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From the publisher

Got wit?

We've all been in that situation where we need to say something clever, but innocuous; smart enough to show some intelligence, without showing off; something funny, but not a joke. What we need in that moment is wit--that sparkling combination of charm, humor, confidence, and most of all, the right words at the right time.

Elements of Wit is an engaging book that brings together the greatest wits of our time, and previous ones from Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron, Winston Churchill to Christopher Hitchens, Mae West to Louis CK, and many in between.

With chapters covering the essential ingredients of wit, this primer sheds light on how anyone--introverts, extroverts, wallflowers, and bon vivants--can find the right zinger, quip, parry, or retort...or at least be a little bit more interesting.

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  • Title Elements of Wit: Mastering the Art of Being Interesting
  • Author Benjamin Errett
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tarcher, New York
  • Publication date 2014-10-07
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780399169106 / 0399169105
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Self-Help
  • Library of Congress subjects Wit and humor, Oral communication
  • Dewey Decimal Code 302.346

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  • Library Journal, 09/15/2014, Page 86

About the author

Ben Errett is the managing editor for features at the National Post, a Canadian national newspaper. He lives in Toronto.
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