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🍯 Schadenfreude

That guilty pleasure of watching others stumble — these books explore, satirize, or gleefully indulge in the very human delight we take in the misfortunes of others.
Schadenfreude
by Tiffany Watt Smith • 2018
Schadenfreude isn't just a character flaw: it's a window into justice, power, and human nature.
3.36
1k+
📊 Social Comparison🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📜 History Of Emotions
Schadenfreude Summary
Schadenfreude 91%
Schadenfreude isn't just a character flaw: it's a window into justice, power, and human nature.
by Tiffany Watt Smith 2018
3.36
1k+ ratings
📊 Social Comparison🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📜 History Of Emotions
The Joy of Pain
by Richard H. Smith • 2013
Joy at others' failures is not a character flaw. It is a feature of human nature.
3.45
268
⚖️ Social Comparison🐍 Envy⚔️ Justice And Revenge
The Joy of Pain Summary
The Joy of Pain 89%
Joy at others' failures is not a character flaw. It is a feature of human nature.
by Richard H. Smith 2013
3.45
268 ratings
⚖️ Social Comparison🐍 Envy⚔️ Justice And Revenge
The Dark Sides of Empathy
by Fritz Breithaupt • 2019
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
3.63
59
📚 Empathy Studies🧭 Moral Psychology🕳️ Dark Empathy
The Dark Sides of Empathy Summary
The Dark Sides of Empathy 86%
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
by Fritz Breithaupt 2019
3.63
59 ratings
📚 Empathy Studies🧭 Moral Psychology🕳️ Dark Empathy
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
4.00
27k+
🦹 Villain Protagonist🦸 Superhero Satire🌑 Villain Origin Story
Hench Summary
Hench 85%
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020
4.00
27k+ ratings
🦹 Villain Protagonist🦸 Superhero Satire🌑 Villain Origin Story
Asshole No More
by Xavier Crement • 1990
Definitive field guide to assholism: a social disease with types, stages, and a recovery program.
2.73
5k+
🎭 Social Satire🧱 Difficult People☣️ Toxic Behavior
Asshole No More Summary
Asshole No More 85%
Definitive field guide to assholism: a social disease with types, stages, and a recovery program.
by Xavier Crement 1990
2.73
5k+ ratings
🎭 Social Satire🧱 Difficult People☣️ Toxic Behavior
Cut and Thirst
by Margaret Atwood • 2024
Three elderly friends plot literary revenge but find time and aging have their own plans.
3.12
31k+
🎭 Dark Comedy✒️ Literary Satire👴 Aging Protagonists
Cut and Thirst Summary
Cut and Thirst 85%
Three elderly friends plot literary revenge but find time and aging have their own plans.
by Margaret Atwood 2024
3.12
31k+ ratings
🎭 Dark Comedy✒️ Literary Satire👴 Aging Protagonists
Counsels and Maxims
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851
Chasing pleasure is a trap. The real art of living is dodging pain and needing less.
4.20
424
🏛️ Practical Philosophy🌑 Philosophical Pessimism🧠 Negativity Bias
Counsels and Maxims Summary
Counsels and Maxims 85%
Chasing pleasure is a trap. The real art of living is dodging pain and needing less.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851
4.20
424 ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy🌑 Philosophical Pessimism🧠 Negativity Bias
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious
by Sigmund Freud • 2003
A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.
3.69
2k+
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory😂 Humor Studies🎭 Comic Theory
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious 85%
A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.
by Sigmund Freud 2003
3.69
2k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory😂 Humor Studies🎭 Comic Theory
Only a Joke Can Save Us
by Todd McGowan • 2017
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
4.32
37
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy
Only a Joke Can Save Us Summary
Only a Joke Can Save Us 85%
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
by Todd McGowan 2017
4.32
37 ratings
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy
Humour
by Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
603
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory
Humour Summary
Humour 85%
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
by Terry Eagleton 2019
3.19
603 ratings
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her
by Malaclypse the Younger • 1965
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
4.25
6k+
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her Summary
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her 85%
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
by Malaclypse the Younger 1965
4.25
6k+ ratings
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
The Simpsons and Philosophy
by William Irwin • 2001
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
3.45
4k+
📺 Tv Criticism🧩 Applied Philosophy🎬 Pop Culture Criticism
The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary
The Simpsons and Philosophy 85%
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
by William Irwin 2001
3.45
4k+ ratings
📺 Tv Criticism🧩 Applied Philosophy🎬 Pop Culture Criticism
How to Rule the World
by André de Guillaume • 2002
Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.
