When Dr. Bernie Siegel tells a joke, it's not only funny - it's good medicine. Now this pioneering physician and author of the perennial bestseller Love, Medicine and Miracles (nearly 2 million copies sold) uplifts our hearts and tickles our funny bones again, with The Beginner's Guide to Humor and Healing. From how love helps us lead longer, more productive lives - to fascinating research about laughter's ability to boost the immune system - to true stories of miracles of spontaneous remission in "terminally ill" patients, here is a life-affirming housecall with America's favorite "stand-up physician."