Funny Self Development

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MORE THAN 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD The first ever self-development book to help millions of people around the globe transform their lives using humor, irreverence, and the occasional curse word—now with an exclusive new chapter on the power of intuition and...

Want to make a living by making people laugh? The comedy industry is bursting with opportunities—find out how to claim your place in the spotlight with 10 Steps to Be a Working Comedian. Comedy is a business, and there’s work waiting for anyone funny enough to take the stage. Greg Dean, the renowned Professor of Stand-Up Comedy, shows you how to turn your passion for laughs into a lucrative career, from one-nighters to week-long gigs. This book reveals how to build a show to get work, secure it, and what it takes to thrive in an ever-expanding industry.

You are a ray of f*cking sunshine. Of course, even an awesome ray like yourself has to deal with shade from a**holes and bullsh*t. That’s why this book exists: to brighten the f*ck out of your day with sparkly humor and badass positivity.

'Hannah is entertaining company and the book is even more amusing...' The Times 'Hannah is excellent on how to embrace our grudges, nurture them and use them to become a better person' Grazia What if grudges are not just good for us but great? How often have you held a grudge and felt guilty...

Pre-order this outrageously fun, laugh-out-loud rom-com now! 'A proper rom-com with a hugely appealing heroine; warm, funny, romantic and very, very, charming' ANNA JAMES 'This book had me laughing, crying and relating so much to the main character I felt I was reading about myself'...

Stop Shrinking. Stop Apologizing. You Are 40 and You Are Finally Free. Updated 2026 EditionYou have been performing for two decades. It ends here. You said yes when you meant no. You hosted holidays you hated and pretended to like camping. Every book that was supposed to help either buried you in productivity frameworks or handed you generic jokes that belonged to your mother's generation. None of it saw you. None of it named the specific, exhausting, relentless reality of being a Millennial woman standing at the edge of 40, holding everyone else's calendar and wondering when your turn starts.

Based on proven scientific research, you’ll learn how to break free from your everyday struggles. With a background in psychology and a whole bunch of witty humor, C. C. Lawrence offers practical solutions to the typical problems faced by 21st-century men.

With a dash of humor, a sprinkle of wisdom, and a heaping scoop of hilarity, this book will have you laughing, thinking, and sharing these quotes with everyone you know. Warning: Side effects may include uncontrollable giggles, a sudden desire to become the resident comedian, and an inexplicable urge to spread joy.

Have you ever experienced negative feelings? Been down on yourself and found yourself saying truly horrible things to yourself? Ever been told that you just need to be "more positive"; "just change your thinking"; and "choose to be happy"? Are you tired of being so serious? Do you miss being able to laugh at yourself and with others? Come along with me as I take you on a journey and teach you how to embrace your inner dialogue using tried-and-tested self-care methods to help quiet negative self-talk.

The law of attraction is based on the idea that everything in the universe has a polarity, meaning that everything - from the food you eat to the people you talk to, to the things you say to the things you think - contains either a positive or a negative kind of energy. Notice that being with people who complain or rant a lot tends to make you feel bad, even though you're not exactly experiencing what they're going through - that's the law of attraction working its magic. When you focus on negative stuff, then more negative stuff will happen.

A delightful guide to harnessing the rhythms of nature for self-care. We could all learn a thing or two about living in balance from our friends in the plant and animal kingdom. Take, for example, the jellyfish, one of the most energy-efficient animals in the world, moving through the ocean by...