50 Books like Seriously Funny

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar

by Thomas Cathcart • 2007

Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.

3.76

18k+

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 94%

Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.

by Thomas Cathcart 2007

3.76

18k+ ratings

Humour

by Terry Eagleton • 2019

From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.

3.19

603

🎭 Philosophy Of Humor 📜 History Of Laughter 📖 Literary Theory 🤝 Humor And Society 🗳️ Humor And Politics

Humour 93%

From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.

by Terry Eagleton 2019

3.19

603 ratings

🎭 Philosophy Of Humor 📜 History Of Laughter 📖 Literary Theory 🤝 Humor And Society 🗳️ Humor And Politics

On Bullshit

by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005

The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.

3.58

16k+

🧠 Analytic Philosophy 💬 Philosophy Of Language 🗣️ Social Commentary 🍿 Pop Philosophy 🤥 Post-Truth

On Bullshit 93%

The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.

by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005

3.58

16k+ ratings

🧠 Analytic Philosophy 💬 Philosophy Of Language 🗣️ Social Commentary 🍿 Pop Philosophy 🤥 Post-Truth

I Think, Therefore I Laugh

by John Allen Paulos • 1985

A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.

3.48

245

🗣️ Philosophy Of Language 🔄 Logical Paradoxes 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📝 Analytic Philosophy 📚 Popular Philosophy

I Think, Therefore I Laugh 93%

A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.

by John Allen Paulos 1985

3.48

245 ratings

🗣️ Philosophy Of Language 🔄 Logical Paradoxes 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📝 Analytic Philosophy 📚 Popular Philosophy

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

🧠 Philosophy Of Humor 🎲 Verbal Play 🔗 Metaphor And Analogy 🔬 Cognitive Science 👁️ Perceptual Illusion

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

🧠 Philosophy Of Humor 🎲 Verbal Play 🔗 Metaphor And Analogy 🔬 Cognitive Science 👁️ Perceptual Illusion

How to Be Perfect

by Michael Schur • 2022

Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.

4.13

35k+

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🏛️ Ethical Frameworks 🌱 Everyday Ethics 📜 Western Philosophy

How to Be Perfect 92%

Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.

by Michael Schur 2022

4.13

35k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🏛️ Ethical Frameworks 🌱 Everyday Ethics 📜 Western Philosophy

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1976

Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.

3.85

12k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎲 Game Theory 🎭 Satirical Philosophy 🤦 Human Folly 🗣️ Social Criticism

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Summary

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity 92%

Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.

by Carlo M. Cipolla 1976

3.85

12k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎲 Game Theory 🎭 Satirical Philosophy 🤦 Human Folly 🗣️ Social Criticism

The World According to Cunk

by Philomena Cunk • 2024

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

3.90

2k+

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

The World According to Cunk 92%

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

by Philomena Cunk 2024

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

Cobb's Anatomy

by Irvin S. Cobb • 1912

A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.

3.78

✍️ Humorous Essays 🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor 🫃 Body Humor 🎭 Social Satire 🇺🇸 American Humor

Cobb's Anatomy 92%

A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.

by Irvin S. Cobb 1912

3.78

60 ratings

✍️ Humorous Essays 🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor 🫃 Body Humor 🎭 Social Satire 🇺🇸 American Humor

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

by Daniel Klein • 2015

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

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5k+

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It 92%

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

by Daniel Klein 2015

3.95

5k+ ratings

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

The Great Guide

by Julian Baggini • 2021

The philosopher who said reason is only passion's servant also had a recipe for a good life.

3.86

197

🧭 Practical Philosophy 🔍 Empiricism ❤️ Emotional Reasoning 🌿 The Good Life 🕯️ Death Acceptance

The Great Guide 91%

The philosopher who said reason is only passion's servant also had a recipe for a good life.

by Julian Baggini 2021

3.86

197 ratings

🧭 Practical Philosophy 🔍 Empiricism ❤️ Emotional Reasoning 🌿 The Good Life 🕯️ Death Acceptance

Mathematics and Humor

by John Allen Paulos • 1980

The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.

