{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-funny-al-gini-9781442281769","title":"The Importance of Being Funny: Why We Need More Jokes in Our Lives","description":"When E. B. White said \"analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few people are interested and the frog dies,\" he hadn't seen Al Gini's hilarious, incisive, and informative take on jokes, joke-telling, and the jokers who tell jokes. For Gini, humor is more than just foolish fun: it serves as a safety valve for dealing with reality that gives us the courage to endure that which we cannot understand or avoid. Not everyone tells jokes. Not everyone gets a joke, even a good one. But, Gini argues, joke-telling can act as both a sword and a shield to defend us from reality. As the late, great stand-up comic Joan Rivers put it: 'If you can laugh at it, you can live with it ' This book is for anyone who enjoys a good laugh, but also wants to know why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Gini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442281766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442281769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Al Gini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935067865343,"sku":"9781442281769","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f1fb01f7-763b-43a4-87e3-4ca309bacf4a.jpg?v=1681417662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-funny-al-gini-9781442281769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}