3.67
547
🏛️ Dictatorship🤣 Satirical Self-Help⚖️ Power Dynamics
How to Rule the World Summary
How to Rule the World 85%
Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.
by André de Guillaume 2002
3.67
547 ratings
🏛️ Dictatorship🤣 Satirical Self-Help⚖️ Power Dynamics
Embracing Your Limitations
by Lawrence Mooney • 2022
Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.
3.29
82
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🤗 Self-Acceptance📉 Lowered Expectations
Embracing Your Limitations Summary
Embracing Your Limitations 84%
Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.
by Lawrence Mooney 2022
3.29
82 ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🤗 Self-Acceptance📉 Lowered Expectations
488 Rules for Life
by Kitty Flanagan • 2019
Four hundred and eighty-eight cranky rules for not becoming the person everyone quietly resents.
3.87
7k+
🧐 Modern Etiquette📖 Parody Self-Help✍️ Comedy Essays
488 Rules for Life Summary
488 Rules for Life 84%
Four hundred and eighty-eight cranky rules for not becoming the person everyone quietly resents.
by Kitty Flanagan 2019
3.87
7k+ ratings
🧐 Modern Etiquette📖 Parody Self-Help✍️ Comedy Essays
Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.
by Jonas Jonasson • 2020
An art dealer's abandoned son and swindled ex-wife find each other at a revenge-for-hire agency.
3.79
12k+
🎭 Revenge Comedy🎨 Art World Satire❤️ Found Family
Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd. Summary
Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd. 84%
An art dealer's abandoned son and swindled ex-wife find each other at a revenge-for-hire agency.
by Jonas Jonasson 2020
3.79
12k+ ratings
🎭 Revenge Comedy🎨 Art World Satire❤️ Found Family
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k
by Sarah Knight • 2015
Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.
3.40
41k+
🙅 Stop People Pleasing😂 Humorous Self-Help🚧 Boundary Setting
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k 84%
Most of what you stress about is optional. Here's how to stop, without becoming a jerk.
by Sarah Knight 2015
3.40
41k+ ratings
🙅 Stop People Pleasing😂 Humorous Self-Help🚧 Boundary Setting
The Rant Zone
by Dennis Miller • 2001
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
3.57
375
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone 84%
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
by Dennis Miller 2001
3.57
375 ratings
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism
What a Carve Up!
by Jonathan Coe • 1994
A lonely biographer uncovers how one family's greed poisoned Britain, then the murders start.
4.11
13k+
🎭 Political Satire🏚️ Country House Mystery😈 Family Of Villains
What a Carve Up! Summary
What a Carve Up! 84%
A lonely biographer uncovers how one family's greed poisoned Britain, then the murders start.
by Jonathan Coe 1994
4.11
13k+ ratings
🎭 Political Satire🏚️ Country House Mystery😈 Family Of Villains
Laugh Tactics
by Patrick King • 2016
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
3.45
139
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics 84%
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
by Patrick King 2016
3.45
139 ratings
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
by David Mitchell • 2019
The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.
3.67
5k+
🎭 Political Satire🗣️ Social Commentary🇬🇧 British Humor
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy 84%
The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.
by David Mitchell 2019
3.67
5k+ ratings
🎭 Political Satire🗣️ Social Commentary🇬🇧 British Humor
The Pocket Guide to Mischief
by Bart King • 2008
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
3.92
106
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns
The Pocket Guide to Mischief Summary
The Pocket Guide to Mischief 84%
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
by Bart King 2008
3.92
106 ratings
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns
The Plus
by Greg Gutfeld • 2020
Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.
3.98
1k+
🙃 Anti-Self-Help🎯 Cancel Culture🧠 Intellectual Humility
The Plus Summary
The Plus 84%
Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.
by Greg Gutfeld 2020
3.98
1k+ ratings
🙃 Anti-Self-Help🎯 Cancel Culture🧠 Intellectual Humility
And Here's the Kicker
by Mike Sacks • 2009
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
4.05
2k+
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 84%
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
by Mike Sacks 2009
4.05
2k+ ratings
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1976
Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.
