{"product_id":"9781101513866","title":"The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay M ore Than Some Antics","description":"\u003cb\u003eA former word pun champion's funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on history.  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pun is commonly dismissed as the lowest form of wit, and punsters are often unpopular for their obsessive wordplay. But such attitudes are relatively recent developments. In \u003ci\u003eThe Pun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e, John Pollack-a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton-explains why such wordplay is significant: It both revolutionized language and played a pivotal role in making the modern world possible. Skillfully weaving together stories and evidence from history, brain science, pop culture, literature, anthropology, and humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Pun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative yet playful exploration of a practice that is common, in one form or another, to virtually every language on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once entertaining and educational, this engaging book answers fundamental questions: Just what is a pun, and why do people make them? How did punning impact the development of human language, and how did that drive creativity and progress? And why, after centuries of decline, does the pun still matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch a Video\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119066366192,"sku":"9781101513866","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101513866_p0.jpg?v=1763687716","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101513866","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}