The Universal Product Code (U.P.C.)--a small rectangle of black and white bars--adorns virtually every retail item we purchase. Yet twenty-five years ago, the U.P.C. was a mere kernel of an idea share
"Circularity" is the story of a Janus-faced conceptual structure, that on the one hand led to deep scientific discoveries, and on the other hand is used to trick the mind into believing the
"Circularity" is the story of a Janus-faced conceptual structure, that on the one hand led to deep scientific discoveries, and on the other hand is used to trick the mind into believing the
This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is inescapable in our daily interactions - also at the work place. Affiliati
Fritzer (Florida Atlantic U.-Davie) and Bland (Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences) provide a chronological guide to the non-fictional humor writing of domestic life from the 1920s to the pre
Permission to Laugh explores the work of three generations of German artists who, beginning in the 1960s, turned to jokes and wit in an effort to confront complex questions regarding German politics a
From her many years in the saddle, horsewoman Rebecca Ondov offers this inspiring collection of horse stories that will touch your heart with wonder. Saddle up and ride with her to discover the unique
Keeping Their Country Safe. Their Buddies, Whom They Would Die For... Not So Much. Navy SEALs have only two things to watch out for: the bad guys...and their fellow SEALs. Amid the unthinkable pressur
Humor and Latina/o Camp in Ugly Betty expands the vista of critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on mainstream television from an interdisciplinary Latina/o studies approach. Eac
Humorous riddles with comic illustrations help ESL students gain new insights into American language and culture. Each riddle is accompanied by text that helps students grasp and master the underlying
North American scholars of religion and of South Asia explore the levity and playfulness that religious devotees manifest in structured as well as spontaneous ritual contexts. They also offer some pre
This book expands critical approaches to comedy and representational politics on television with a Latina/o studies approach. It examines how the show uses Latina/o camp to reframe socially charged is
Like sex, Eileen Gillooly argues, humor has long been viewed as a repressed feature of nineteenth-century femininity. However, in the works of writers such as Jane Austen, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gask
Frivolity isn't always frivolous---sometimes it can be sacred. Sacred Play uncovers levity and playfulness in a variety of South Asian traditions where one might least expect to find it: in the heart
You are sitting on a dusty adobe step in the full sun with all your town's grandads and great-uncles. You listen as they greet each passerby, many of whom they have cradled as newborns, with a joke. Y
Adventures in Dealing with Everyday Struggles, Getting Help, and Doing Just Okay SometimesJust Peachy is a comic series that explores what the day-to-day is like with depression and/or anxiety. The al
Elder Americans in their eighties, nineties, and even hundreds, have survived the Holocaust, endured the Great Depression, fought in World War II, lived through the Civil Rights Movement, and endured
America is fascinated by prisons and prison culture, but few Americans understand what it is like to work in corrections. Claire Schmidt, whose extended family includes three generations of Wisconsin
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