3.40

159

🧮 Mathematical Humor 📖 Philosophy Of Humor 🧠 Humor Psychology 🗣️ Linguistic Play 🎭 Incongruity Theory

Mathematics and Humor 91%

The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.

by John Allen Paulos 1980

3.40

159 ratings

🧮 Mathematical Humor 📖 Philosophy Of Humor 🧠 Humor Psychology 🗣️ Linguistic Play 🎭 Incongruity Theory

1066 and all that

by W.C. Sellar • 1930

English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.

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4k+

📜 Satirical History 📚 Parody Textbook 🇬🇧 British Humour 🎓 Oxbridge Satire 🎭 Interwar Satire

1066 and all that 91%

English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.

by W.C. Sellar 1930

3.91

4k+ ratings

📜 Satirical History 📚 Parody Textbook 🇬🇧 British Humour 🎓 Oxbridge Satire 🎭 Interwar Satire

The Plus

by Greg Gutfeld • 2020

Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.

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1k+

🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Cancel Culture 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧍 Individualism 😏 Irreverent Self-Help

The Plus 91%

Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.

by Greg Gutfeld 2020

3.98

1k+ ratings

🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Cancel Culture 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧍 Individualism 😏 Irreverent Self-Help

And Here's the Kicker

by Mike Sacks • 2009

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

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2k+

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory 🎯 Truth In Comedy 👀 Outsider Humor

And Here's the Kicker 91%

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

by Mike Sacks 2009

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory 🎯 Truth In Comedy 👀 Outsider Humor

Have You Eaten Grandma?

by Gyles Brandreth • 2018

Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.

3.93

1k+

📝 English Usage ❗ Punctuation ❌ Common Errors 🧱 Vocabulary Building 😂 Humorous Reference

Have You Eaten Grandma? 91%

Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.

by Gyles Brandreth 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

📝 English Usage ❗ Punctuation ❌ Common Errors 🧱 Vocabulary Building 😂 Humorous Reference

The Anglo Files

by Sarah Lyall • 2008

An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.

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2k+

🇬🇧 British Culture 🤐 British Reserve 👑 Class In Britain 😂 British Humor 🛬 Expat Perspectives

The Anglo Files 91%

An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.

by Sarah Lyall 2008

3.45

2k+ ratings

🇬🇧 British Culture 🤐 British Reserve 👑 Class In Britain 😂 British Humor 🛬 Expat Perspectives

How to Tell a Joke

by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2021

How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.

3.19

209

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛 Classical Rhetoric 😄 Humor For Speakers 📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎭 Wordplay And Wit

How to Tell a Joke 91%

How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2021

3.19

209 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛 Classical Rhetoric 😄 Humor For Speakers 📖 Storytelling Techniques 🎭 Wordplay And Wit

Create Your Own Religion

by Daniele Bolelli • 2011

You already cherry-pick your beliefs. The only honest answer is to design your own.

3.86

448

📚 Comparative Religion 🧭 Spiritual Independence ❓ Questioning Orthodoxy 🌌 Embracing Mystery 🌿 Nature As Scripture

Create Your Own Religion 91%

You already cherry-pick your beliefs. The only honest answer is to design your own.

by Daniele Bolelli 2011

3.86

448 ratings

📚 Comparative Religion 🧭 Spiritual Independence ❓ Questioning Orthodoxy 🌌 Embracing Mystery 🌿 Nature As Scripture

That's Not English

by Erin Moore • 2015

British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.

3.67

858

🗣️ Language And Culture 🌍 Cultural Comparison 🎩 Social Class 📚 Popular Linguistics 🔬 Linguistic Anthropology

That's Not English 91%

British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.

by Erin Moore 2015

3.67

858 ratings

🗣️ Language And Culture 🌍 Cultural Comparison 🎩 Social Class 📚 Popular Linguistics 🔬 Linguistic Anthropology

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book

by Robert M. Martin • 1992

Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.

