{"product_id":"humorists-pb","title":"Humorists PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is Johnson's gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would...recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes.\" --Washington Post Book World on Heroes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough.\" --Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Johnson, the acclaimed author of Creators, Heroes, and the New York Times bestseller Intellectuals, returns with a captivating collection of biographical portraits of the Western world's greatest wits and humorists. With chapters dedicated to history's sharpest tongues and most piercing pens, including Benjamin Franklin, Toulouse-Lautrec, G.K. Chesterton, Damon Runyan, W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and many more, Johnson's Humorists is an exciting compendium of our most enduring comical and satirical innovators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a genius funny--and what price did they pay for their wit?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA History of Humor: \u003c\/b\u003e Johnson's brilliant introduction analyzes why we laugh, from the first \"dirty joke\" in the Bible to the complex theories of the modern age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFamous Comedians: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the lives and work of icons like Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, and the duo of Laurel and Hardy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSatire and Wit: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the piercing pens of literary and artistic giants, from the painter Hogarth and the brilliant G.K. Chesterton to the master of social satire, Noël Coward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Biography: \u003c\/b\u003e From the celebrated historian behind \u003ci\u003eIntellectuals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e, a deeply researched and endlessly entertaining look at the people who shaped our sense of humor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833308721357,"sku":"9780061825927","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_317a3344-3eb5-4da8-a49d-49dbd5b30ade.jpg?v=1790817236","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/humorists-pb","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}