13 best-selling personal development books like Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) by Jennifer Aaker

Cover of Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) by Jennifer Aaker

Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

By: Jennifer Aaker

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Anyone--even you!--can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the…

"Having a sense of humor — both the ability to generate humor and to appreciate it — has repeatedly been found to correlate with measures of intelligence."

-Jennifer Aaker, Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

"Having a sense of humor — both the ability to generate humor and to appreciate it — has repeatedly been found to correlate with measures of intelligence."

-Jennifer Aaker, Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

"Having a sense of humor — both the ability to generate humor and to appreciate it — has repeatedly been found to correlate with measures of intelligence."

-Jennifer Aaker, Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

If you liked the personal development plot in Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) by Jennifer Aaker , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny by Peter  McGraw, Joel Warner

1. The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

By: Peter McGraw , Joel Warner

3.42

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist detail their… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
Cover of Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker by David Nihill

2. Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

By: David Nihill

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience w… read more

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  • communication
  • personal development
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help

3. The Science of Enlightenment: Teachings and Meditations for Awakening Through Self-Investigation

By: Shinzen Young

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Audio CD

What is enlightenment? Is it a myth or is it real? On The Science of Enlightenment, you will learn … read more

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4. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

By: Carmine Gallo

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sel… read more

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5. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • communication
  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

Cover of Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg

6. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more

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  • communication
  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Cover of Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel

7. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • audiobook
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
Cover of Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam M. Grant

8. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By: Adam M. Grant

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
Cover of The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price

9. The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

By: Catherine Price

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Journalist and screen/life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on, t… read more

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  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"One of the many great things about taking breaks from screens and devices is that it forces you to be still. This stillness can be very uncomfortable, but it also gives your brain a chance to breathe…"

-Catherine Price, The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

Cover of Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim Vandehei

10. Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

By: Jim Vandehei

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communicat… read more

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  • communication
  • audiobook
  • self help
  • business
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear."

-Jim Vandehei, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

Cover of Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing) by Salman Khan

11. Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)

By: Salman Khan

3.74

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the founder of Khan Academy, the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot by Matt Abrahams

12. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

By: Matt Abrahams

3.74

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public spea… read more

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  • communication
  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Be obvious’ is the most powerful, creative mantra that there is,"

-Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

Cover of Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) by Jennifer Aaker

13. Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

By: Jennifer Aaker

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Anyone--even you!--can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Aaker's Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) book and Jennifer Aaker's Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

  • communication
  • audiobook
  • self help
  • business
  • personal development
  • humor
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
"Having a sense of humor — both the ability to generate humor and to appreciate it — has repeatedly been found to correlate with measures of intelligence."

-Jennifer Aaker, Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)

Cover of Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs - An Antidote for Short-Termism by Ari Wallach

14. Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs - An Antidote for Short-Termism

By: Ari Wallach

3.76

Format: 208 pages, ebook

"An antidote to nearsightedness. Ari Wallach won't just leave you planning months or years ahead--h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World by Todd Rogers

15. Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

By: Todd Rogers

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Writing well is for school. Writing effectively is for life . Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink o… read more

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  • communication
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing by Scott Dikkers

16. How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing

By: Scott Dikkers

4.15

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

The Definitive Humor-Writing Handbook From A Top Comedy Pro This easy-to-follow guide, written by o… read more

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  • audiobook
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
Cover of Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers by Chip Heath

17. Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers

By: Chip Heath

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

A clear, practical guide to turning cold, clinical data into a story - from bestselling business au… read more

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  • communication
  • audiobook
  • self help
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
Cover of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues by David L. Bradford

18. Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues

By: David L. Bradford

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners… read more

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  • communication
  • self help
  • business
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of 7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career by Jeffrey Pfeffer

19. 7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career

By: Jeffrey Pfeffer

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

If you want to "change lives, change organizations, change the world," the Stanford business school… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • business
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most by Adam Alter

20. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most

By: Adam Alter

3.96

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even bu… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
Cover of Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe by Deborah Gruenfeld

21. Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe

By: Deborah Gruenfeld

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

There is so much we get wrong about power. This eye-opening look at the true nature of power explor… read more

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  • audiobook
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"If you're leading and no one is following, you're just taking a walk."

-Deborah Gruenfeld, Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe

"Smart power...must take into account not just the size of one's weapons arsenal or one's willingness to use brute force but also a deep understanding of the other party, its interests, and what const…"

-Deborah Gruenfeld, Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe

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