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“james geary”

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  • I Is an Other

    The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World

    by James Geary ...
    The New York Times bestselling author examines how metaphors influence every aspect of our lives, from art to medicine, psychology to the stock market.Metaphor is much more than a mere literary device. Often hiding in plain sight, it is a critical aspect of how humans think and communicate. Metaphor is at work in all fields of human endeavor, including economics, business, science, and psychology ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wit's End

    What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It

    by James Geary ...
    Entertaining, illuminating, and entirely unique, Wit’s End “convey[s] the power of wit to refresh the mind” (Henry Hitchings, Wall Street Journal).In “this inventive and playful book” (Tom Beer, Newsday), James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Adopting a different style for each chapter—from dramatic dialogue to sermon, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The World in a Phrase

    A Brief History of the Aphorism

    by James Geary ...
    Celebrating the short, witty, philosophical phrases known as aphorisms, this delightful history is an entertaining tour through the wisest and wittiest sayings in the world.Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they contain everything you need to get through a rough day at the office or a dark night of the soul. Aphorisms, the oldest written art form on the planet, have been ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Corrupted into Song

    The Complete Poems of Alvin Feinman

    by Alvin Feinman, Harold Bloom ...
    A definitive edition that introduces a major American poet to a new generation of readersAccording to Harold Bloom, "The best of Alvin Feinman's poetry is as good as anything by a twentieth-century American. His work achieves the greatness of the American sublime." Yet, in part because he published so sparsely, Feinman remained little-read and largely unknown when he died in 2008. This definitive ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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    Wit's End

    What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It

    by James Geary ...
    Narrated by David de Vries, JD Jackson, Janet Metzger ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 54 min

    "A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom." ―Stephen FryMuch more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook