Humor Collections
1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking: Fresh, Timely, and Compelling Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and Speakers by Michael Hodgin
Clocks start ticking in the minds of your listeners the minute you begin your presentation. These clocks measure the amount of time you have to interest them. Could be three minutes. Could be thirty seconds. This treasure trove of one-liners, jokes, quotes, poems, and humorous anecdotes for almost any situation will keep your audience laughing– and listening– to every word you say. Conveniently alphabetized, numbered, and indexed for instant referencing, you’ll always find what you’re looking for. There’s even a space for you to record the times and places you use each illustration, so no one will hear you tell the same joke or story twice. This is a handy resource to help you paint memorable– and mirth-filled– word pictures that are each worth more than a thousand words.
1001 More Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking by Michael Hodgin
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1002 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking: Fresh, Timely, and Compelling Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and Speakers by Michael Hodgin
Our customers LOVED 1001 Humorous Illustrations! This sequel treasure trove of one-liners, jokes, quotes, and humorous anecdotes for almost any situation will keep your audience laughing– and listening– to every word you say. Conveniently alphabetized, numbered, and cross-indexed for instant referencing, you’ll always find what you’re looking for. There’s even a space for you to record the times and places you use each illustration, so no one will hear you tell the same joke or story twice. This is a handy resource to help you paint memorable and mirth-filled word pictures that are each worth more than a thousand words.
5100 Quotations for Speakers & Writers by Herbert Prochnow & Herbert Prochnow, Jr.
The classic collection is now in paperback! This renowned source of over 5,000 humorous stories, epigrams, amusing definitions, quotations, pertinent proverbs, and witty verses will brighten your presentations, writing, and conversations for years to come. This indispensable resource also includes a short course in communication skills that teaches you the ten commandments for speakers as well as how to make the most effective use of humor and quotations. “An invaluable possession”‑‑ Alexander Hamilton Institute.
10,000 Jokes, Toasts & Stories by Lewis & Faye Copeland
This timeless classic is the ultimate compendium to help you lighten and brighten any presentation. Arranged by topic and fully indexed by subject, it’s the most complete and accessible collection ever assembled. So, whether you need to add punch to a speech, levity to a sales presentation or business meeting, or simply a little fun in your own life, this book will ensure that you’re never at a loss for words. From the best-known classics to the least-known gems, here is a lifetime supply of laughter for every profession. Every humor reference bookshelf should have this volume.
14,000 Quips & Quotes: For Speakers, Writers, Editors, Preachers, and Teachers by E.C. McKenzie
A very large dose of clever sayings coupled with useful, brief, and to-the-point material organized into 528 alphabetically-listed subjects. Quotes range from the frivolous and satirical to the reflective and timeless. This book has been a big seller the past two years– it’s back by popular demand!
14,000 Quips & Quotes: A Collection of Motivational Thoughts and Humorous One-Liners Categorized for Ease of Use by E.C. McKenzie
Whether you’re looking for laughs or searching for speaking material, this book has what you need. It’s easy to find just the right one-liners since they’re alphabetically organized from Ability to Zeal into 528 subject categories for quick reference. Find that cute little quip to underscore an important point in a talk or search for “filler” for that newsletter in this very large dose of clever sayings. Quotes range from the frivolous and satirical to the reflective and timeless. This book is a valuable resource tool for any speaker, teacher or writer, and fun for the whole family.
Amusing Grace: Humor to Heal Mind, Soul and Body by King Duncan and Angela Akers
Now we know, a chuckle a day keeps the doctor away. This incredible collection gives you the best of both worlds– it cites up-to-the-minute studies on humor-and-healing (laughing for 15 seconds may add two days to your life) and then proceeds to tickle your funny bone with 1725 great reasons to laugh right out loud. You’ll love the list of bloopers from the press, church bulletins, accident reports, legal briefs, etc. Filled with touching and hilarious stories also, this book is a terrific treasury for speakers, teachers, clergy, writers, and communicators of every sort… and it’s truly a funtastic read for people who need uplifting or a good laugh. The 8-page subject index allows you to find any piece of humor in a hurry. Chapters include: “Marital Bliss and Blisters,” “From Cri-ses to Laugh-ses,” “A Checkup from the Neck Up,” “Riotous Religion,” “Funny Business,” “Motivational Humor,” and more!
