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SUGGESTED READING FOR HUMOR IN BUSINESS
These books are excellent resources
for bringing humor into the workplace.
Some are devoted entirely to humor in the workplace, others show how humor
is an important pillar to corporate culture and can be applied in the workplace.
Anton, Tom. Wake 'Em Up! How to use
humor and other professional techniques
to create alarmingly good Business Presentations.
Landover Hills: Anchor
Publishing, 1997.
Arch, Dave. Tricks 4 Trainers. Edina: Resources for Organizations, 1993.
Arch, Dave. Tricks 4 Trainers II. Edina: Resources for Organizations, 1993.
Adams, Scott. The Joy of Work. New York: HarperBusiness, 1998.
Blanchard, Ken. The Heart of a Leader. Tulsa: Honor Books, 1999.
Bowen, R. Brayton. Recognizing and
Rewarding Employees. New York: McGraw-
Hill, 2000.
Canfield, Jack, and Jacqueline Miller. Heart at Work. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Davidson, Stephanie Goddard. 101 Ways
to Have a Great Day at Work. Naperville:
Sourcebooks, Inc., 1998.
Deal, Terrence E., and M.K. Key. Corporate
Celebrations: Play, Purpose, and Profit at
Work. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
Inc., 1998.
Fahlman, Clyde. Laughing Nine to Five:
The Quest for Humor in the Workplace.
Portland: Steelhead Press, 1997.
Feigelson, Sheila. Energize Your Meetings
with Laughter. Alexandria: Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
1998.
Firestien, Roger L., Ph.D. Leading
on the Creative Edge. Colorado Springs: Pinon
Press, 1996.
Freiberg, Kevin, and Jackie Freiberg.
Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for
Business and Personal Success. Austin: Bard
Press, 1996.
Garland, Ron. Making Work Fun. San Diego: Shamrock Press, 1991.
Gesell, Izzy. Playing Along. Duluth: Whole Person Associates, 1997.
Glanz, Barbara A. Care Packages For the Workplace. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Greenwich, Carolyn. The Fun Factor. Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Greenwich, Carolyn. Fun and Gains:
Motivate and Energize Staff with Workplace
Games, Contests and Activities. Sydney: McGraw-Hill,
2000.
Hemsath, Dave, and Leslie Yerkes. 301
Ways to Have Fun at Work. San Francisco:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1997.
Hiam, Alexander. Motivating and Rewarding
Employees. Holbrook: Adams Media
Corporation, 1999.
Kaye, Beverly, and Sharon Jordan-Evans.
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good
People to Stay. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler
Publishers, Inc., 2002.
Leigh, Elyssebeth, and Jeff Kinder.
Learning Through Fun and Games: 40 Games
and Simulations For Trainers, Facilitators
and Managers. Sydney: McGraw-
Hill, 1999.
Lookout Media. Nice Job: The Guide
to Cool, Risky, and Gruesome Ways to Make a
Living. Berkeley, Ten Speed Press, 1999.
Lundin, Stephen C., Ph.D., Harry Paul,
and John Christensen. Fish! New York:
Hyperion, 2000.
McGee-Cooper, Ann. You Don't Have to
Go Home From Work Exhausted. New
York: Bantam Books, 1992.
Metcalf, C.W., and Roma Felible. Lighten
Up! Survival Skills for People Under
Pressure. Reading: Addison-Wesley Publishing,
1997.
Nelson, Bob. 1001 Ways to Energize
Employees. New York: Workman Publishing,
1997.
Nelson, Bob. 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.
New York: Workman Publishing,
1994.
Peters, Tom. The Pursuit of Wow! New York: Random Books, 1994.
Rose, Ed. Presenting and Training with Magic. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Ross, Bob. Funny Business: The Art
of Using Humor Constructively. San Diego:
Arrowhead Publishing, 1998.
Rye, David E. 1001 Ways to Inspire:
Your Organization, Your Team and Yourself.
Franklin Lakes: Career Press, 1998.
Seuss, Dr., foreword by Tom Peters.
Seuss-isms for Success. New York: Random
House, 1999.
Sugar, Steve. Games That Teach: Experiential
Activities for Reinforcing Training.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer, 1998.
Ukens, Lorraine L. Energize Your Audience!
75 Quick Activities that get them
Started…and keep them Going. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer, 2000.
Von Oech, Roger. A Whack on the Side of the Head. New York: Warner Books, 1990.
Weinstein, Matt, and Luke Barber. Work Like Your Dog. New York: Villard, 1999.
Wilson, Steve. PWLOARYK: The Art of
Mixing Work and Play. Columbus: Advocate
Publishing Group, 1992.
Williamson, Bruce. Playful Activities
for Powerful Presentations. Duluth: Whole
Person Associates, Inc., 1993.
Wood, Tom. Wuzzles for Presenters. Edina: Resources for Organizations, Inc., 1994.
ADDITIONAL READING FOR THE HUMOR ADVOCATE (H.A.)
Aging with Grace: The Nun Study by David Snowden, Ph.D.
Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama
Alzheimer's Patient: Failure-Free Activities by Carmel Sheridan
Chicken Soup for the Soul by Meladee and Hanoch McCarty
Compassionate Laughter by Patty Wooten
The Courage to Laugh by Allen Klein
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Famous Last Words and Tombstone Humor by Gyles Brandreth
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers Ph.D.
Forgive…Forget by Lewis B. Smedes
Getting Older by Hal Scholle
The Healing Power of Humor by Allen Klein
Health, Healing and the Amuse System by Paul McGhee Ph.D.
Humor: The Tonic You Can Afford; A handbook on ways of using humor in long
term care by Andrus Volunteers (hard to find but worth it!!!)
Humor, Play and Laughter: Stress-Proofing Life with Your Kids by Joseph Michelli
(another excellent book)
Humor Works! by John Morreall
Imaginaction by Bobbi Kidder
Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin
Laffirmations by Joel Goodman Ph.D.
Laughter Therapy by Annette Goodheart Ph.D.
Lighten Up! by C.W. Metcalf and Roma Felible
Live Your Dreams by Les Brown
Living in the Light by Shakti Gawain
Love, Medicine and Miracles by Bernie Siegel, M.D.
The Magic of Conflict by Thomas F. Crum
Magic and the Educated Rabbit by Joel Goodman and Irv Furman
The Managed Heart by Arlie Russell Hochschild
Managing to Have Fun by Matt Weinstein
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (one of my favorites)
Service America by Karl Albrecht and Ron Zehmke
Working Relationships by Bob Wall
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