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Book SynopsisJust Kidding is for anyone who wants to learn how to use humor more effectively in their daily lives. It includes opinions, advice, and examples from comics, celebrities, and politicians. Topics include basic principles of comedy, political correctness, strategies to avoid potential pitfalls, and exercises to build humor skills.
Trade Review“If you want to get more laughter in your life (and who doesn’t?) then this book is for you. Not only does the author provide a book that is filled with sound suggestions for improving your humor skills, but he also makes sure they are memorable by peppering them with enjoyable lighthearted and laughable examples. Just Kidding is a must read for anyone wanting to expand their sense of humor…and I’m not kidding.” -- Allen Klein, author of The Healing Power of Humor, and, Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying
“Good news: Research shows that humor can be trained. Louis Franzinis`s latest book Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively is entertaining to read and based on research; it will help amateurs who want to incorporate more humor into their daily lives more successfully.” -- Willibald Ruch, Ph.D., president of the International Society for Humor Studies, professor, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich
“We can start at any time in life to improve our sense of humor. Lou Franzini is a funny person, a funny man, a funny father, a funny friend and a funny psychologist, which you will understand from reading his advice about using humor effectively. Here he blends just the right amount of analysis for the left side of our brains with humor for the right side of our brains, cautions for the grown-up side of us, silliness for the kid in us, and encouragement to risk being more ‘in humor’ for our souls.” -- Steve Wilson, psychologist, rigologist, president of World Laughter Tour, director of National Humor Month (April)
"Whether you're in the boardroom or the bedroom, Just Kidding is a must read. Lou Franzini combines his expertise and his wit to show us that humor can truly be life-changing. Entertaining yet practical, Just Kidding is a book that you will not be able to put down (really--I tried), and is destined to become a classic in our field." -- Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE, past president Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor; publisher/author,
What's So Funny About...? series; and publisher,
Journal of Nursing JocularityLouis Franzini has written a useful self-help book for...Americans who wish to attain a greater mastery of the act of being humorous in an everyday social setting....Franzini’s book...[is] designed to help its readers make their own efforts at humour more effective in achieving the primary goals of their interaction...and it should prove useful to its readers. * Israel Journal of Humor Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Power of Humor and Laughter 2: The Nuts (and Bolts) of Humor 3: Political Correctness and Humor 4: Not All Humor Is All Good 5: Public Bombings 6: Effective Humor Pitfalls 7: Spontaneous Humor vs. Spontaneous Sex 8: How You Can Be Even Funnier 9: Strategies to Avoid Humor that Fails 10: Getting the Last Laugh Appendix Suggested Reading