Ashleigh Brilliant
Ashleigh Brilliant is a man who lives up to his name. He is our country’s unofficial humor laureate. The two books below are collections of funny, provocative, insightful epigrams, each no longer than 17 words and each accompanied by an illustration. These are based on his Potshot postcards, which have sold over 100 million copies! You can see from the titles the kind of honest fun you’ll be experiencing.
The Best of Bits & Pieces by Arthur Lenehan
Bits & Pieces magazine has been read by many millions of people in more than 100 countries for over 30 years. Here is the first-ever compilation of the most loved and requested anecdotes, touches of humor, nuggets of wisdom, success stories, and inspiring quotes from “the most powerful little magazine in business today.” With its quick-scan arrangement by topic and easy-to-use index, this classic collection puts at your fingertips (and the tip of your tongue) a wealth of warm, witty, and practical bits and pieces of inspiration. Use this valuable resource to communicate more meaningfully, make speech-making a snap, draft memorable memos, enliven reports, add power to presentations, give letters and emails the human touch, offer someone else a faith-lift, and brighten up your own day! This book clearly shows that brevity is the soul of wit and wisdom. We heartily recommend this thought-provoking, awe-inspiring, and smile-generating book to you!
Big Book of Laughter: Thousands of Smiles from A to Z by Lowell Streiker
This compendium is filled with more than 3000 jokes, anecdotes, quotes, quips, cartoons, stories, and fun-liners arranged alphabetically by topics from A to Z. Use this great collection to lighten and enlighten your writing, programs, meetings, presentations or classes. It’s also a great resource if you love to laugh… or need a laugh! There’s something for everyone in this incredible laughfest compilation. We heartily recommend this book if you want to put a smile on your face and a smile in the hearts of others.
Braude’s Treasury of Wit & Humor for All Occasions by Jacob Braude and Glenn Van Ekeren
Here is an instant source of 1400+ carefully chosen stories, anecdotes, and jokes you can use to add spice, humor, and emotion to your next presentation. This updated and revised edition of the classic and bestselling original is arranged alphabetically by topic (e.g., attitude, children, hospitals, money, office humor, religion, school, etc.). A reservoir of resources for anyone who has to say a few words or give a full-length speech.
Business Humor: Jokes & How to Deliver Them by Gene Perret
Winner of three Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, Gene had been a top writer for Bob Hope for 30+ years. Gene practices what he teaches! This book will help you put into practice a variety of powerful principles. You’ll dance through chapters like The Power of Humor, What Humor Does for the Speaker, Overcoming the Fear of Humor, Humor and the Business Executive, Humor Is Not Necessarily Jokes, and But I’m Not a Funny Person. Part Two includes Tips on Delivering Humor, How Do I Avoid Offending Anyone, Pitfalls That Take the Fun Out of Humor, and Humor in the Workplace. Part Three is the icing on the cake… sit back, enjoy, and laugh your way through workplace jokes and jests ranging from absenteeism to beepers to meetings to salary to untidy desks. You’ll definitely want to keep this book on your desk!
Cartoons for Trainers: 75 Cartoons to Use or Adapt for Transitions, Activities, Discussion Points, Ice-Breakers, and Much More (with CD-ROM) by Lenn Millbower and Doris Yager
As speakers and trainers know, cartoons can be an excellent resource for making key learning points in an enjoyable, engaging manner. However, reproduction fees for cartoons can be expensive, permissions hard to obtain, and copyright holders difficult to track down. This book and accompanying CD (for PC and Mac electronic presentations) have the solution: purchase of the book constitutes permission for you to reproduce the cartoons on overheads or in your favorite presentation software. The book-CD dynamic duo contains 75 original cartoons that exhibit a tongue-in-cheek wit that make good-natured fun of teaching and learning. The cartoons are printed twice— once with captions and once without (so that you can insert your own text). Each cartoon also has tips on how to use it as well as sample patter for introducing “the moral of the story” that the cartoon pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words… and this book is worth a thousand bucks (in the licensing agreement alone)! A terrific item for your training/teaching toolbox.
