Books and Religious Devotion Jeffry L. White In developing a critique of

In developing a critique of humour the author proposes a social theory that places humour - in the form of ridicule - as central to social life

making the book easy to read sequentially or for reference as needed

saying that she had dreamed of marrying Morris and that he broke her heart

Inspired by Hannah Arendt and several other philosophers

Books and Religious Devotion Jeffry L. White In developing a critique ofExamines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader's interior life.