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You can fight blues in different ways: with the help of chocolate, pleasant company or strong drinks, but the most useful and effective remedy is a good and funny book. "So simple!" collected for you 10 of the most satirical, humorous and ironic books that can make you laugh outburst.

Reading them, you can laugh to tears! Even on the bleakest day, these humorous books will instantly cheer you up.

Books that charge you with positive

1. Jerome K. Jerome "Three Men in a Boat, Not including a Dog"
   You will not be able to tear yourself away from this incredible story about the journey of three gentlemen and their faithful companion Montmorency along the Thames. Funny misunderstandings, funny collisions and situations full of humor still amaze readers with their originality.
2. Jaroslav Hasek "The Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk"
   This is the story of a talented saboteur who became the beloved hero of the Czech Republic. After being drafted into the army, Schweik pretends to be a complete idiot and carries out the orders given to him with such precision that it leads them to absurdity. In fact, every war is absurd.



3. Leonid Filatov "About Fedot the archer, a dashing fellow"
   This humorous tale is not intended for children at all, but rather for their parents. The relevance of this book has not been lost, and the plots are eternal. Many catchphrases from this tale are still heard, however, few people know that Filatov is often quoted.



4. Mikhail Weller "Legends of Nevsky Prospect"
   This book can be safely called the funniest book of the last decade. The author skillfully combines irony, sarcasm and nostalgia. Fantastic stories from our recent past, told by the author, are increasingly perceived not as a fiction of the writer, but as a reality known to many.



5. Amendment 22 Joseph Heller
   When you start reading this book, at first it will be difficult for you to sort out the heaped up absurd events and paradoxical judgments, to separate the elements of absurd fiction from what might well have taken place in reality.

   You will see that not only some grotesque images are present in it, but the entire artistic panorama is greatly exaggerated.
   

6. Slava Se "Plumber, his cat, wife and other details"
   It’s like a book about a completely nondescript strong man. His male loneliness smells like a hamster living under the bathroom. He is fond of almost unapproachable sad women who are easy to kiss.

   This is the only plumber in the Baltics who plays in the academic theater. He has a blog in LiveJournal, he knows how to fry meat and grows onions on the window.



7. Terry Pratchett "Unadorned Cat"
   In the beginning there was a word, and that word was Cat. This book can be called the Gospel of the Cat. You will learn everything about them. What cats are made of, their internal structure, laws that act and do not act on them, what they eat and what they drink. May the cat's blessing be with you!



8. O. Henry "Stories"
   Good, high quality and time-tested humor. If you want to take a break from serious literature and read something unobtrusive, this book is perfect. You can laugh, cry and think about these stories. Such a book will make the chilly autumn evening cozy.



9. The Strugatsky brothers "Monday starts on Saturday"
   The humor of Boris and Arkady Strugatsky is difficult to compare with anything else - you need to feel it, understand it, and for this you must read their light, lively prose filled with optimistic philosophy. This book of theirs has already been completely and completely disassembled into quotes.

You can fight the blues in different ways: eat a chocolate bar, drink an alcoholic drink, or go for a walk. Still, the most effective, useful and proven way is a good and fun book. We have collected for you 10 humorous, ironic and just kind and funny books that will dispel a bad mood.

1. "Naive. Super" Erlend Lou

The novel "Naive. Super" by the Norwegian writer Erlend Lu is his most famous book. It is written on behalf of a 30-year-old hero who is going through a "midlife crisis." The book has been translated into almost 20 languages, and was greeted with enthusiasm in Russia. This ironically restrained and charming novel is akin to "naive" painting. At first glance, everything is funny and simple, but it is enough to look closely - the details, with seeming simplicity, are written out masterfully and accurately, and the plot itself is touching and clever.