Classic Podium Humor: Using Wit and Humor in Every Speech You Make by James Humes
Speechwriter for five Presidents, the author provides an amusing anthology for speakers who want to be consistently funny. Extensively cross-referenced and arranged by subject for maximum accessibility, this is an indispensable book for those of you who want to add sophisticated humor in your presentations. But stories, anecdotes, and jokes are only part of what it offers. You will also explore the anatomy of humor, the 3 R’s of humor (Relevancy, Realism, and Retellability), the Rule of Three B’s (to connect your humor to your message), inside “how-to” tips for integrating humor in presentations, and strategies for transforming speaking pitfalls into memorable high points.
The Columbia Electronic Dictionary of Quotations compiled by Robert Andrews
Need a good quote to get that meeting started? Want to add some zip or sophistication to your speech or paper? How about a persuasive witticism to help close that sale? You’ll want the most complete and up-to-date quotations reference available for your personal computer. It includes a huge database of 18,000 quotations from 3500 authors on 1500 subjects. All quotes are fully indexed for instant access. Simple to install and fun to use, this software requires an IBM-compatible PC, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later, 2 MB of RAM, 5.5 MB hard disk storage, and a pointing device. With this powerful tool, you will never be at a loss for words.
Comedy Comes Clean: A Hilarious Collection of Wholesome Jokes, Quotes, and One-Liners by Adam Christing
Warning: This book contains wholesome humor and may not be suitable for readers who prefer vulgarity. Every joke, quote, and one-liner in this book passed a two-part test: it had to be funny and it had to be clean. It may be witty, warped, and wacky, but it’s not obscene, racist, sexually explicit or tasteless. This wholesome humor will leave you feeling whole as it reaffirms the notion that humor doesn’t need to be filthy to be funny. A great gift to give yourself… or anybody of any generation.
Comedy Comes Clean 2: Another Hilarious Collection of Wholesome Jokes, Quotes, and One-Liners by Adam Christing
You jest about cleaned us out of Comedy Comes Clean… so we’re delighted that the publisher has come back for seconds! Adam again provides an antidote to the raw, raunchy, and just plain rude comedy that’s no laughing matter to millions of Americans. This comedic collection is a gold mine containing gems from the timeless (Red Skelton, Bill Cosby) to the contemporary (Jerry Seinfield, Steven Wright, Rita Rudner) as well as rising stars. Put some pizzazz into your next presentation, inject some laughter into your next conversation, give your family and yourself the gift of clean laughter!
Dickson’s Joke Treasury: An Anthology Of Gags, Bits, Puns, And Jests ‑ And How To Tell Them by Paul Dickson
Here’s the biggest, most unabashedly rambunctious collection of humor ever to be crammed between the covers of a book. It’s got jokes on just about every subject and for every occasion entire chapters devoted to fly‑in‑my‑soup jokes, shaggy dog stories, light bulb jokes, punintendeds, and 24 other categories!
“Did I Ever Tell You About The Time…”: How to Develop and Deliver a Speech Using Stories That Get Your Message Across by Grady Jim Robinson
Whether you’re a professional speaker, teacher, salesperson, trainer, or someone who just wants to be a more effective communicator, good storytelling can make the difference. This entertaining and informative guide can make a difference for you as you learn how to: create an immediate bond with your audience, deliver your message with maximum impact, use personal experiences to discover your “signature story,” integrate humor and action into the story, and go beyond skill toward soul in delivery. This book will reach, touch, and teach your audiences through the power of stories.
The Doctor’s Book of Humorous Quotations: A Treasuryof Funny Quotes, Jokes and One-Liners by Howard Bennett, M.D.
This book is just what the doctor compiled! Physician Howard Bennett has collected over 1700 short-and-sweet-and-funny humorous bits about all aspects of medicine and health care. It’s a funny book that you can dip into any time you need a “humor shot-in-the-arm.” It also serves as a goldmine reference for anybody who makes presentations to health care professionals and other audiences. This A-Z anthology will help everyone to see the humor in (and value of) humor in medical settings as it reinforces the notion that “There’s a lot of fun in medicine… and a lot of medicine in fun!”
An Encyclopedia of Compelling Quotations (with CD-ROM) by R. Daniel Watkins
This is the best quote source we’ve ever discovered… and you can quote us on that! Packed with over 10,000 quotes from over 3200 individuals, and subdivided into almost 1000 topics, this book will add to any conversation, article or presentation you make. These pithy, uplifting quotes have been culled from more than 250 collections. The book is alphabetized by topic, so it’s easy to find that perfect quote. The CD-ROM also includes 10,000+ quotes and the ability for you to: browse by topic or title, search by word or phrase, fast copy and paste, rate each quote on a scale of 1-10, and add your own illustrations.
