1.   A survivor of the death march, he said the prisoners found they had to maintain some humor, even amid such horror.

2.   But more than mentally fun, he wanted the book to maintain the humor he has become world-famous for.

3.   It was created by David Neilson, a company manager from Los Angeles who maintains a humor Web site.

4.   Richler maintained his humor in the book but departed from his traditional story-telling technique.

5.   And through it all he has maintained good humor while still being underappreciated by many golf fans.