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The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 97%
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016
3.82
56 ratings
RELAX - You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left
by Loretta LaRoche • 1998
Laughter as stress medicine: a comedian's cognitive toolkit for breaking the worry spiral.
3.84
192
RELAX - You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left Summary
RELAX - You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left 96%
Laughter as stress medicine: a comedian's cognitive toolkit for breaking the worry spiral.
by Loretta LaRoche 1998
3.84
192 ratings
The Laughing Guide to a Better Life
by Isaac Prilleltensky • 2019
Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.
3.25
4
The Laughing Guide to a Better Life Summary
The Laughing Guide to a Better Life 96%
Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.
by Isaac Prilleltensky 2019
3.25
4 ratings
Laugh Your Way to Happiness
by Leslie Lyle • 2014
Simulated laughter tricks your body into real health benefits. A daily practice to harness it.
3.72
46
Laugh Your Way to Happiness Summary
Laugh Your Way to Happiness 95%
Simulated laughter tricks your body into real health benefits. A daily practice to harness it.
by Leslie Lyle 2014
3.72
46 ratings
I'm a Joke and So Are You
by Robin Ince • 2018
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
3.93
1k+
I'm a Joke and So Are You Summary
I'm a Joke and So Are You 95%
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
by Robin Ince 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
Humor, Seriously
by Jennifer Aaker • 2020
Humor is a learnable workplace advantage, not a personality trait. The research and the playbook.
3.83
4k+
Humor, Seriously Summary
Humor, Seriously 94%
Humor is a learnable workplace advantage, not a personality trait. The research and the playbook.
by Jennifer Aaker 2020
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Joy Diet
by Martha N. Beck • 2003
Most joy strategies skip the first step: fifteen minutes of utter stillness before anything else.
3.96
2k+
The Joy Diet Summary
The Joy Diet 94%
Most joy strategies skip the first step: fifteen minutes of utter stillness before anything else.
by Martha N. Beck 2003
3.96
2k+ ratings
You Can't Ruin My Day
by Allen Klein • 2015
Fifty-two short chapters that teach you to stop handing your emotional keys to everyone else.
3.80
175
You Can't Ruin My Day Summary
You Can't Ruin My Day 94%
Fifty-two short chapters that teach you to stop handing your emotional keys to everyone else.
by Allen Klein 2015
3.80
175 ratings
The Humor Code
by Peter McGraw • 2014
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
3.44
1k+
The Humor Code Summary
The Humor Code 94%
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
by Peter McGraw 2014
3.44
1k+ ratings
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
by Greg Dean • 2000
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
3.95
399
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Summary
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 94%
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
by Greg Dean 2000
3.95
399 ratings
How to Giggle
by Hannah Berner • 2025
Caring less is a skill. A comedian's blunt playbook for anxiety, bad dates, and toxic friends.
4.05
18k+
How to Giggle Summary
How to Giggle 94%
Caring less is a skill. A comedian's blunt playbook for anxiety, bad dates, and toxic friends.
by Hannah Berner 2025
4.05
18k+ ratings
The Power of Fun
by Catherine Price • 2021
The happiest moments need three ingredients. Your phone offers none of them, and you are starved.
3.69
9k+
The Power of Fun Summary
The Power of Fun 94%
The happiest moments need three ingredients. Your phone offers none of them, and you are starved.
by Catherine Price 2021
3.69
9k+ ratings
How to Be Miserable
by Randy J. Paterson • 2016
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
3.99
3k+
How to Be Miserable Summary
How to Be Miserable 94%
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
by Randy J. Paterson 2016
3.99
3k+ ratings
Mastering Stand-Up
by Stephen Rosenfield • 2017
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
4.41
519
Mastering Stand-Up Summary
Mastering Stand-Up 94%
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
by Stephen Rosenfield 2017
4.41
519 ratings
The Comic Toolbox
by John Vorhaus • 1994
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
3.97
951
The Comic Toolbox Summary
The Comic Toolbox 94%
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
by John Vorhaus 1994
3.97
951 ratings
Laugh Tactics
by Patrick King • 2016
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
3.45
139
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics 94%
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
by Patrick King 2016
3.45
139 ratings
Improv Wisdom
by Patricia Ryan Madson • 2005
Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.