3.85
12k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎲 Game Theory🎭 Satirical Philosophy
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Summary
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity 84%
Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1976
3.85
12k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎲 Game Theory🎭 Satirical Philosophy
La felicidad
by Gabriel Rolón • 2023
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
3.94
2k+
🎭 Critique Of Happiness🛋️ Psychoanalysis🪞 Lacanian Psychoanalysis
La felicidad Summary
La felicidad 84%
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
by Gabriel Rolón 2023
3.94
2k+ ratings
🎭 Critique Of Happiness🛋️ Psychoanalysis🪞 Lacanian Psychoanalysis
I Like You
by Amy Sedaris • 2006
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
3.88
40k+
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor
I Like You Summary
I Like You 84%
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
by Amy Sedaris 2006
3.88
40k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor
The Wisdom of Life
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851
Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.
4.06
16k+
🎯 Happiness Philosophy📜 Practical Philosophy🧠 Intellectual Life
The Wisdom of Life Summary
The Wisdom of Life 84%
Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851
4.06
16k+ ratings
🎯 Happiness Philosophy📜 Practical Philosophy🧠 Intellectual Life
Fever Beach
by Carl Hiaasen • 2025
Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.
4.01
23k+
🏖️ Florida Crime Satire🤡 Incompetent Villains🏛️ Political Corruption
Fever Beach Summary
Fever Beach 84%
Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.
by Carl Hiaasen 2025
4.01
23k+ ratings
🏖️ Florida Crime Satire🤡 Incompetent Villains🏛️ Political Corruption
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett • 2004
A conman dodges execution by reviving a haunted post office that killed its last four postmasters.
4.41
137k+
🔮 Comic Fantasy🎭 Con Artist Protagonist🌅 Redemption Arc
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal 84%
A conman dodges execution by reviving a haunted post office that killed its last four postmasters.
by Terry Pratchett 2004
4.41
137k+ ratings
🔮 Comic Fantasy🎭 Con Artist Protagonist🌅 Redemption Arc
On Human Nature
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851
Character is fixed, free will is a lie, and cruelty is our default. Only compassion redeems.
3.96
759
🌑 Philosophical Pessimism⚖️ Moral Philosophy⛓️ Determinism
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature 84%
Character is fixed, free will is a lie, and cruelty is our default. Only compassion redeems.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851
3.96
759 ratings
🌑 Philosophical Pessimism⚖️ Moral Philosophy⛓️ Determinism
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
by Sarah Cooper • 2016
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
3.91
2k+
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 84%
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
by Sarah Cooper 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor
1066 and all that
by W.C. Sellar • 1930
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
3.91
4k+
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour
1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that 84%
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
by W.C. Sellar 1930
3.91
4k+ ratings
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour
Nice Is Just a Place in France
by The Betches • 2013
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
3.11
5k+
🤣 Satirical Self-Help📱 Millennial Satire💔 Relationship Strategy
Nice Is Just a Place in France Summary
Nice Is Just a Place in France 84%
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
by The Betches 2013
3.11
5k+ ratings
🤣 Satirical Self-Help📱 Millennial Satire💔 Relationship Strategy
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
by John Lithgow • 2020
A bulbous king demands a crown: satirical poems that rhyme the Trump years into infamy.
4.21
2k+
🖋️ Political Poetry🎭 Satirical Verse🐘 Trump Presidency
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown Summary
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown 84%
A bulbous king demands a crown: satirical poems that rhyme the Trump years into infamy.
by John Lithgow 2020
4.21
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Political Poetry🎭 Satirical Verse🐘 Trump Presidency
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen • 1986
A disgraced reporter turned PI uncovers a terrorist plot to murder tourists until Miami empties.
3.91
25k+
🏝️ Florida Noir🎭 Satirical Crime🌿 Eco-Sabotage
Tourist Season Summary
Tourist Season 84%
A disgraced reporter turned PI uncovers a terrorist plot to murder tourists until Miami empties.
by Carl Hiaasen 1986
3.91
25k+ ratings
🏝️ Florida Noir🎭 Satirical Crime🌿 Eco-Sabotage
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
by David Wong • 2015
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
3.98
24k+
🤖 Cyberpunk Satire🌆 Near-Future Dystopia👑 Reluctant Heir
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits Summary
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits 84%
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
by David Wong 2015
3.98
24k+ ratings
🤖 Cyberpunk Satire🌆 Near-Future Dystopia👑 Reluctant Heir
How to Kill Your Family
by Bella Mackie • 2021
Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.