Encyclopedia of Good Clean Jokes by Bob Phillips
Enjoy a laugh a minute with over 2000 jokes from A to Z. This wholesome humor will leave you feeling whole as it reaffirms the notion that humor doesn’t need to be filthy to be funny. A great gift to give yourself… or anybody of any generation. Put some pizzazz into your next presentation, inject some laughter into your next conversation, give your family and yourself the gift of clean laughter!
An Encyclopedia of Humor by Lowell Streiker
This new collection provides abundant “good clean fun,” whenever you need inspirational slices of life, bracing quips, quotable wisdom or a refreshing dose of nonsense. From government waste to middle-aged waists, from church quirks to corporate perks, from family life to the afterlife, this book’s got it all covered with almost 3000 humorous stories, jokes, anecdotes, and one-liners about virtually every topic under the fun. Each of these is categorized and indexed so you can find it on demand. This book will definitely help you to find the “good” in “good hearty laugh!”
The Fairview Guide to Positive Quotations by John Cook
Oprah Winfrey: “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.” If you seize the opportunity to get this book, you’ll be lucky! Organized in a user-friendly format, this stupendous compilation has arranged 7341 quotations under 62 general subjects and 703 subconcepts. It’s a goldmine of motivation, wisdom, and entertainment, and is probably the world’s largest collection of life-affirming quotations. If you pick up this book, you’re guaranteed to have an uplifting experience!
Funny Business: A Speaker’s Treasury of Business Humor for all Occasions by Gene Perret and Linda Perret
Currently Bob Hope’s head writer, Gene Perret won three Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show. Let these two pros help you incorporate humor into your business communications and laugh your way up the corporate ladder. Over 1100 proven‑effective jokes, stories, and anecdotes are organized into 89 categories covering every aspect of business, from job interviews to coffee breaks. Also includes 7 sure‑fire steps for delivering a joke, many helpful hints on the value of humor in business communication, tips on creating your own humor, plus a funny foreword by Phyllis Diller.
The Gigantic Joke Book by Joesph Rosenbloom
More than 1,000 jokes in this gigantic compendium of rib-tickling, giggle-inspiring one-liners, pus and funny stories. Loaded with illustrations, the book has broad “kid appeal.”
Great One-Liners, Classic, One-Liners, Hilarious One-Liners by Gene Perret
Gene is one of the country’s premier comedy writers. Winner of three Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, he has written for Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Bill Cosby, and others for 27 years. This three-book set gathers 1000’s of fast, funny favorites from Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen Degeneres, Steven Wright, George Burns, Groucho Marx, Mae West, and more! Find out what’s so funny about waking up, legal matters, the road to success, growing old, smoking, marriage, money, family, friendships, work, kids, travel, the weather, etc. Add these fun-liners to your speeches, conversations, correspondence. This treasury of laughs for every occasion will make your day … a fun one! If brevity is the soul of wit, then this book it IT.
Holy Hilarity: Inspirational Wit and Cartoons by Cal and Rose Samra
This new treasury of ho-ho-holy humor draws from the newsletter of the interdenominational Fellowship of Merry Christians and includes the funniest jokes, uplifting anecdotes, one-liners, church bulletin bloopers, out-of-the-mouths-of-babes quotes, priceless cartoons, and “jestimonials” from health professionals, chaplains, pastors, and patients on the healing power of humor. Indexed topically for easy use by individuals, families, pastors, teachers, and speakers, this book shows that faith can be fun and that humor can be healing.
Holy Humor: Inspirational Wit & Cartoons by Cal and Rose Samra
This treasury of ho-ho-holy humor draws from the first decade of the newsletter of the interdenominational Fellowship of Merry Christians and includes the funniest jokes, uplifting anecdotes, one-liners, church bulletin bloopers, joyful Scriptural references, and cartoons. The book describes fresh and creative ways churches are celebrating Holy Humor Month, how to use holy humor to raise funds for your church, along with “jestimonials” from health professionals, chaplains, pastors, and patients on the healing power of humor.
