Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It

by James Geary

Book Overview

Much more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Geary reasons that wit is both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual: there's the serendipitous wit of scientists, the crafty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393254941
• ISBN13: 9780393254945
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"