4.01

247

🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book Summary

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book 91%

Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.

by Robert M. Martin 1992

4.01

247 ratings

🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

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+

🎤 Stand Up Comedy 😰 Anxiety And Creativity 🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor 💀 Humor And Grief 🔪 Comedy As Social Critique

I'm a Joke and So Are You 91%

A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.

by Robin Ince 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

🎤 Stand Up Comedy 😰 Anxiety And Creativity 🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor 💀 Humor And Grief 🔪 Comedy As Social Critique

Embracing Your Limitations

by Lawrence Mooney • 2022

Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.

3.29

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🤗 Self-Acceptance 📉 Lowered Expectations 🛑 Anti-Ambition 🏡 Simple Living

Embracing Your Limitations 91%

Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.

by Lawrence Mooney 2022

3.29

82 ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🤗 Self-Acceptance 📉 Lowered Expectations 🛑 Anti-Ambition 🏡 Simple Living

The Simpsons and Philosophy

by William Irwin • 2001

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

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4k+

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism 🤡 Satire ⚖️ Ethics And Morality

The Simpsons and Philosophy 90%

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

by William Irwin 2001

3.45

4k+ ratings

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism 🤡 Satire ⚖️ Ethics And Morality

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+

🧠 Psychology Of Humor 📚 Humor Studies 🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ⚙️ Joke Mechanics

The Humor Code 90%

Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.

by Peter McGraw 2014

3.44

1k+ ratings

🧠 Psychology Of Humor 📚 Humor Studies 🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ⚙️ Joke Mechanics

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

by Sigmund Freud • 2003

A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.

3.69

2k+

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 😂 Humor Studies 🎭 Comic Theory 🔧 Joke Mechanics 💬 Verbal Wit

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious 90%

A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.

by Sigmund Freud 2003

3.69

2k+ ratings

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 😂 Humor Studies 🎭 Comic Theory 🔧 Joke Mechanics 💬 Verbal Wit

50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know

by Daniele Bolelli • 2011

Undead popes, Buddhist warriors, and a spaghetti god: faith's irreverent, hidden history.

4.00

227

🕌 Religious History ☸️ Comparative Religion ⚡ Institutional Religion 🃏 Religious Satire 🧬 New Atheism

50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know Summary

50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know 90%

Undead popes, Buddhist warriors, and a spaghetti god: faith's irreverent, hidden history.

by Daniele Bolelli 2011

4.00

227 ratings

🕌 Religious History ☸️ Comparative Religion ⚡ Institutional Religion 🃏 Religious Satire 🧬 New Atheism

Thug Notes

by Sparky Sweets • 2015

What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?

3.96

570

🤣 Comic Literary Criticism 📝 Study Guides 🔑 Accessible Classics 📖 Reluctant Readers 🎓 Humor In Education

Thug Notes 90%

What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?

by Sparky Sweets 2015

3.96

570 ratings

🤣 Comic Literary Criticism 📝 Study Guides 🔑 Accessible Classics 📖 Reluctant Readers 🎓 Humor In Education

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life

by Georgia Pritchett • 2021

An anxious Succession writer's memoir. Doom-notes. Therapy. A son who lost his words. Darkly funny.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Anxiety Memoirs 🎤 Women In Comedy 📝 Vignette Memoir 🖤 Dark Humor 🇬🇧 British Humor

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life 90%

An anxious Succession writer's memoir. Doom-notes. Therapy. A son who lost his words. Darkly funny.

by Georgia Pritchett 2021

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Memoirs 🎤 Women In Comedy 📝 Vignette Memoir 🖤 Dark Humor 🇬🇧 British Humor

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

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics 🗣️ Wordplay And Punning ⏱️ Writing Productivity

How To Write Funny 90%

Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

by Scott Dikkers 2014

4.13

960 ratings

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics 🗣️ Wordplay And Punning ⏱️ Writing Productivity

The Road to Little Dribbling

by Bill Bryson • 2015

Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.

3.73

39k+

🗺️ British Travelogue 🌳 English Countryside 😤 Curmudgeonly Humor 🔬 Cultural Anthropology 🇬🇧 Modern Britain

The Road to Little Dribbling 90%

Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.

by Bill Bryson 2015

3.73

39k+ ratings

🗺️ British Travelogue 🌳 English Countryside 😤 Curmudgeonly Humor 🔬 Cultural Anthropology 🇬🇧 Modern Britain

What If?

by Randall Munroe • 2014

Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.