Humorous Stories About The Human Condition: An Indexed Collection Of Anecdotes edited by Eric Johnson
Human beings really are humor beings! For those who are connoisseurs of life’s sillier moments, you’ll love this great collection of humorous stories to cover the ridiculous highs and lows (and in betweens) of human existence. Arranged for easy reference in 25 chapters with numerous sub-headings, Johnson offers a veritable treasury of material for presentations, social and business meetings, and the fun times that pop up everywhere.
I’m Just Moving Clouds Today– Tomorrow I’ll Try Mountains by Ashleigh Brilliant
Ashleigh Brilliant (yes, his real name!) is a man who lives up to his name. He is our country’s unofficial humor laureate. His Pot Shot postcards have found their way to over 100,000,000 humor beings around the world. Each Pot Shot is a funny, provocative epigram (of no more than 17 words) accompanied by an illustration. We have carried his books (I Try to Take One Day at a Time, But Sometimes Several Days Attack Me at Once; I May Not Be Totally Perfect, But Parts of Me Are Excellent; etc.) in the past, and people loved them! This hot-off-the-press book is his latest collection of these thought- and humor-provoking cartoon witticisms. You can see from the title the kind of fun you’ll be experiencing!
Joke Soup: 1217 of the Funniest Jokes from the Best Comedians by Judy Brown
Where do Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Lily Tomlin, Tim Allen, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Chris Rock, Rosie O’Donnell, Steve Martin, David Letterman, Rita Rudner, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Johnny Carson, and Sinbad hang out together? In the hilarious– and extraordinarily useful– Joke Soup. Organized alphabetically by subject, this comedic volume gathers some of the world’s funniest comedians from the past 50 years to create one gigantic laughfest that ranges from PG to R. This book doubles as both the freshest joke book and as a must-have reference for the speaker, teacher, business person or writer in search of cutting-edge quotes… and for everyone else who wants a soup-er sense of humor.
Joke Stew: More Hilarious Servings from Today’s Hottest Comedians by Judy Brown
Joke Soup was one of our most popular titles last year… we knew you would be back for more! This delicious sequel dishes up more hilarious servings of beloved modern-day comedians. Come and get it!
KidSpiration: Out of the Mouths of Babes by Judy Moon Denson and Beverly Smallwood
What fun – life through the eyes of the youngest among us! With a Foreward by Art Linkletter, this book is brimming over with memorable quotations and hilarious observations – real kids in real-life situations, caught in the act of being themselves. Open your heart to the 200+ stories inside … just for the joy of it. Or use these childlike genuine funnies and warm fuzzies in your speeches, presentations, and classes. “KidSpiration is a laugh-out-loud collection of children’s wit and wisdom. A must-have for all grown-ups!” (author and professional speaker Liz Curtis Higgs).
The Last Word: A Treasury of Women’s Quotes by Carolyn Warner
This wealth of quoteworthy advice gets off to a funning start with a Foreword by Erma Bombeck. What follows is a priceless (no, it’s not free) collection of wit and wisdom from women– from Miss Piggy (“Never eat more than you can lift.”) to Eleanor Roosevelt (“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”) to Gilda Radner (“I base my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.”). Organized alphabetically by subject, this rich compendium consists of thousands of quotable quotes by women– but for everyone. The Last Word will help to make your words last.
Laughter, The Best Medicine® from Reader’s Digest
For 50 years, Reader’s Digest has been showing us that laughter is the jest medicine! Drawn from one of the most popular features of America’s most popular magazine, this unbeatable collection of more than 600 jokes, anecdotes, cartoons, and laugh lines for all occasions is jest what the doctor ordered! You’re in for 50 years of “greatest hits” from Laughter, The Best Medicine– lighthearted glimpses of life to lift your spirits, put a twinkle in your eye, and invite laughter from your friends, family, co-workers, and participants in your programs.
Life in These United States® by Reader’s Digest
For over 50 years, when Americans have something funny to say, they share it with Reader’s Digest (8000+ contributions each month). This book compiles the best stories, anecdotes, and memories that show the heart of humor in America. The Editors say it best: “So what is a Life in These United States® story? Anything that makes you smile. Anything that reflects the ties the bind us and the day-to-day humor that can be found in the lives we lead. The best items have universal appeal. While there are cultural and regional differences between readers, everyone loves stories about situations that we’ve all experienced… stories that might be hilarious, stories that might be poignant, stories that might simply make you smile. Just like life.”
