try some of them!As Professor Morreall says, âlife is a fun adventure⦠Just…