《三人同舟》是一部让您领略经典英式幽默的经典喜剧小说，百万销量，经久不衰。 《三人同舟》是部让人心情放松的幽默小说，曾被《绅士》杂志评为“史上最幽默的50部文学作品”之一。小说主要围绕一次泛舟之旅展开，充满了夸张、非现实的情节，读来一定会让您捧腹大笑、乐而忘倦。 这本书受到这么多人喜爱的根源可能在于：它不是关于遥远国度的历险记，书中没有英雄也没有大反派，而是关于三个普通小子在附近高兴游玩的故事，很有亲切感。 ——杰里米·尼古拉斯（“杰罗姆·K.杰罗姆协会”主席） 这本书笔调以戏谑逗乐为主要特色，无论对别人还是对自己，挖苦起来不留情面。除开主人公泛舟泰晤士河的主线外，还插入了很多奇闻轶事，从中得以窥见19世纪英国的风土人情。 ——Thumbnail书评网 一百多年后，这本书仍然一点都不过时。它通过夸张来达到喜剧效果，明明很淘气却假扮无辜，令读者捧腹大笑。 ——《南华早报》

Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there a way to figure out what we really find funny—and why? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what’s happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. While we typically think of humor in terms of jokes or comic timing, in Ha! Weems proposes a provocative new model. Humor arises from inner conflict in the brain, he argues, and is part of a larger desire to comprehend a complex world. Showing that the delight that comes with “getting” a punchline is closely related to the joy that accompanies the insight to solve a difficult problem, Weems explores why surprise is such an important element in humor, why computers are terrible at recognizing what’s funny, and why it takes so long for a tragedy to become acceptable comedic fodder. From the role of insult jokes to the benefit of laughing for our immune system, Ha! reveals why humor is so idiosyncratic, and why how-to books alone will never help us become funnier people. Packed with the latest research, illuminating anecdotes, and even a few jokes, Ha! lifts the curtain on this most human of qualities. From the origins of humor in our brains to its life on the standup comedy circuit, this book offers a delightful tour of why humor is so important to our daily lives.

愈来愈多的人相信：“幽默在人生过程中具有相当的价值”，“幽默感的有无强弱能决定一个人事业成功的程度。” 新的趋势表明：现代人逐渐重视幽默的力量，希望用幽默力量来改变个人的形象，改善人们的人际关系。在个人的生活中，幽默感愈来愈成万不可或缺的因素。 为什么幽然如此重要？ 就生理而言，幽默可以增进你的身体健康。在心理上，幽默力量可以使你消除紧张情绪，驱散挫折感，促进心理卫生。 在社会生活方面，幽默力量能使我们与他人的人际关系和谐，使我们获得他人的接纳、友善和信赖，使自己轻松，使他人愉快。在乐观、和谐、积极的心理气氛中，人们就能更好地发挥聪明才智，发挥创造才能力，有利于事业的成功。人 作者以其幽默的语言，细致而生动地把幽默力量形成牡规律展现于读者面前。读完此书，不仅在理智上懂得如何去幽默他人，如何幽默自己，而且在情感上将领略到幽默的奇妙。从而提高我们的生活品质。