2. "Plumber, his cat, wife and other details" Slava Se

The main character is a nondescript sturdy man, whose male loneliness smells like a hamster who lives under his bathroom, and is carried away by sad, unapproachable women who easily give out kisses. He is the only plumber in the entire Baltic States who plays in the theater, knows how to grow onions on the window and fry meat, and writes a blog on LiveJournal. The reader will have to find out who this is - Slava Se himself, his hero, and whether he really is Slava Se.

3. "Heaven is Nearby" by Fannie Flagg

Life is still a strange thing. As soon as the tireless Elner found herself on a fig tree, where she climbed for ripe fruits, and literally a second later she already communicates with the inhabitants of Paradise and with the Lord God himself. While Elmer is conducting heavenly conversations, the real end of the world begins on Earth. Her friend and his truck ended up in a ditch, her niece fainted, and her neighbor suddenly began to study the Bible. Looking at what is happening, the Lord comes to the conclusion that while Eamer is early in paradise, let him deal first with earthly affairs.

As a result, it turns out that heaven is among the people we love and who need our help. Fannie Flagg's new novel is further proof that she was sent to Earth to write kind and wonderful books, in which there is not an ounce of falsity.

4. "The Book of Deceptions" by Martha Ketro

The heroes of this book take deception more than seriously. For them, this is a kind of creative act and a means of strengthening such a fragile reality. They consider the path of the Liar to be the only true path and valiant path for the artist. But the time comes and each of them understands that the most common self-deception has become the main business of her whole life. In fact, they all try to extract the soul from the darkness of despair and lull their wounded pride. And it is precisely because of this that they write this damn book in the hope that the time will come when they will be able to escape through the green grass or through the white snow to where there is no pain.

5. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

This book is about how sometimes you find joy, where you do not expect to find it, and how you should not seek happiness where it cannot be by definition. "A modern book about a modern woman, for whom to eat, to pray, to love means to enjoy life," - this is how critics wrote about this book.

6. "The Year of the Hare" by Arto Paasilin

The plot of the book begins with the Helsinki journalist Vatanen accidentally hitting a hare with a car. He feels sorry for the unfortunate animal, he leaves the car and, together with the hare, sets off on an exciting journey across Finland. From that day on, the journalist decided to end everything that made up his life. So the main character finds complete freedom.

7. "Waffle Heart" by Maria Parr

The book "Waffle Heart" was the debut of the young Norwegian writer Maria Parr. Critics have already named her the new Astrid Lindgren. The book was enthusiastically received in Sweden, France, Poland, Germany, and in the Netherlands the novel received the Silver Slate Award.

The book describes only a year in the life of two small residents of the Shchepka-Matilda Bay - 9-year-old Trille (his face and the story is being told), and his classmate and neighbor Lena. But this year contains an incredible amount of touching, funny and dangerous adventures and events. The idealistic life on a Norwegian farm is disrupted by dramatic circumstances, but not destroyed. But friendship is stronger.

8. "A Dog's Life" by Peter Mail

The book is written on behalf of the dog Boy - pure water of a paranoid, suffering from megalomania, which is organically combined with a persecution mania. True, all this manifests itself only when it is beneficial to him. Fight as a writer is a cross between Eeyore and Proust. He is weight in himself and at the same time prone to slander. In the book, quotes from the works of great sages are interspersed with canine themes, and references from Machiavelli and Voltaire are side by side with advice on how to protect paws and tail from clumsy people under the dining table.

9. "Apricot color" by Bi Xiaosheng

The Chinese romance novel "The Blossom of Apricot" is a controversial book. On the one hand, this is an ironic anecdotal story about the adventures of a young man who got hold of a miraculous drug that stimulates male strength, and immediately got 12 wives. But there is another side to this book. This is a book about intimate life, about passion, which occupies an essential part in human life. This novel may well be considered erotic reading.

10. "About Fedot the archer, a dashing fellow" Leonid Filatov

"About Fedot the archer, a dashing fellow" is a real gem of the literary heritage of the great Russian actor Leonid Filatov. The author of witty, graceful and satirical funny comedies has played up classic literary plots in a new way. The play, every word of which many are ready to quote by heart, is interesting and relevant today.

