{"product_id":"real-life-real-laughs-humor-when-you-need-it-most-paperback","title":"Real Life - Real Laughs: Humor When You Need It Most - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCate Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCate Burns' latest book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife Real Laughs: Humor When You Need It Most\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e consists of 38 non-fiction vignettes of heartfelt humor that explore drama, vulnerability and adventure from an absurd and quirky point of view. She highlights four themes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One, \u003cstrong\u003eThrough the Needle's Eye, \u003c\/strong\u003e examines adjustment: to someone else's toilet habits, to living with no testosterone or estrogen, to feeling a ghost's power over her, to making friends with a large spider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: \u003cstrong\u003eFriends?\u003c\/strong\u003e ponders the mysteries of friendship, from people who over-confide to a wild seal who rejects Burns' companionship, to bad communication with a young child. She compares four close relationships with males named Henry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Part Three, \u003cstrong\u003e Keeping Sane, Mostly, \u003c\/strong\u003eBurns investigates the limits of experience: fun ways to die, coloring all her clothes and bed sheets red, what happens to noses in dark rooms, and a Countess hairdresser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeing Brave or Not, \u003c\/strong\u003ePart Four, wonders what courage consists of in situations such as: jumping off a cliff, painting a stadium with boxing gloves, or being hooked on bad relationships. She also reveals a dentist's hidden secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurns expands personal, non-fiction humor, broadening the base from David Sedaris, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mary Karr, and Augusten Burroughs. In the tradition of authors such as Shel Silverstein, Bill Mauldin, Herman Hesse, William Blake and JRR Tolkien, Burns illustrates many vignettes with her original paintings, drawings or family photos, all in color. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377073283379,"sku":"9781950251162","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6BUn44YrW79781950251162.webp?v=1779314860","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/real-life-real-laughs-humor-when-you-need-it-most-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}