Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 13 August 2011
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Victoria Line, Central Line
Every day, millions of people travel on London’s Underground, yet everyday life is not nearly as mundane as we think. At Notting Hill, the secretary, harbouring her secrets travels to work; at Highbury and Islington, Adam has a sudden change of heart; at Holborn, a disastrous reunion is about to take place. With her characteristic mix of humour and biting realism, Maeve Binchy enters the lives of ordinary people.
Peter Messent gives accessible but penetrating readings of the best-known writings including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He pays particular attention to the way Twain's humour works and how it underpins his prose style. This book will be of outstanding value to anyone coming to Twain for the first time.
Humour is a powerful management tool, which, if used properly, can be extremely effective to gain attention, create rapport and make a message more memorable. This interesting book highlights the benefits of humour at the workplace and recognizes the value of humour in a variety of situations. The author has included numerous examples of the effective use of humour at the workplace and provided step-by-step guidelines on how to make the most of this incredibly easy skill in managing people and relationships.
A humorous look at those of us who are “addicted” to books. It contains chapters such as Anatomy Of An Addiction, Bibliomaniacs And Bibliophiles, We Are What We Buy, and Variants Of The Disease
Underground Humour in Nazi Germany: 1933-1945, F. K. M. Hillenbrand compiles a collection of jokes, stories and cartoons representing covert popular opposition which took humorous form. Even this was dangerous, as an ill-judged moment of wit could lead to the camps; but the Nazis themselves recognized the impossibility of stopping anti-Nazi jokes.