4.14

197k+

⚛️ Pop Physics 💭 Thought Experiments 😂 Physics Humor 🧪 Quirky Science 📝 Fermi Problems

What If? 90%

Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.

by Randall Munroe 2014

4.14

197k+ ratings

⚛️ Pop Physics 💭 Thought Experiments 😂 Physics Humor 🧪 Quirky Science 📝 Fermi Problems

Diaries 1969-1979

by Michael Palin • 2006

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

4.04

4k+

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎬 Behind The Scenes ✏️ Comedy Writing

Diaries 1969-1979 90%

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

by Michael Palin 2006

4.04

4k+ ratings

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎬 Behind The Scenes ✏️ Comedy Writing

Old Rage

by Sheila Hancock • 2022

Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.

4.06

984

🇬🇧 British Memoirs 🎭 Celebrity Memoirs 🗳️ Political Commentary 🕯️ Quaker Spirituality ⚒️ Class Consciousness

Old Rage 90%

Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.

by Sheila Hancock 2022

4.06

984 ratings

🇬🇧 British Memoirs 🎭 Celebrity Memoirs 🗳️ Political Commentary 🕯️ Quaker Spirituality ⚒️ Class Consciousness

God Is Not Great

by Christopher Hitchens • 2007

The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.

3.96

113k+

🧠 New Atheism 🌍 Secular Humanism 🔍 Religious Critique 📜 Textual Criticism 🔒 Sexual Repression

God Is Not Great 90%

The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.

by Christopher Hitchens 2007

3.96

113k+ ratings

🧠 New Atheism 🌍 Secular Humanism 🔍 Religious Critique 📜 Textual Criticism 🔒 Sexual Repression

Religion for Atheists

by Alain de Botton • 2011

Atheism won by disproving God. It lost by discarding everything religion knew about human needs.

3.66

12k+

🧘 Secular Spirituality 📚 Applied Philosophy 🌍 Secular Humanism 🕯️ Ritual Design 📖 Cultural Criticism

Religion for Atheists 90%

Atheism won by disproving God. It lost by discarding everything religion knew about human needs.

by Alain de Botton 2011

3.66

12k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Spirituality 📚 Applied Philosophy 🌍 Secular Humanism 🕯️ Ritual Design 📖 Cultural Criticism

Watching the English

by Kate Fox • 2004

The English have a secret code for weather, queues, and pubs. An anthropologist cracks it.

3.91

11k+

🇬🇧 Englishness 🔍 Pop Anthropology 📜 Unwritten Rules 🎩 Politeness Rituals 🧐 British Class System

Watching the English 90%

The English have a secret code for weather, queues, and pubs. An anthropologist cracks it.

by Kate Fox 2004

3.91

11k+ ratings

🇬🇧 Englishness 🔍 Pop Anthropology 📜 Unwritten Rules 🎩 Politeness Rituals 🧐 British Class System

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+

🤬 Anti-Self-Help 🎤 Comedic Memoir 💔 Modern Dating ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🩹 Breakup Recovery

Everyone You Hate is Going to Die Summary

Everyone You Hate is Going to Die 90%

A comedian's case for why being alone, heartbroken, and uncomfortable is the real goal.

by Daniel Sloss 2021

3.92

8k+ ratings

🤬 Anti-Self-Help 🎤 Comedic Memoir 💔 Modern Dating ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🩹 Breakup Recovery

The Tao of Pooh

by Benjamin Hoff • 1982

Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.

4.01

131k+

☯️ Western Taoism 🧘 Effortless Living 🐢 Slowing Down 🧩 Nature Of Self 🧠 Overthinkers

The Tao of Pooh 90%

Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.

by Benjamin Hoff 1982

4.01

131k+ ratings

☯️ Western Taoism 🧘 Effortless Living 🐢 Slowing Down 🧩 Nature Of Self 🧠 Overthinkers

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

💬 Conversational Humor 🗣️ Repartee 🎤 Comic Delivery 💥 Witty Comebacks 🎭 Improv Comedy

Laugh Tactics 90%

Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.

by Patrick King 2016

3.45

139 ratings

💬 Conversational Humor 🗣️ Repartee 🎤 Comic Delivery 💥 Witty Comebacks 🎭 Improv Comedy

A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life

by Trevor Curnow • 2012

The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.