"The Tale of Fedot the Archer, a Daring Young Man" is a tale in verse, the most famous poetic work of Leonid Filatov, written in 1985. Many performances have been staged on it in various theaters in Russia and the CIS, as well as films and cartoons. Filatov's solo performance video will not leave anyone indifferent.

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It would seem, why read motivating books? Isn't it better to take action right away than wasting time studying other people's experiences? But a person often lacks the determination to change his life. That is why we have collected 15 of the best motivational books for you to dare to conquer the peaks.

1. Nick Vuychich "Life Without Borders".

Nick Vuychich was born without arms and legs, but he is completely independent and lives a full and rich life: he received two higher educations, independently types on a computer at a speed of 43 words per minute, surfs, is fond of fishing, swims and even dives from a springboard into the water. His book is an inspiring, emotional story about how to overcome difficulties, despair, believe in yourself and become happy. Nick frankly talks about his physical problems and experiences, about how difficult it was for him to come to terms with his condition - there was a moment when he wanted to commit suicide. It took him many years to learn to see in his problems not an obstacle, but an opportunity for growth, set big goals for himself and always achieve what he wants. Without arms and legs, he learned to rise in every sense of the word. In his book, Nick formulated the rules of life that helped him, and now he shares them with readers.

2. Barbara Sher "Dreaming is not harmful."

A legendary book about how to realize yourself in life. Cindy Fox was a waitress. She is now a pilot. Peter Johnson was a truck driver. Now he is a farmer. Tina Forbes was a failed artist. She is now a successful artist. Alan Rizzo was the editor. He is now a bookstore owner. They all used the effective techniques of Barbara Sher in order to bring about real change in their lives. This human, deeply practical book will allow everyone to turn their vague desires and dreams into concrete results.

3. Dan Waldschmidt "Be the best version of yourself."

The book will tell you about the true ingredients of success. You’ll understand that it’s not zeal at all, but who you are. “Everything you know about success is wrong. Set goals. Work hard. Be persistent. You can repeat this recipe for success even if you wake you up at night and ask. And it doesn't work - not for you, not for anyone else. " You work all day, get very tired in the evening and do not come one step closer to success. The point is that success is not determined by what you do, but by who you are. This is the conclusion made by Dan Waldsmith, who has researched more than 1000 stories of ordinary people from business, science, politics and sports who have achieved outstanding success. Among these people is a restaurant chef who has overcome a terminal illness and has earned 3 Michelin stars over time; runners covering incredible distances and overcoming themselves; a retired ambulance physician who started a successful company; figure skater Joanie Rochette, who competed at the Olympics three days after her mother's heart attack and was able to win a medal; Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman-cosmonaut in history at the age of 26; and many others. All of these people had several things in common, which the author and his team identified. The stories from this book will not leave you indifferent and will inspire you to new achievements at work, in sports and any other spheres of life.

4. Howard Schultz "Full speed ahead!"

In 2008, Howard Schultz, 8 years after his retirement, decided to return to the chair of the CEO of Starbucks, the leader in the coffee market. The reason for this decision, in addition to the deteriorating financial performance of the company, which he bought in 1987, was the rapid loss by the company during his absence of those traditions and service standards that were originally laid down. Describing the unique history of the successful reorganization of the company in the midst of a severe economic crisis, Howard Schultz - the main initiator and active participant in all events - openly shares with readers the secrets of effective management, convincingly demonstrating that building a socially responsible business is not only a duty to society of any entrepreneur and top -manager, but also a necessary condition for profitable work.

5. Robert T. Kiyosaki "Rich Dad Poor Dad."

Rich Dad Poor Dad is the first and most popular book by Robert Kiyosaki on how to live and work not for money, but making money work for you. And how can a parent teach his children what school does not teach his children? How will you teach your child to count so that he is not bored? How do you teach a child to invest when you are a parent and don't know how to do it yourself? Instead of teaching my children to play safe, I decided it would be more useful to teach them to play smart.

