“…Financial bubbles grew and burst, not only in the U.S. but in countries as diverse as Iceland, Germany, and Greece. Mixing humor with prescient insight, he depicts a precarious situation that demands attention. …”

“…A sparkling mixture of learning, humor, and style, Mirror, Mirror examines what great thinkers have said about self-love - from Aristotle, Cicero, and Erasmus to Rousseau, Adam Smith, Kant, and Iris Murdoch. …”

“…Commencing in “our times” and set in the “Free Republic of Aburlria,” the novel dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburlrian people. …”
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“…With exquisite prose, dark humor, and a historian’s eye for detail, Clare Clark has created another transporting novel…”

“…How then does this ancient wisdom translate into advice for ordinary people? With candor, humor, and a unique approach to classical art, Father Augustine, a high school teacher and coach, breaks down Saint Benedict's method into twelve pithy steps for finding inner peace in a way that can be applied to anyone's life. …”

“…"A remarkable debut novel―written with the fearless imagination of Michael Chabon and the piercing humor of Gary Shteyngart―about a small Jewish village in the Polish forest that is so secluded no one knows it exists . . . until now. …”

“…En ellas, Hockney revela a través de pensamientos, anécdotas y buenas dosis de humor los frutos de sus reflexiones a lo largo de su vida en torno a los problemas y las paradojas que se derivan de intentar representar el mundo tridimensional en una superficie plana…”
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“…When a charismatic bandleader named Rudy Vallee created the first on-air variety show and America elected its first true radio president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, radio had arrived. With clarity, humor, and an eye for outsized characters forgotten by polite history, Anthony Rudel tells the story of the boisterous years when radio took its place in the nation's living room and forever changed American politics, journalism, and entertainment…”

“…Knox va desgranando ́a cámara lenta ́ cada una de las frases del Credo de los Apóstoles con su estilo sencillo y brillante, salpicado de sentido del humor…”

“…La autora relata con buen humor y enérgico optimismo, sus idas y venidas para buscar colaboradores, reunir firmas, despertar a una opinión pública narcotizada, persuadir a las autoridades, dar la cara a sus rivales, escribir cartas y estudiar mucho. …”

“…En estas ocho historias, casi todas ellas ambientadas en el condado de Mayo, Barrett disecciona con ojo clínico y una buena dosis de humor negro el día a día de gente corriente que vive en ciudades deprimentes, conduce coches destartalados y trasiega pintas en pubs. …”

“…En esta original novela, el autor, nunca exento de humor, describe una vez más el escenario distópico del mundo actual. …”

“…En esta novela, que está más cerca de las pinturas de Gutiérrez Solana o de George Grosz que de cualquier otra cosa, Luis Martínez de Mingo desentraña —con maestría y un humor negro envidiable— las cuitas de la vejez y la muerte en esta fantástica época que nos ha tocado vivir" -- Contracubierta…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Meyerson -- Managing the emotional boundaries of telework / Gill Musson & Katy Marsh -- Management consultancy and humor in action and context / Andrew Sturdy, Timothy Clark, Robin Fincham, & Karen Handley -- Becoming a successful corporate character and the role of emotional management / Caroline Hatcher -- Gender and the emotion politics of emotional intelligence / Stephanie A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Special Note to Actors and Directors -- Abbreviations and Short Titles -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Judgment Calls -- Farce to Farce with the Law -- On the Boundaries of Humor -- About This Translation: Le Mot Juste, l'Acte Juste -- Translational Politics and the Politics of Translation -- The Language of Farce -- Legal Players and Legalese -- Editions and Printed Sources -- Critical Apparatus, Stage Directions, and Composite Editions -- Money Math -- Prose, Verse, and Music -- Brief Plot Summaries -- The Plays -- 1. …”

“…In each story, with sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by wonder"-- OCLC…”

“…A través de anécdotas históricas, juegos numéricos y mucho humor, Fernando Blasco, profesor de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, vuelca sobre nuestro día a día una mirada llena de números para descubrirnos la influencia de las matemáticas en la vida cotidiana…”

“…Historia, conocimiento y humor en las memorias de un hombre lúcido y deslumbrante. …”