4.00
3k+
Improv Wisdom Summary
Improv Wisdom 94%
Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.
by Patricia Ryan Madson 2005
4.00
3k+ ratings
Before & Laughter
by Jimmy Carr • 2021
Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.
4.06
7k+
Before & Laughter Summary
Before & Laughter 93%
Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.
by Jimmy Carr 2021
4.06
7k+ ratings
Do You Talk Funny?
by David Nihill • 2015
Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.
3.91
1k+
Do You Talk Funny? Summary
Do You Talk Funny? 93%
Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.
by David Nihill 2015
3.91
1k+ ratings
Embrace Your Weird
by Felicia Day • 2019
Turn your oddest traits and anxieties into creative output through unconventional exercises.
3.91
3k+
Embrace Your Weird Summary
Embrace Your Weird 93%
Turn your oddest traits and anxieties into creative output through unconventional exercises.
by Felicia Day 2019
3.91
3k+ ratings
Gracious
by Kelly Williams Brown • 2017
Charm can be learned. Tact can be practiced. Both begin with how you treat yourself.
3.64
601
Gracious Summary
Gracious 93%
Charm can be learned. Tact can be practiced. Both begin with how you treat yourself.
by Kelly Williams Brown 2017
3.64
601 ratings
Wit's End
by James Geary • 2018
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
3.35
479
Wit's End Summary
Wit's End 93%
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
by James Geary 2018
3.35
479 ratings
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k
by Sarah Knight • 2015
Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.
3.40
41k+
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k 93%
Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.
by Sarah Knight 2015
3.40
41k+ ratings
Help!
by Oliver Burkeman • 2010
Small, imperfect changes beat grand transformations. A skeptic's guide to being modestly happier.
3.94
1k+
Help! Summary
Help! 93%
Small, imperfect changes beat grand transformations. A skeptic's guide to being modestly happier.
by Oliver Burkeman 2010
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Gratitude Diaries
by Janice Kaplan • 2015
Can gratitude change your marriage, your health, your career? She spent a year finding out.
3.94
6k+
The Gratitude Diaries Summary
The Gratitude Diaries 93%
Can gratitude change your marriage, your health, your career? She spent a year finding out.
by Janice Kaplan 2015
3.94
6k+ ratings
How to Survive the End of the World
by Aaron Gillies • 2018
Your brain thinks a Monday meeting is a lion. Here is a survival guide, with jokes.
4.00
1k+
How to Survive the End of the World Summary
How to Survive the End of the World 93%
Your brain thinks a Monday meeting is a lion. Here is a survival guide, with jokes.
by Aaron Gillies 2018
4.00
1k+ ratings
The 52 Week Project
by Lauren Keenan • 2020
Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.
3.35
379
The 52 Week Project Summary
The 52 Week Project 93%
Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.
by Lauren Keenan 2020
3.35
379 ratings
F*ck Feelings
by Michael I. Bennett • 2015
Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.
3.46
6k+
F*ck Feelings Summary
F*ck Feelings 93%
Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.
by Michael I. Bennett 2015
3.46
6k+ ratings
This Is How
by Augusten Burroughs • 2012
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
3.68
13k+
This Is How Summary
This Is How 93%
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
by Augusten Burroughs 2012
3.68
13k+ ratings
Funny on Purpose
by Joe Randazzo • 2015
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
3.99
244
Funny on Purpose Summary
Funny on Purpose 93%
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
by Joe Randazzo 2015
3.99
244 ratings
Everyone You Hate is Going to Die
by Daniel Sloss • 2021
A comedian's case for why being alone, heartbroken, and uncomfortable is the real goal.
3.92
8k+
Everyone You Hate is Going to Die Summary
Everyone You Hate is Going to Die 93%
A comedian's case for why being alone, heartbroken, and uncomfortable is the real goal.
by Daniel Sloss 2021
3.92
8k+ ratings
Gentle Writing Advice
by Chuck Wendig • 2023
The writing life burns out the best. Skip the craft rules; this is the guide to creative survival.
4.27
644
Gentle Writing Advice Summary
Gentle Writing Advice 93%
The writing life burns out the best. Skip the craft rules; this is the guide to creative survival.
by Chuck Wendig 2023
4.27
644 ratings
You Will Get Through This Night
by Daniel Howell • 2021
A comedian's frank toolkit for navigating your worst nights, no self-help platitudes required.
