Tales to Tickle Your Funny Bone: Humorous Tales from Around the World
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Fiction literature | 13 December 2010
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From tall tales, trickster tales, and noodlehead stories to hoaxes, urban legends, riddles and songs-here are more than 70 stories from around the world and across the centuries that you can pull out of your story bag at a moment's notice-to read aloud or re-tell before, between and after daily activities; or integrate into lessons and learning opportunities. Most take just minutes to read. The country or culture of origin is noted for each story, and there is a detailed bibliography, introductory notes on humor and folklore, and a discussion of the healing power of humor.
The World According to Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, novelist and bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her time.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 11 December 2010
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Tales from Irish History
Ireland has always been a land of heroes, but, in far-off days, these were not real men of flesh and blood. They were giants of such mighty size that stories of their deeds must needs be greater than any stories of mere men. Even after countless ages, it is still related how they loved and hated, lived and fought. Traces of their presence can be found in all the regions where they dwelt, and in the wild Northcountry some have left us everlasting tokens lest we should perhaps hear and not believe.
Metaphor in Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications of Stories and Allegories
Readers gain a dose of a creative collection of stories and allegories in Henry T. Close's book, showing how to use them as teaching tools in psychotherapy. This comprehensive guidebook is written by a highly respected Ericksonian therapist with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field.
