Author John Charles Simon Discusses His Book "Why We Laugh: A New Understanding"

Tue, 01/22/2013 - 10:00am by hillary dorwart

Tuesday January 22, 2013: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

John Charles Simon visits to discuss his new book, "Why We Laugh: A New Understanding." The book presents a comprehensive explanation for human laughter -- every human, every laugh, every context, and every reason. Offering insight into laughter's most probable origin, this fascinating book answers difficult questions of laughter's contagious quality, our sense of humor, and what laughter says about us as individuals and as a species.

This event includes a book signing and books will be for sale.