3.87

190

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🤔 Critical Thinking ❓ Skepticism ⚖️ Personal Ethics 🪞 Self-Examination

A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life Summary

A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life 90%

The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.

by Trevor Curnow 2012

3.87

190 ratings

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🤔 Critical Thinking ❓ Skepticism ⚖️ Personal Ethics 🪞 Self-Examination

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

🧠 Positive Psychology 🤣 Therapeutic Humor 🔄 Behavior Change 🏠 Environmental Design 🔍 Cognitive Reframing

The Laughing Guide to a Better Life Summary

The Laughing Guide to a Better Life 90%

Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.

by Isaac Prilleltensky 2019

3.25

4 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🤣 Therapeutic Humor 🔄 Behavior Change 🏠 Environmental Design 🔍 Cognitive Reframing

How To Deal With Idiots

by Maxime Rovere • 2019

That impossible person isn't broken. They're a context you can learn to read and handle.

3.11

645

🧠 Interpersonal Philosophy 😤 Difficult People 🇫🇷 French Philosophy ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🤝 Conflict Resolution

How To Deal With Idiots 90%

That impossible person isn't broken. They're a context you can learn to read and handle.

by Maxime Rovere 2019

3.11

645 ratings

🧠 Interpersonal Philosophy 😤 Difficult People 🇫🇷 French Philosophy ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Outgrowing God

by Richard Dawkins • 2019

Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.

4.06

6k+

🧠 New Atheism ⛪ Religious Critique 🌍 Secular Humanism 🌐 Comparative Religion 📖 Biblical Criticism

Outgrowing God 90%

Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.

by Richard Dawkins 2019

4.06

6k+ ratings

🧠 New Atheism ⛪ Religious Critique 🌍 Secular Humanism 🌐 Comparative Religion 📖 Biblical Criticism

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

3.97

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Sales Psychology 📬 Direct Response Marketing

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 90%

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2010

3.97

64 ratings

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking 🧠 Sales Psychology 📬 Direct Response Marketing

This Is Water

by David Foster Wallace • 2009

The real freedom no one mentions: you get to choose what you see in the checkout line.

4.47

39k+

👁️ Everyday Awareness 🎯 Perception And Choice 💙 Empathy Practice 🤲 Compassionate Living 🕯️ Secular Spirituality

This Is Water 90%

The real freedom no one mentions: you get to choose what you see in the checkout line.

by David Foster Wallace 2009

4.47

39k+ ratings

👁️ Everyday Awareness 🎯 Perception And Choice 💙 Empathy Practice 🤲 Compassionate Living 🕯️ Secular Spirituality

Life Driven Purpose

by Dan Barker • 2014

The cosmos owes you nothing. That's the starting point for building a meaning worth having.

3.88

240

🏛️ Secular Humanism ⚖️ Harm Reduction Ethics 🎯 Meaning Making 🐒 Animal Nature 🧠 Modern Atheism

Life Driven Purpose 90%

The cosmos owes you nothing. That's the starting point for building a meaning worth having.

by Dan Barker 2014

3.88

240 ratings

🏛️ Secular Humanism ⚖️ Harm Reduction Ethics 🎯 Meaning Making 🐒 Animal Nature 🧠 Modern Atheism

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 90%

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007

3.58

270 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

by Daniel C. Dennett • 2013

A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.

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🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💭 Thought Experiments 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧫 Cultural Evolution 🕊️ Free Will Debate

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking 90%

A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.

by Daniel C. Dennett 2013

3.78

4k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💭 Thought Experiments 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧫 Cultural Evolution 🕊️ Free Will Debate

How to Live

by Derek Sivers • 2021

The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.

4.16

3k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🪓 Self-Reliance 🎯 Mastery 🏹 Modern Stoicism

How to Live 90%

The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.

by Derek Sivers 2021

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🪓 Self-Reliance 🎯 Mastery 🏹 Modern Stoicism

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