6. Josh Weitzkin "The Art of Learning."

This is the autobiography of Joshua Weitzkin, who won his first national chess championship at the age of 9 and became the world champion in the Tai Chi martial art at the age of 28. How did he manage to achieve such a result in completely different sports disciplines? Joshua himself does not believe that he is the best in chess or the best in Tai Chi. He says: "I am the best at learning." In this book, he shares his story and learning principles that helped him climb to the top twice. This is not only the story of an outstanding person, but also proof that any victories and achievements - up to the champion level - are achieved thanks to the right lifestyle, the right habits and mental attitudes, and not innate talents.

7. Ben Horowitz "It won't be easy."

Ben Horowitz, one of the most experienced and respected entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, shares his best practices for building and growing startups. The author's advice covers the toughest issues that are usually not discussed in business schools. Many people like to talk about how great it is to have your own business. Very few people say that it is very difficult. Ben Horowitz belongs to the latter. He objectively analyzes the challenges leaders face on a daily basis and proposes solutions based on his experience in developing, managing, selling, consulting, and investing in startups. The book is full of the author's trademark humor and his outspoken statements about business. It will be useful both for experienced entrepreneurs and those who are just starting their first business.

8. Richard O "Connor" Depression is canceled.

Depression depends on many interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, external (environmental factors). This book addresses one very important factor that we often overlook: our own habits. We can hide depression, fight it (and even successfully), but this struggle requires a lot of strength from us, taking away from us the opportunity to fully enjoy life and experience positive emotions. This book will help you replace patterns of behavior that are conducive to depression with more effective ones. The book's systemic approach is based on the best research on depression, so anyone suffering from depression will be able to start a new life.

9. Richard Branson “To hell with it! Take it and do it! "

Richard Branson is a legendary British entrepreneur, one of the richest people in the world, who founded the Virgin Corporation, which today unites under its brand almost 400 companies in a variety of areas - from publishing and air travel to space and underwater tourism. Branson is a bright, non-standard personality. His credo is to take everything from life. It means not being afraid to do what you want. It doesn't matter at all whether you have enough knowledge, experience or education. If you have a head on your shoulders and enough enthusiasm in your soul, any goal will be within your reach. Life is short to spend on things that are not enjoyable. If you like something - do it. If you don't like it, drop it without hesitation. In an expanded version of his bestselling book, Branson offers "rules for life" that should help everyone on the path to creativity, spiritual growth and self-expression. The book carries a huge charge of optimism, wisdom and faith in human capabilities.

10. Stephen R. Covey "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People."

This book is the world's super-bestseller, the # 1 work on the topic of personal growth. She has had a major impact on the lives of millions of people around the world, including Bill Clinton, Larry King and Stephen Forbes. Half of the world's largest Fortune 500 corporations are committed to educating their employees about the philosophy of performance outlined in seven skills.

11. Robin S. Sharma "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari".

What is real success, and how can you achieve it? Is it possible to find happiness that does not depend on either career growth or global crises? How to get rid of endless worries about tomorrow and start enjoying every day you live? Are there simple recipes for receiving spiritual gifts without giving up your usual comfort? How to develop superpowers and subjugate fate? And, perhaps most importantly, how to find your calling and become yourself? The answer is in this book, which has become a bestseller in many countries around the world. Together with former millionaire Julian Mantle, Robin Sharma invites the reader to take an amazing journey to Sivana - a country where dreams come true!

12. Donald Trump "Never give up!"

This book is about how failures, problems, crisis, collapse, disaster can be turned into a springboard for victory, about how, after falling into a deadly whirlpool, push off the bottom and soar up again, to success. The main thing is to perceive all problems not as obstacles or bad luck, but as new opportunities and additional chances given to you by fate. And then you are invincible. Nothing can bring down the face of a person who stubbornly refuses to admit that he is defeated. No obstacles are scary to those who never give up. And these lessons are especially convincing from the lips of a man whose name entered the Guinness Book of Records as an example of overcoming the deepest financial ruin that a businessman has ever suffered. The name of this man is known to the whole world - Donald Trump. And now we know his recipe for overcoming difficulties.
And this recipe: never give up!

