Surprised By Laughter

Author : Terry Lindvall
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 1595554785
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surprised by Laughter written by Terry Lindvall and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surprised by Laughter looks at the career and writings of C. S. Lewis and discovers a man whose life and beliefs were sustained by joy and humor. All of his life, C. S. Lewis possessed a spirit of individuality. An atheist from childhood, he became a Christian as an adult and eventually knew international acclaim as a respected theologian. He was known worldwide for his works of fiction, especially the Chronicles of Narnia; and for his books on life and faith, including Mere Christianity, A Grief Observed, and Surprised by Joy. But perhaps the most visible difference in his life was his abiding sense of humor. It was through this humor that he often reached his readers and listeners, allowing him to effectively touch so many lives. Terry Lindvall takes an in-depth look at Lewis's joyful approach toward living, dividing his study of C. S. Lewis's wit into the four origins of laughter in Uncle Screwtape's eleventh letter to a junior devil in Lewis's The Screwtape Letters: joy, fun, the joke proper, and flippancy. Lindvall writes, "One bright and compelling feature we can see, sparking in his sunlight and dancing in his moonlight, is laughter. Yet it is not too large to see at once because it inhabited all Lewis was and did." Surprised by Laughter reveals a Lewis who enjoyed the gift of laughter, and who willingly shared that gift with others in order to spread his faith.

Author : Terry Lindvall
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1595554793
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surprised by Laughter written by Terry Lindvall and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For C. S. Lewis, merriment was serious business, and like no book before it, Surprised by Laughter explains why. Author Terry Lindvall takes readers on a highly amusing and deeply meaningful journey through the life and letters of one of the most beloved Christian thinkers and writers. As Lindvall shows, the unique magic of Lewis's approach was his belief that explosive and infectious joy dwells deep in the heart of Christian faith. Readers can never fully understand Lewis, his life or his legacy until they learn to laugh with him.

Author : Stephen Carr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surprised by Laughter written by Stephen Carr and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worked examples illustrating key points Explanation of complex or obscure terms Full glossary of terms The titles in this series, all previously published by BPP Training, are now available in entirely updated and reformatted editions. Each offers an international perspective on a particular aspect of risk management. The topics in this title in the Debt Equity Markets series include capital market instruments, market prices and yields, new issues, dealing, and clearing and settlement.

Author : Madan Kataria, M.D.
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143134949
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laughter Yoga written by Madan Kataria, M.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE

Author : Milan Kundera
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063290693
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Laughter and Forgetting written by Milan Kundera and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Newsweek "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius." —New York Times Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.

Author : Terry Lindvall
Publisher : Star Song Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781562331054
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surprised by Laughter written by Terry Lindvall and published by Star Song Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at examples of humor in C.S. Lewis's letters, essays, speeches, and books

Author : Steven Millhauser
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 030726873X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Laughter written by Steven Millhauser and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-02-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen darkly comic stories, Dangerous Laughter is a mesmerizing journey that stretches the boundaries of the ordinary world.

Author : John Sweeney
Publisher : Aerialist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780976218432
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation at the Speed of Laughter written by John Sweeney and published by Aerialist Press. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using client case studies, individual testimonials, and a lighthearted writing style, this book promotes the hottest new idea process for business--from a comedy theater.

Author : Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0307536971
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laugh Till You Cry written by Joan Lowery Nixon and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Laugh Till You Cry from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Thirteen-year-old Cody doesn’t like Texas. He and his mom were only supposed to spend the summer there, helping out his grandmother. But Cody’s grandmother is sick and needs them to stay. Now he’s the new kid at the local middle school and all his friends are back in California. You’d think Cody’s cousin Hayden would show him the ropes. Not only is Hayden in the same grade; he lives next door. But Hayden doesn’t want anything to do with Cody. Cody’s luck begins to change when he befriends Officer Ramsey, a policeman and aspiring stand-up comic. Officer Ramsey appreciates Cody’s jokes so much, he pays Cody for the material! But it’s no laughing matter when a crime is committed at school and Cody becomes a suspect. Cody is going to need more than jokes to solve this mystery—and clear his name. “Nixon has crafted a lively, fast-paced tale with an intelligent young hero who is creative, courageous, and compassionate.” –Kirkus Reviews “Cody’s humorous side…and the book’s length make this mystery ideal.” –School Library Journal “A fast-paced and fun read.” –VOYA

Author : Scott Weems
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465080804
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ha! written by Scott Weems and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining tour of the science of humor and laughter Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there any way to figure out what we really find funny? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what's happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. Beginning with the premise that humor arises from inner conflict in the brain, Weems explores such issues as why surprise is so important for humor, why computers are terrible at recognizing what's funny, and why cringe-worthy stereotypes make us laugh the hardest. From the role of insult jokes to the benefit of laughing for our immune system responses, Ha! reveals why humor is so idiosyncratic, and why how-to books alone will never help us become funnier people. Packed with the latest research, amusing anecdotes (and even a few jokes), Ha! is a delightful tour of why humor is so important to our daily lives.