Hailed for its directness and clever insight, this unorthodox textbook was born from a professor's love for the written word and perfected years later by one of his students--famed author E.B. White. Ever since its first publication in 1959, writers have turned to this book for its wise and accessible advice.

The Language of Humour : * examines the importance of the social context for humour * explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy and stand-up comedy * includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson and Peter Cook.

Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You. Beating around the bush sucks. Trying to understand a sentence from someone who has swallowed a thesaurus, or worse, a politician, can make your head spin. As far back as 1600, in Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote the memorable lines 'more matter, with less art' and 'brevity is the soul of wit'. The problem is that unclear writing plagues us every day. So many decisions are made worldwide based on a partial understanding...