Little Big Book of Laughter by Katrina Fried & Lena Tabori
Here’s a big book filled with a megadose of humor that is an ideal resource for speakers, writers, and teachers, as well as anyone who loves to laugh (it’s a great gift book). This diverse collection includes: jokes on dozens of subjects from famous funny people (Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Robin Williams, Lili Tomlin, Bob Hope, etc.); comic verse and limericks; comic essays from renowned comedians (Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby, Ray Romano, Ellen Degeneres, Steve Martin, etc.); fun facts (e.g., the history of April Fools Day, clowns, court jesters); riddles; hilarious quotes; and actual laws, signs, and headlines that prove that life is funnier than fiction. The truth is that this four-color, delightfully-illustrated book is filled with colorful humor that has something for everyone!
The Manager’s Book of Quotations by Lewis Eigen and Jonathan Siegel
This is the largest collection ever assembled for managers. It includes more than 5000 quotations from modern, classical, and traditional sources on subjects managers deal with every day: marketing, risk, leadership, ethics, management style, quality, team building, innovation, stress, red tape (and dozens more). This delightful collection of wisdom, eloquence, and quips will add sparkle to speeches, reports, letters, training programs, meetings, and publications.
More Holy Hilarity by Cal and Rose Samra
Just when you thought you couldn’t laugh anymore, Cal and Rose return with a second serving of ho-ho-wholesome humor.
More Holy Humor by Cal and Rose Samra
Just when you thought you couldn’t laugh anymore, Cal and Rose return to tickle your funnybone again. Arranged topically for easy use by pastors, teachers, and public speakers, this book will explore further just how encouraging– and funny– faith can be.
More of The Best of Bits & Pieces by Rob Gilbert
Back by popular demand, this all-new, biggest-ever collection provides hundreds more ideas that boost your creativity, resourcefulness, business and personal success. Like its predecessor, this book inspires a “can-do” attitude that will make a difference in your life and in the lives of others.
The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less) edited by John Shanahan
If brevity is the soul of wit, and if these quotes are the cream of the crop, then this book is a delicious cream of wit! If you agree with Oscar Wilde (“I am not young enough to know everything”), then this book is for you! This collection of the world’s most inspirational and profound witticisms can be thought-provoking for you personally… and it can be used to spice up any presentations you make. Perfect for anyone who has ever been left speechless, this book will make you as glib as Oscar Wilde, as profound as Winston Churchill, and as wise as Aesop. The book comes with an audio CD which is a live reading of the quotes.
Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time by Dr. Laurence Peter
Compiled by the author of The Peter Principle, this priceless collection is an eye‑opener, a mind‑expander, and a joy to use. Organized alphabetically by subject and completely cross‑referenced and featuring many unusual and little‑known quotations for speakers and writers. These gems of brevity, wisdom, and outrageous wit run the gamut from Socrates to Yogi Berra. “A compendium, full to overflowing, of the remarks that illuminate the world.”‑‑ Isaac Asimov.
Speaker’s Library of Business Stories, Anecdotes and Humor by Joe Griffith
Find precisely the words you need to express yourself on a wide range of business topics. Look under “Speech” for a choice selection of audience‑warmers, then add appropriate comments on “Challenge,” “Enthusiasm,” “Potential,” “Results,” or any other topic you choose, and before you know it, your speech will be off and funning. This lifetime library is a brand-new collection of ready-to-use humor all tailored to a business audience.
Speaker’s Lifetime Library by Leonard and Thelma Spinrad
This classic book is the heavyweight champion of our catalog– it weighs in at four pounds! It is actually four-books-in-one. Volume 1 (The Speaker’s Reference Guide) overflows with definitions, quotations, anecdotes, jokes, and epigrams for 150 subjects. Volume 2 (Apt Comparisons) is a quick and convenient guide bursting with similes, metaphors, symbols, and opposites. Volume 3 (The Day and Date Book) is an invaluable source of timely pegs and speech angles for every day of the year. Volume 4 (The Special Occasion Book) is loaded with speech material for a myriad of events. This amazing and amusing guide contains an abundance of ideas that will last you one or two lifetimes!
