{"product_id":"humorists-pb-9780061825927","title":"Humorists PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is Johnson's gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would...recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World \u003c\/em\u003eon \u003cem\u003eHeroes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough.\" --\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Johnson, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eCreators\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHeroes\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eIntellectuals\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with a captivating collection of biographical portraits of the Western world's greatest wits and humorists. With chapters dedicated to history's sharpest tongues and most piercing pens, including Benjamin Franklin, Toulouse-Lautrec, G.K. Chesterton, Damon Runyan, W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and many more, Johnson's \u003cem\u003eHumorists \u003c\/em\u003eis an exciting compendium of our most enduring comical and satirical innovators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061825927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Paul Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42580584399029,"sku":"9780061825927","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dc12c4b9-b523-40b1-9006-8d078f1e6d46.jpg?v=1672758445","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/humorists-pb-9780061825927","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}