{"product_id":"wits-end-james-geary-9780393357592","title":"Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \"this inventive and playful book\" (Tom Beer, \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e), James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Adopting a different style for each chapter--from dramatic dialogue to sermon, heroic couplets to a barroom monologue--Geary embodies wit in all its forms. \u003cem\u003eWit's End\u003c\/em\u003e agilely balances psychology, folktale, visual art, and literary history with lighthearted humor and acute insight, demonstrating 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 0393357597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393357592\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 10\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"James Geary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048283271423,"sku":"9780393357592","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b18a794-1171-4cbd-ab21-f749f173162d.jpg?v=1684994925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wits-end-james-geary-9780393357592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}