Speaker’s Sourcebook II: Quotes, Stories, & Anecdotes for Every Occasion by Glenn Van Ekeren
This book has a lot of food for thought. Choose from the bountiful buffet of fresh, relevant, audience-tested stories, inspirational anecdotes, thought-provoking quotes, proverbs, fables, and one-liners. Arranged alphabetically by topic for instant reference, this book brings you a wealth of diverse and captivating speech-enhancing material that will be of interest to any audience from executive boards to church congregations. We especially like the inspiring, real-life-enriching vignettes about dozens of famous and not-so-famous people.
The Story File: 1,001 Contemporary Illustrations for Speakers, Writers & Preachers by Steve May
Here’s the story: this unique dynamic duo consisting of a book and accompanying CD-ROM includes more than 1,001 contemporary stories drawn from magazines, newspapers, sports, movies, and today’s headlines. These remarkable stories are sorted into over 125 different categories, including business, religion, politics, humor, family, education, and others. So thumb through the pages of the book to skim for an appealing story… or quickly conduct a more extensive electronic search using the CD-ROM (requires Windows 98, 95, NT or later, 16 MB RAM, 7 MB hard disk space). You can use the CD-ROM for convenient cut-and-paste opportunities directly into speeches, manuscripts, sermons or lessons. The CD is designed as a database for you to further develop your story file by adding your own. Get the scoop… get this book! Hardcover with CD-ROM,
Timeless Treasures: Classic Quotations for Speaking, Writing and Teaching by Vernon McLellan
This book contains a wealth of quotations, short poems, proverbs, Scripture, light-hearted one-liners, and more! The material is organized into 65 topical sections for ease of use. This is a valuable resource for speakers, writers, teachers, managers, clergy, parents, and anyone who wishes to enjoy the insights and humor in this timeless and timely treasure. The CD-ROM features: 2000+ entries; fast copy and paste; search on any word, topic or title; rate each item on a 1-10 scale; add your own quotes, illustrations or stories. CD-ROM requires Windows 98, 95, NT or later, 16 MB RAM, minimum 7 MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive.
The Toastmaster’s Treasure Chest by Herbert Prochnow and Herbert Prochnow, Jr.
This book is true to its title— with over 7200 humorous, witty, and inspirational quotations and quips, you have enough material here to use one-a-day for twenty years! You’ll find lots of gems to arouse the interest of your audience and add sparkle to your speeches and presentations. Each quote is numbered and tied in with a comprehensive index (47 pages!) of hundreds of subjects, so that you can locate jest the right/light quote quickly. This treasure chest would also be a great resource if you enjoy reading short-and-sweet-and-witty-and-wise sayings… as a way to add color to your conversations and to your life.
The Treasury Of Clean Joke Books by Tal Bonham: Rumor has it that Tal Bonham was born laughing. In all these years he hasn’t stopped, and now his clean joke books have drawn the attention of national magazines as thousands of readers have discovered that jokes and stories don’t have to be dirty to be funny. His library of clean joke books will keep you smiling and chuckling no matter where you are or who you’re with.
A Treasury of Humor by Lowell Streiker
You will definitely get your funny’s worth with this book and accompanying CD-ROM. This dynamic duo is filled with thousands of up-to-date humorous stories, bumper stickers, jokes, anecdotes, and one-liners categorized for ease of use. There are almost 200 categories of topics in this collection of good clean fun. The CD-ROM (Windows 98, 95, NT or later; 16 MB RAM; 7 MB hard disk space) is a powerful, delightful tool that will enable you to browse by topic or title, search by word or phrase, rate each story on a 1-10 scale, add your own jokes, and fast copy and paste. Here’s a great resource for anyone who is looking for a laugh… and for speakers, teachers, writers, and pastors who may want to invite laughter.
Winning with One-Liners: 3,400 Hilarious Laugh Lines to Tickle Your Funny Bone & Spice Up Your Speeches by Pat Williams
In this ultimate collection of fun-liners, Pat Williams (a top motivational speaker and V.P. of the Orlando Magic) shares the jokes he has been using to win over audiences for 40+ years. Arranged into more than 200 categories from A to Z, these 3400 clean, wholesome, field-tested funnies, delivered before a rich variety of audiences, will keep you (and others) laughing. As Joe Garagiola said, “If you have to make a speech, this is the book to have. If you don’t have to make a speech, this is the book to have.”