3.51
185k+
🗡️ Revenge Thriller🔪 Kill List👩 Female Antihero
How to Kill Your Family Summary
How to Kill Your Family 84%
Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.
by Bella Mackie 2021
3.51
185k+ ratings
🗡️ Revenge Thriller🔪 Kill List👩 Female Antihero
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte • 2024
A group of very online failures chase validation through sex, money, and anonymous posts.
3.74
45k+
🖇️ Linked Stories😬 Cringe Comedy💣 Self-Sabotage
Rejection Summary
Rejection 84%
A group of very online failures chase validation through sex, money, and anonymous posts.
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024
3.74
45k+ ratings
🖇️ Linked Stories😬 Cringe Comedy💣 Self-Sabotage
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 84%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing • 2025
A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.
3.78
56k+
🔪 Serial Killer Pov👵 Geriatric Thriller🐱 Cat And Mouse
Too Old for This Summary
Too Old for This 84%
A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.
by Samantha Downing 2025
3.78
56k+ ratings
🔪 Serial Killer Pov👵 Geriatric Thriller🐱 Cat And Mouse
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos • 1980
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
3.40
159
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor 84%
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
by John Allen Paulos 1980
3.40
159 ratings
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology
The Art of Always Being Right
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1831
A philosopher's 38 tricks for winning arguments you have no business winning.
3.50
19k+
⚔️ Intellectual Combat🏆 Winning Arguments🗣️ Rhetoric And Dialectic
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right 84%
A philosopher's 38 tricks for winning arguments you have no business winning.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1831
3.50
19k+ ratings
⚔️ Intellectual Combat🏆 Winning Arguments🗣️ Rhetoric And Dialectic
Zemsta
by Aleksander Fredro • 1838
A wall divides two feuding nobles; behind their backs, their children fall in love.
3.16
16k+
🏰 Feuding Neighbors🎭 Farce Comedy💔 Forbidden Love
Zemsta Summary
Zemsta 84%
A wall divides two feuding nobles; behind their backs, their children fall in love.
by Aleksander Fredro 1838
3.16
16k+ ratings
🏰 Feuding Neighbors🎭 Farce Comedy💔 Forbidden Love
Studies in Pessimism
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1890
Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.
3.88
2k+
🖤 Philosophical Pessimism🇩🇪 German Philosophy😣 Desire And Suffering
Studies in Pessimism Summary
Studies in Pessimism 84%
Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1890
3.88
2k+ ratings
🖤 Philosophical Pessimism🇩🇪 German Philosophy😣 Desire And Suffering
How to Be Miserable
by Randy J. Paterson • 2016
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
3.99
3k+
🧠 Behavioral Activation🙃 Anti-Self-Help🪤 Wellbeing Traps
How to Be Miserable Summary
How to Be Miserable 84%
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
by Randy J. Paterson 2016
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Activation🙃 Anti-Self-Help🪤 Wellbeing Traps
The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 84%
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016
3.82
56 ratings
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction
Assistant to the Villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2023
Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.
3.93
355k+
❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance🖤 Morally Gray Hero🔥 Slow Burn
Assistant to the Villain Summary
Assistant to the Villain 84%
Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023
3.93
355k+ ratings
❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance🖤 Morally Gray Hero🔥 Slow Burn
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2008
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
3.76
872
🧠 Continental Philosophy🌊 Late Modernity😊 Happiness Studies
The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life 84%
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008
3.76
872 ratings
🧠 Continental Philosophy🌊 Late Modernity😊 Happiness Studies
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare • 2004
Two proud verbal duelists are tricked into love as a slanderous plot unravels a wedding.
4.06
262k+
🥀 Enemies To Lovers🗡️ Witty Banter🎭 Mistaken Identity
Much Ado About Nothing Summary
Much Ado About Nothing 84%
Two proud verbal duelists are tricked into love as a slanderous plot unravels a wedding.
by William Shakespeare 2004
4.06
262k+ ratings
🥀 Enemies To Lovers🗡️ Witty Banter🎭 Mistaken Identity
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