13. Mag Jay "Important Years".

Someone calls the years from the twentieth to the thirtieth second youth, someone - the beginning of adulthood. Dr. Mag Jay, a clinical psychologist, claims that this is the most important decade in a person's life in terms of the development of important areas of life: work, love, physical and intellectual development. The book is based on a decade of work with hundreds of students and clients, combining topical scientific research and true stories of those in their mid-teens. The book contains all the tools you need to make the most of your most important ten years. The author shares what psychologists, sociologists, neurologists, economists and top managers involved in personnel policy know about the critical importance of this period. What you do and don’t do between your twenties and thirties can have a huge impact on your career, personal growth, brain development, your relationships, and your business and personal connections. This is a smart and constructive book about years not to be wasted.

14. Will Bowen "A World Without Complaints."

This book will transform your life. Millions of people around the world are convinced by their own experience: Will Bowen's program "A World without Complaints" - works! It is based on a very simple idea: positive changes are ready to happen in our life at any moment, and in order to let them in, you just need to give up the usual manifestations of discontent. "If you find yourself complaining, just put the bracelet on your other hand!" Today, more than six million people have accepted this challenge. The task is extremely simple, but difficult to accomplish (try it - and see for yourself!): To live twenty-one days in a row without complaining, criticizing or gossiping. Help change this world and yourself!

15. Brian Tracy "Build Your Future."

This book is for ambitious people who want to accelerate their progress. Brian Tracy identifies twelve life-proven success factors that must be considered by anyone who wants to fully realize their potential in our world of almost unlimited possibilities. The book "Build Your Future" will help you develop a positive, optimistic, creative mood, which is a guarantee of great achievements in any field of activity. You will learn how to attract helpful people, valuable ideas, and opportunities to help you reach your goals quickly. With the help of this book, you will become the sovereign master of your own destiny, a real expert in your field of activity, achieve complete financial independence, and develop the habits typical of the most successful people.

For mood swings nobody is insured. Of course, you can distract yourself from bad thoughts with chocolate and strong drinks, but it is much more beneficial for your health. read a good book... This is a great way relive someone's life and shake your... Especially when the summer weather just whispers "Stay at home, wrap yourself in a blanket and read something already!"

These 10 books will save you from any despondency and treats depression and just a bad mood better than any medicine. Enjoy!

1. Jerome K. Jerome "Three Men in a Boat, Not including a Dog."

Time passes, epochs change, but readers still cannot tear themselves away from the absolutely incredible story of the journey of three carefree English gentlemen along the Thames. This book, saturated with classic British humor, - a real cure for blues. Proven by several generations of happy people.

2. Joan Harris "Blackberry Wine".

This is a touching fairy tale for adults. A book about finding yourself, oh

changes, that magic surrounds us at every turn, you just need to learn to see it. The story of the protagonist, who goes to the village in search of himself and happiness, can inspire millions of people to change at least something in their life and begin to relate to it easier and easier.

3. Ray Bradbury "The Melancholy Cure".

“When all is lost, there is hope,” says the hero of one of the stories by Ray Bradbury. And these words could become an epigraph to the entire collection "Cure for Melancholy", on the pages of which there is always a place for sad smiles and good miracles, glee and anxiety, sadness and endless thirst for life.

4. Fannie Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes at Polustanok Cafe.

If you bring this volume closer to your ear, then for sure you can hear someone laughing, crying, talking, train noise, rustle of leaves, clinking of forks and spoons... Listen to the sounds that make their way through the cover, and you will learn the story of a small American town, where love and pain, fear and hope, friendship and hatred are intertwined, as elsewhere in the world.

