A Bit of Wit, a World of Wisdom: A Bit of Wit a World of Wisdom (Paperback)

from Mebru001

This book takes an approach of pairing jokes and humorous anecdotes with "words of wisdom". My main issue is that each entry is extremely short and rather religious in nature. The humor engaged my attention on a topic, but the wisdom did not penetrate very deeply. The author approached the book c...

from stephivist

This book is just what I expected - humorous stories mixed with life lessons and morals, but I wouldn't consider it secular at all. Overall, it was cute, but not something I would run out to recommend. I didn't really understand the point of having God as G-d. It was a bit jarring and took me out...

from gmathis

This is a gentle, quick, and pleasant read: a collection of clean and folksy anecdotes (as a lifelong Southern Baptist, thought I'd heard every humorous sermon illustration in circulation, but there are a few newbies in here!) followed by a thoughtful essay about the way we relate to our Creator ...

from Alix_B

This book is exactly as the title reads, "A Bit of Wit, A World of Wisdom". I really enjoyed the funny short stories that were peppered with unexpected lessons on life perspective. It was a nice read. The only two things I would critique are that God was written as G-d, which bothered me a little...

from aligarf

This is an easy read. I had it with me over the high holidays. The book is broken down into very short vignettes that start with a joke and then the author adds in a personal lesson to tie into the theme of the comedy. The "lessons" in this book were not too challenging... it did not force me int...