Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is
a game.
Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.
With her classic book, THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT, Florence Scovel Shinn established herself as one of the most down-to-earth, practical, and helpful prosperity writers of her era. With a timeless message and the ability to explain success principles and how they work in an entertaining style, her writings are still considered the leaders in prosperity literature today.
Every great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions that were the inspiration for that humor. In fact, those who make a career out of entertaining strangers with words are a notoriously intelligent and quirky lot. And boy, do they have some stories. In this entertaining and inspirational book, you'll hear from 21 top humor writers as they discuss the comedy-writing process, their influences, their likes and dislikes, and their experiences in the industry. You'll also learn some less useful but equally amusing things, such as ...
The world's foremost expert on the English language takes us on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the history of our vernacular through the ages. In The Story of English in 100 Words, an entertaining history of the world’s most ubiquitous language, David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word—‘roe’—was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth century.
How do birds fly? How do planes lift off? What about helicopters? In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Flight, the standup scientist explains the forces that make flight possible. Students have no difficulty relating to Bill Nye because he speaks their language, and seems to be even sillier than they are. His bad jokes are entertaining, and his experience as a standup comedian is invaluable for holding kids' attention.
Mam, Dad, I am bored... A parent's guide to entertaining children during the holidays Australia’s largest member-based organisation specialising in education benefit programs, brings parents this guide to reduce their children’s holiday boredom. This guide incorporates ideas for entertaining children during the holidays no matter what the circumstances or financial restrictions. Outdoors or indoors, no-cost or low-cost, excursions, trips, in the car, make-believe, craft, or creative. This guide’s got it covered.
