18 books like Some notes on lifemanship, with a summary of recent researches in gamesmanship

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In-laws and outlaws C. Northcote Parkinson · 1962 · ★ 3.7 · 238p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: English wit and humor, Success, Humor

One-Upmanship Stephen Potter · 1952 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where ones gain is the others loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individuals, economic and social groups, etc. The rivalry can be over attainment of any exclusive goal, including recognition. Shares: English wit and humor, Conduct of life, Humor

The Peter principle Laurence J. Peter · 1969 · ★ 3.8 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The Peter Principle is a book that takes a humorous look at productivity. In a nutshell the Peter Principle says that within any hierarchi, if you stay there long enough, you will eventually be promoted to you level of incompetence. I loved that the last chapters tell you how you can avoid being promoted to that level without being fired. Shares: Humour, Success, Humor

Power of the Second Question Chris Skellett · 2014 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Success, Conduct of life

Christmas Eve with Mr. Pickwick Charles Dickens · 1897 · 77p · ≈ 2h · Challenging In tribute to the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Dickens, Delphi Classics is pleased to introduce Dickensiana, a first of its kind e-compilation of period accounts of Dickens’s life and works, rare 19th and early 20th century books and articles about Dickens and Dickensian locales, reminiscences by family, friends and colleagues, tribute poems, parodies, satires and sequels based on his… Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

FURTHER UNDER THE DUVET Marian Keyes · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Slide Further Under the Duvet, get yourself comfortable and let Marian take you places you've never been before ...Places like the Irish air-guitar championships, a shopping trip to Bloomingdales with a difference and Cannes with a chronic case of Villa-itis. Along the way you'll encounter knicker-politics, fake tans, sticky-out ears and passionate love affairs both with make-up and Toblerones.… Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

The unadulterated cat Terry Pratchett · 1989 · ★ 3.8 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Terry Pratchett's funny and very British look at the relationship between humans and cats. Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

Anguished English Richard Lederer · 1987 · ★ 3.8 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate For years wordsmith and punster Richard Lederer has charmed and delighted fans with his bestselling "Anguished English" series. In his funniest book yet, readers will again cherish the author's latest chronicle of the goofs and gaffes and fluffs and flubs of our anguished language. And the best part? Everything in here actually occurred! Nothing has been made up! Bloopers from foreign restaurants… Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1880 · ★ 3.8 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. The essays cover a range of topics from "On Being in Love" to "On Furnished Apartments" to "On Getting on in the World". Jerome established himself as one of England's favorite wits with his comic novel Three Men in a Boat. Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

Women are crazy, men are stupid Howard J. Morris · 2009 · ★ 4.4 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Cheaper than therapy, more fun than a break-up, at last the book that explodes ALL the myths and tells the crazy, stupid truth about love and how to get it - and keep it!Since the dawn of time, when the first smitten caveboy tried to woo the object of his affections by shoving her into the mud, men have demonstrated that when it comes to women, they are profoundly stupid. And when it comes to… Shares: Humour, Humor

And now all this Walter Carruthers Sellar · 1932 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Challenging 1066 and All That turns English history into a brilliantly unreliable "memorable history," where invasions, kings, saints, and schoolbook facts are reduced to jokes, slogans, and absurdly tidy "Good Things." From Caesar and the painted Ancient Britons through Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, and the legendary Alfred the Cake and King Arthur, the book mocks the way the past survives as fragments of… Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

Carry On, Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse · 1925 · ★ 4.2 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Challenging 'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen FryA Jeeves and Wooster collectionThese marvellous stories introduce us to Jeeves, whose first ever duty is to cure Bertie's raging hangover ('If you would drink this, sir... it is a little preparation of my own invention. It is the Worcester Sauce that gives it its colour. The raw egg makes it… Shares: Humour, Humor

Perfect Behavior Donald Ogden Stewart · 1922 · 106p · ≈ 3h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

Adèle and Co. Dornford Yates · 1931 · ★ 3.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The first full-length novel featuring Yates’ finest comic creation, Bertram "Berry" Pleydell. The central character Adele is based on the author’s first wife, Bettine, a gregarious American dancer and actress. After being robbed, Berry and his friends chase a bunch of criminals round the French countryside. Shares: Humour, Humor

Das NEINhorn Marc-Uwe Kling · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Im Herzwald kommt ein kleines, schnickeldischnuckeliges Einhorn zur Welt. Aber obwohl alle ganz lilalieb zu ihm sind und es ständig mit gezuckertem Glücksklee füttern, benimmt sich das Tierchen ganz und gar nicht einhornmäßig. Es sagt einfach immer Nein, sodass seine Familie es bald nur noch NEINhorn nennt. Eines Tages bricht das NEINhorn aus seiner Zuckerwattewelt aus. Es trifft einen… Shares: Humor

Hot Lemon and Honey Catherine DeVrye · 2000 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This volume collects the inspiring quotes the author uses worldwide in her motivational seminars. Her own insights have been coupled with 52 quotes offering encouragement to everyone in the workplace, seeking to warm the heart and clear the head. Shares: Success, Conduct of life

Find Your Feet (the 8 Things I Wish I'D Known Before I Left High School) Rebecca Sparrow · 2013 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Everybody knows that high school can be tough, especially when your best friend behaves like your worst enemy, the person you have a crush on fails to notice you exist, and your athletic skills come in for universal derision. Bestselling author Rebecca Sparrow explains how to get through it all with the help of Ruby Rose, Wil Anderson, and other celebrities. Together they explain how bouncing… Shares: Humour, Conduct of life, Humor

Stage-land Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1889 · 52p · ≈ 1h · Challenging The comic look at the curious habits and customs of the inhabitants of Stage Land. Dedicated to that highly respectable but unnecessarily retiring individual, of whom we hear so much but see so little, the earnest student of drama. A series of short satirical essays on the conventions and cliches of theater. The stage hero heroine villain adventuress lawyer etc. I enjoyed this a lot particularly… Shares: English wit and humor, Humor

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