Created by the author of the best-selling True Stories series, Just Joking is a low-level listening and discussion text based on humorous classroom-tested jokes and passages that have universal appeal.
Each unit in Just Joking is based on a joke that has universal appeal;that is, it is a story
that almost anyone,almost anywhere in the word ,would find funny.
The jokes are suitable for adolescent ,young adults and adults who are at the high-beginning
level of English language learning. Just Joking is ideal for use in a listening/speaking course
but can be used in any class to motivate and relax learners and add variety to the class.

Elmore Leonard - Get Shorty

Get Shorty is classic Elmore Leonard: While other people write "crime fiction," Leonard's come up with a masterful social comedy that happens to be about criminals (and other fast operators). He's a master of snappy dialogue and dizzying plot twists. The best parts of Get Shorty move along so briskly you almost forget there's somebody with a firm control over the story. And you'll be rooting for Chili to get the money, the girl, and the studio deal. --Ron Hogan