ahh, let me just pull this out...

looks through the towering library shelves of my personal study

yes, here it is

grabs huge, dusty tome

sets it down dramatically on the table between us as I sit in my enormous whale leather chair

blows dust off the gigantic book, revealing the title

Joke Explainer: How To Explain Your Bits, Jests, and Quips To Ignorant People

let's get started, shall we?