Why Is That So Funny? - A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy (Wright John)(Paperback / softback)

Why Is That So Funny? - A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy (Wright John)(Paperback / softback)

An exploration of the principles and practice of physical comedy by a leading practitioner and teacher. This work contains hundreds of games and exercises useful to teachers and

Playing the Mask: Acting Without Bullshit (Wright John)(Paperback)

Following the success of his book Why Is That So Funny? comes a new book on acting from John Wright. Wright is co-founder and Associate Artist of the acclaimed UK theatre company Told by an Idiot, and a co-founder of Trestle. He is an internationally renowned teacher and director and has taught

Promises of Giants (Amaechi John)(Paperback / softback)

The Promises of Giants is an exploration of the practices and behaviours that define transformational leadership. It is a challenge, not only to those in named positions of power but to anyone who aspires to make a difference in their environment. A challenge to act decisively to influence the

The Psychology of Comedy (Martin G. Neil)(Paperback)

What makes us laugh? Why is comedy so important? How does comedy affect our behaviour? The Psychology of Comedy provides a unique insight into the role of laughter and humour in our lives. From the mechanics of comedy and what makes a good joke, to the health benefits of laughter, the book delves

Why Buddhism Is True - The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Wright Robert)(Paperback / softback)

In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat - Updated Edition (Gribbin John)(Paperback / softback)

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. This title tells the story of quantum mechanics. It investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe,

Mr Phillips (Lanchester John)(Paperback / softback)

One warm July morning Mr Phillips climbs out of bed, leaving Mrs Phillips dozing. So why is Mr Phillips, a cautious middle-aged accountant, not behind his desk calculating the financial consequences of redundancies or recommending the savings to be made from more responsible use of yellow sticky

Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense (Wright N. T.)(Paperback)

Why is justice fair? Why do we crave relationships? Why are so many people pursuing spirituality? For two thousand years Christianity has claimed to answer these mysteries, and in Simply Christian, renowned biblical scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright demonstrates that it still does so today

Why We Love Music - From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds (Powell Dr John)(Paperback / softback)

A joyful exploration of music's effects on the

The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women: 50 Trailblazers of Comedy (Moeschen Sheila)(Pevná vazba)

The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women is an illustrated, timely examination that celebrates fifty of the most groundbreaking women in comedy who used their gift of humor to shake up the status quo and change perceptions of gender and comedy forever. Step aside, Seinfeld. It's time for the

You Are a Badass - How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Sincero Jen)(Paperback / softback)

Practical, funny, implementable advice and stories that will help you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to be a badass all the time

Why I am a Christian (Stott John)(Paperback)

Why Jesus?Perhaps you have had the funny feeling that God wants to get your attention.Or maybe you're intrigued with what you've heard about Jesus.Or maybe you're simply looking for meaning and direction in your life.John Stott spent a lifetime wrestling with questions about Jesus both

Naming of the Shrew - A Curious History of Latin Names (Wright John)(Paperback / softback)

Paradoxology - Why Christianity was never meant to be simple (Kandiah Krish)(Paperback / softback)

Why Christianity was never meant to be simple - an essential exploration of the paradoxes that lie at the heart of the Christian

Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Wright Robert)(Paperback)

Why Axis - Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life (List John)(Paperback / softback)

Based on groundbreaking original research, The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve

Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy: A Psychoanalytic Exploration (Black Jack)(Paperback)

In what ways is comedy subversive? This vital new book critically considers the importance of comedy in challenging and redefining our relations to race and racism through the lens of political correctness.By viewing comedy as both a constitutive feature of social interaction and as a necessary

Gutshot Straight (Berney Lou)(Paperback)

'Lou Berney's novel is so energetic, so droll, and so wheezingly funny that it accomplished what no book ever has before: it made me forget to eat lunch.'--Stephen Harrigan, New York Times bestselling author of Challenger ParkA fast and funny caper in the tradition of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen,

Follow that Word - John Agard

The father of performance poetry, John Agard, brings you a collection of riotously funny poems. Follow that Word is a celebration of imagination and demonstrates the true diversity of language.A dazzling collection of over sixty poems, Follow That Word delivers John Agard's musings on people and

The Chaos of Longing (Robinson K. y.)(Paperback)

The Chaos of Longing is a brutally honest exploration of desire--physical, emotional, and spiritual. This revised and expanded edition contains over 50 pages of all-new material. Organized in four sections - Inception, Longing, Chaos, and Epiphany - K.Y. Robinson's debut poetry collection explores

John for Everyone - Part 2 (Wright Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Each short passage of the Bible text (in Tom Wright's own translation) is followed by a discussion with background information. The series is suitable for personal or group use. The format makes it appropriate also for daily

Why Evolution is True (Coyne Jerry A. (Professor of Ecology & Evolution University of Chicago))(Paperback / softback)

Why Evolution is True focuses on the hard evidence that proves evolution by natural selection to be a fact. Weaving together and explaining the latest discoveries and ideas from many disparate areas of modern science, this succinct and important book will leave no one with an open mind in any doubt

Outrunning the Demons: Lives Transformed Through Running (Hewitt Phil)(Paperback)

Outrunning the Demons is an in-depth exploration of just why running can so often seem the answer to everything when you find yourself in extremis. Phil Hewitt has been there himself. He was viciously mugged in 2016 and left for dead. Suffering the acute symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

Question of Science: Why can't penguins fly? And other questions about animals (Claybourne Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A science series that answers the funny, sometimes icky questions that kids really