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The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

Paperback • 2014 • English

The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

By Peter McGraw, Joel Warner

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About the book

Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist detail their epic quest to discover the secret behind what makes things funny. Two guys. 19 experiments. Five continents. 91,000 miles. And a book that will forever change the way you think about humor. Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist detail their epic quest to discover the secret behind what makes things funny. Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Hu...Show more

Comedy and stand-up
Cultural and media studies
Cultural studies

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ISBN

9781451665420

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

Format

Paperback

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