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Wit's End

What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
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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, heroic couplets to a barroom monologue-Geary embodies wit in all its forms. Wit's End agilely balances psychology, folktale, visual art, and literary history with lighthearted humor and acute insight, demonstrating that wit and wisdom are really the same thing.

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James Geary is the author of four previous books, including the New York Times bestseller The World in a Phrase, and is the deputy curator at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism. A sought-after speaker and avid juggler, he lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
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November 26th, 2019
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  • General (US: Trade)
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12 illustrations
Pages
240
Dimensions
140x211x18
ISBN-13
9780393357592
Product ID
30433241

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