"The blueprint for how to be funny." - Charna Halpern, author of TRUTH IN COMEDY & ART BY COMMITTEE."Deceptively simple techniques." - Kelly Leonard, The Second City (Exec. VP, President of Theatricals), "Yes And" (co-author), "Getting to Yes, And" (host)."A must-read for anyone looking to upgrade their humor game." - Peter McGraw, coauthor of The Humor Code.________________________When a joke flops…It hurts.Nothing beats getting big, genuine laughs ...

Who needs a weapon when your hands and feet are always locked and loaded?A serial assailant continues his sickening attacks in small university towns. Desperate to stop the predator, detectives scramble to crack his pattern…Meanwhile, martial arts expert Ted is crossing the States on a personal mission. He tries to mind his own business, but trouble seems to find him at every stop—and when the innocent are threatened, he's the first to step in and deliver justice with a swi...

"The blueprint for how to be funny." - Charna Halpern, author of TRUTH IN COMEDY & ART BY COMMITTEE"Deceptively simple techniques." - Kelly Leonard, The Second City (Exec. VP, President of Theatricals)"A must-read for anyone looking to upgrade their humor game." - Peter McGraw, coauthor of THE HUMOR CODE________________________When a joke flops…It hurts.Nothing beats getting big, genuine laughs from a room full of people.But when a joke doesn...

In this witty self-help guide, a cranky stand-up comic shares his unfiltered, no-nonsense strategy for finding joy—and how you can tune into what really brings you happiness.Do the people around you seem happier? More fulfilled? Is something sucking the "happy" right out of your life?Hate to break it to you, but happiness isn't something that just shows up. It's not as simple as wanting to be joyful; you need a path—a strategy—to get there, stay there… and find your way bac...

Every day is filled with. . . laugh-ortunities.Making people laugh injects yourself and others with a free shot of endorphins and dopamine (or so the science nerds tell us)..In fact, being funny is almost heroic; you're giving folks CPR for their soul."You're welcome, humanity."In book 3 of the Funny Muscle series, veteran comic Mike Lukas (NBC, Comedy Central, CBS Radio, Second City) teaches you how (and when) to deliver laughs like a pro. That includes:

Following the success of his New York Times bestselling memoir Stories I Only Tell My Friends, acclaimed actor Rob Lowe returns with Love Life—a funny, heartfelt, and deeply personal collection of stories that “invites readers into his world with easy charm and disarming frankness” (Kirkus Reviews).In Love Life, Lowe continues to pull back the curtain on his life in Hollywood, delivering a candid and often hilarious take...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “essential” (Entertainment Weekly), “hilarious” (AV Club) memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it’s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty.**“I can’t think of another entertainer who has improbably morphed so many times, and all through real gen...

Chris Baty, founder of the wildly successful literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), has completely revised and expanded his definitive handbook for extreme noveling. Chris pulls from over 15 years of results-oriented writing experience to pack this compendium with new tips and tricks, ranging from week-by-week quick reference guides to encouraging advice from authors, and much more. His motivating mix of fearless optimism and practical solutions to common excu...

From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society.Blythe Roberson’s sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives amongst other humans. She collects her crushes like ill cared-for...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • “A must-read...Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.”—Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad CityA hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe Robinson**Being a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh a...

Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear.It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic.In Soundtracks, New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower with three simple steps:● retire your broken soundtracks● re...

From Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film Hidden Figures and the 2023 film The Color Purple, comes an inspiring and funny memoir—“a bona fide hit” (Essence)—about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your own truth.With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Katherine, the NASA mathematician, Yvette, Quee...