The Sound of Laughter Author:Bennett Cerf From the introduction: Heaven knows there's been no lack of sound in the U.S.A. these past five troubled years, but the one I've been straining hardest to hear has proven the most elusive-the sound of laughter. It's been all but drowned out by the angry caterwauling of racists, hawks, doves, panthers, weathermen, drug addicts, campus wreckers, a... more »nd extreme rightists and leftists of every description. Smaller grow the ranks of those of us who still prefer to stress the brighter side of life!« less