4.25
8k+
You Will Get Through This Night Summary
You Will Get Through This Night 93%
A comedian's frank toolkit for navigating your worst nights, no self-help platitudes required.
by Daniel Howell 2021
4.25
8k+ ratings
And Here's the Kicker
by Mike Sacks • 2009
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
4.05
2k+
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 93%
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
by Mike Sacks 2009
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Five Side Effects of Kindness
by David R. Hamilton • 2010
How kindness protects your heart, slows aging, and sparks a chain reaction of well-being.
3.94
493
The Five Side Effects of Kindness Summary
The Five Side Effects of Kindness 93%
How kindness protects your heart, slows aging, and sparks a chain reaction of well-being.
by David R. Hamilton 2010
3.94
493 ratings
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier • 2004
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
4.28
1k+
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 93%
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
by Mick Napier 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
by Alan Alda • 2017
Connection is the foundation, not the ornament. Alan Alda's improv method for building it.
3.86
7k+
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? Summary
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? 93%
Connection is the foundation, not the ornament. Alan Alda's improv method for building it.
by Alan Alda 2017
3.86
7k+ ratings
Cringeworthy
by Melissa Dahl • 2018
Secondhand embarrassment is your brain's empathy workout; learn to flex it.
3.67
1k+
Cringeworthy Summary
Cringeworthy 93%
Secondhand embarrassment is your brain's empathy workout; learn to flex it.
by Melissa Dahl 2018
3.67
1k+ ratings
Humour
by Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
603
Humour Summary
Humour 93%
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
by Terry Eagleton 2019
3.19
603 ratings
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown • 2010
Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.
4.24
225k+
The Gifts of Imperfection Summary
The Gifts of Imperfection 93%
Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.
by Brené Brown 2010
4.24
225k+ ratings
101 Secrets for Your Twenties
by Paul Angone • 2013
No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.
3.53
2k+
101 Secrets for Your Twenties Summary
101 Secrets for Your Twenties 93%
No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.
by Paul Angone 2013
3.53
2k+ ratings
Mind Full
by Dermot Whelan • 2021
A comedian's guide to stress: meditation, breathwork, and the lost art of switching your brain off.
4.18
698
Mind Full Summary
Mind Full 93%
A comedian's guide to stress: meditation, breathwork, and the lost art of switching your brain off.
by Dermot Whelan 2021
4.18
698 ratings
How To Write Funny
by Scott Dikkers • 2014
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
4.13
960
How To Write Funny Summary
How To Write Funny 93%
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
by Scott Dikkers 2014
4.13
960 ratings
The Art of Possibility
by Rosamund Stone Zander • 2000
Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.
3.92
12k+
The Art of Possibility Summary
The Art of Possibility 93%
Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.
by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000
3.92
12k+ ratings
Change Your Life in Seven Days
by Paul McKenna • 2004
A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.
3.71
1k+
Change Your Life in Seven Days Summary
Change Your Life in Seven Days 92%
A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.
by Paul McKenna 2004
3.71
1k+ ratings
The Saad Truth about Happiness
by Gad Saad • 2023
You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.
3.71
571
The Saad Truth about Happiness Summary
The Saad Truth about Happiness 92%
You own 40% of your happiness. Eight research-grounded ways to tilt that 40 percent upward.
by Gad Saad 2023
3.71
571 ratings
The Genius Zone
by Gay Hendricks • 2021
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
3.71
841
The Genius Zone Summary
The Genius Zone 92%
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
by Gay Hendricks 2021
3.71
841 ratings
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
by Steve Kaplan • 2013
Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.
4.24
895
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy 92%
Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.
by Steve Kaplan 2013
4.24
895 ratings
Grow the F*ck Up
by Sarah Knight • 2023
Adulthood has rules, and no one gave you the manual. Here it is, swearing included.
3.54
596
Grow the F*ck Up Summary
Grow the F*ck Up 92%
Adulthood has rules, and no one gave you the manual. Here it is, swearing included.
by Sarah Knight 2023
3.54
596 ratings
I Heart Me
by David R. Hamilton • 2015
Two minutes of the right posture can rewire the brain for self-acceptance.
3.72
1k+
I Heart Me Summary
I Heart Me 92%
Two minutes of the right posture can rewire the brain for self-acceptance.
by David R. Hamilton 2015
3.72
1k+ ratings
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