5. David Mitchell "Cloud Atlas".

This novel should not be "swallowed" in a hurry. It should be enjoyed as an incredible symphony, the perfect harmony of six instruments, six lives of one soul. it a book that everyone will understand in their own way, it is like a mosaic from which different people put together completely different pictures. Magic? Without a doubt.

6. Brothers Strugatsky "Monday starts on Saturday."

The story of the cheerful employees of the mysterious NIICHAVO, where they are seriously engaged in the study of magic, has long been torn apart by quotes. The Strugatskys' humor is difficult to compare with anything else - you need to feel it, understand it, and for this you must read them. light, lively and filled with optimistic philosophy prose.

7. Erlend Lou “Naively. Super".

Erlend Lou's most famous novel about a young man going through a "midlife crisis" seems simple and funny only at first glance. But if you look closely, you will see how smart and moving this optimistic book is, how all the details are masterfully written... And you will understand that "the worst alternative is to become such a person, because of whom the world will become worse than it is."

8. Elizabeth Gilbert "Eat, Pray, Love."

This is the autobiographical story of a modern successful woman who lost her taste for life and regained it. She is reminds each reader of what he really wants what he dreams of - about freedom, about happiness, about the ability to have fun and live in peace with himself.

9. John Irving "Winemaker's Rules".

A novel that cannot be described in a nutshell. On the surface - a saga about a family, each of whose members is trying to find a place in our strange and absurd world. But deeper - just life in all its manifestations: not always correct, comfortable, happy, but always

beautiful. Winemaker Rules is a huge experience. An experience with a touch of ether and apple cider.

10. Jenny Downham "As long as I'm alive."

The sixteen-year-old heroine of this book is just beginning to live, and she wants to do so much. Therefore, she writes a list of all her desires and immediately gets down to business. This honest and frank romance in the full sense of the word, time stops, reminding us that we need to appreciate the main thing, seize the moment, be bolder in desires and enjoy the adventures that every day gives us.

Read on and your bad mood won't last long!

It's cold and gray outside the window. Are you in a bad mood or not at all? For the treatment of seasonal depression, we suggest reading the mental health books. There are no side effects. Solid positive and energy boost!

The book is autobiographical. Since childhood, Amelie dreamed of going to Japan. And so, such an opportunity presented itself. The girl signed a contract for a year with a Japanese company to work in an office. She tells what misunderstanding she faced from colleagues and bosses.

Amelie was fluent in Japanese, constant incidents occurred due to differences in traditions and behavior patterns of the Japanese ... If you are complaining about your work, then read Fear and Awe, it will get easier right away!

The main character Elner is the favorite of the whole town. One day a nice old woman decided to make fig tree jam, but she slipped and died. She could not even imagine how her death would affect her family and all her acquaintances. Despite the sad beginning the book is sincere and very touching, will teach you to enjoy the little things.

Greg Mortenson "Three Cups of Tea"

Greg Mortenson is known today as one of the founders of a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the literacy of children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the book, he tells how he "came" to such a life ... Greg, in memory of his deceased sister, decided to conquer one of the mountains in Pakistan, but almost died.

By chance he finds himself in a poor village, in which he has to live for some time. What Greg saw shocked him. All around there is poverty, unsanitary conditions, and the kids are striving to gain knowledge. Mortenson vowed to come back here and build a school ... What he had to face, read the book.

In this work, the main character is the dog Boy. He suffers from delusions of grandeur, organically combined with delusions of persecution, besides, Boy is a real paranoid ... The dog will tell you the story of his life, promising not to lie, except for those moments when you cannot lie. In general, you will learn a lot about the life of dogs and "their" people.

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The collection consists of 101 short stories. Canfield's Most Popular Writer Guinness Book of World Records, co-authored with motivational speaker Hansen will cheer up even the most demanding reader!

Some stories will cause tears of affection and a desire to do good to the people around us, because each story about love in its different manifestations, about mercy and forgiveness.