{"product_id":"wits-end-james-geary-9780393254945","title":"Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Geary reasons that wit is both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual: there's the serendipitous wit of scientists, the crafty wit of inventors, the optical wit of artists, and the metaphysical wit of philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWit's End\u003c\/em\u003e, Geary embraces wit in every form by adopting a different style for each chapter; he writes the section on verbal repartee as a dramatic dialogue, the neuroscience of wit as a scientific paper, the spirituality of wit as a sermon, and other chapters in jive, rap, and the heroic couplets of Alexander Pope. \u003cem\u003eWit's End\u003c\/em\u003e agilely balances psychology, folktales, visual art, and literary history with lighthearted humor and acute insight, drawing upon traditions of wit from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining, illuminating, and entirely unique, \u003cem\u003eWit's End\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that wit and wisdom are really the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Geary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393254941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393254945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2018 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2018","brand":"James Geary","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992972624127,"sku":"9780393254945","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0911898f-1fb6-4c6f-bf63-419261d5a78a.jpg?v=1683321823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wits-end-james-geary-9780393254945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}