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The New York Times has pronounced Dave Barry "the funniest man in America." But of course that could have been on a slow news day when there wasn't much else fit to print.
True, his bestselling collections of columns are legendary, but it is his wholly original books, like this one, that reveal him as an American icon. Dave Barry Slept Here was his version of American history. Dave Barry Does Japan was a contribution to international peace and understanding from which Japan has not yet fully recovered. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys is among the best-read volumes in rehab centers... Read More
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Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 28, 1997
Price: $6.99
WHEN DAVE BARRY IS ON THE LOOSE, NO ONE IS SAFE!
What Dave Barry did for the men's movement in his Complete Guide to Guys and for foreign relations when he did Japan he now does for . . . everything in America. The rapacious observer of Tupperware ladies and leisure concept... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 28, 1997
Price: $6.99
WHEN DAVE BARRY IS ON THE LOOSE, NO ONE IS SAFE!
What Dave Barry did for the men's movement in his Complete Guide to Guys and for foreign relations when he did Japan he now does for . . . everything in America. The rapacious observer of Tupperware ladies and leisure concept... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dave Barry Turns Fifty
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 31, 1999
Price: $13.95
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday Night Live!, the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 31, 1999
Price: $13.95
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday Night Live!, the... Read more >
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Dave Barry Slept Here
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1997
Price: $6.99
If you love to laugh, if you love your country, if you are unaware that "the Sixth Amendment states that if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a trial before a jury of people too stupid to get out of jury duty," Dave Barry Slept Here... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1997
Price: $6.99
If you love to laugh, if you love your country, if you are unaware that "the Sixth Amendment states that if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a trial before a jury of people too stupid to get out of jury duty," Dave Barry Slept Here... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dave Barry's Money Secrets
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $13.95
Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing this book. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as:
• How the U.S. economy works, including the often overlooked role of Adam Sandler
• Why... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $13.95
Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing this book. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as:
• How the U.S. economy works, including the often overlooked role of Adam Sandler
• Why... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2000
Price: $7.99
For thousands of years, women have asked themselves: What is the deal with guys, anyway? What are they thinking? The answer, of course, is: virtually nothing. But that has not stopped Dave Barry from writing an entire book about them, dealing frankly and semi-thoroughly with such important guy issues as:
- Scratching
-... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2000
Price: $7.99
For thousands of years, women have asked themselves: What is the deal with guys, anyway? What are they thinking? The answer, of course, is: virtually nothing. But that has not stopped Dave Barry from writing an entire book about them, dealing frankly and semi-thoroughly with such important guy issues as:
- Scratching
-... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dave Barry Talks Back
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1992
Price: $13.95
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Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1992
Price: $13.95
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Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1999
Price: $6.99
TAKE YOUR TRAVEL TIPS FROM DAVE BARRY,
A GUY WHO IS REALLY GONE!
Complete with maps, histories, quaint local facts (France's National Underwear Changing Day is March 12), song lyrics, helpful hints on how to get through Customs (all insects must be spayed), and tidbits from Dave Barry's own fond vacation nightmares, DAVE... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1999
Price: $6.99
TAKE YOUR TRAVEL TIPS FROM DAVE BARRY,
A GUY WHO IS REALLY GONE!
Complete with maps, histories, quaint local facts (France's National Underwear Changing Day is March 12), song lyrics, helpful hints on how to get through Customs (all insects must be spayed), and tidbits from Dave Barry's own fond vacation nightmares, DAVE... Read more >
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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 9, 1996
Price: $13.95
"Dave Barry is one funny human."
--San Francisco Examiner
For thousands of years, women have asked themselves: What is the deal with guys, anyway? What are they thinking? The answer, of course, is: virtually nothing. Deep down inside, guys are extremely shallow.
But that has not stopped Dave Barry from writing an entire book... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 9, 1996
Price: $13.95
"Dave Barry is one funny human."
--San Francisco Examiner
For thousands of years, women have asked themselves: What is the deal with guys, anyway? What are they thinking? The answer, of course, is: virtually nothing. Deep down inside, guys are extremely shallow.
But that has not stopped Dave Barry from writing an entire book... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Dave Barry Does Japan
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 14, 1993
Price: $13.95
"One of the funniest peole ever to tap tap on a PC."
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Not since George Bush's memorable dinner with the Japanese prime minister has the Land of the Rising Sun seen the likes of a goodwill ambassador like Dave Barry. Join him as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 14, 1993
Price: $13.95
"One of the funniest peole ever to tap tap on a PC."
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Not since George Bush's memorable dinner with the Japanese prime minister has the Land of the Rising Sun seen the likes of a goodwill ambassador like Dave Barry. Join him as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar... Read more >
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Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 11, 1995
Price: $15.00
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
Dave Barry wouldn't lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it: a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas ("I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 11, 1995
Price: $15.00
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
Dave Barry wouldn't lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it: a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas ("I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $7.99
You can't make this stuff up! Dave Barry would never lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it: a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas ("I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest levels of... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2001
Price: $7.99
You can't make this stuff up! Dave Barry would never lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it: a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas ("I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest levels of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dave Barry Turns Forty
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 7, 1991
Price: $12.95
"Just the ticket for the '90s."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
If you're too young for a nursing home yet too old to be a rock star, if your marriage is as exciting as scraping grass off the lawnmower blades, then this hilarious book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and author is for you. Put on your... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 7, 1991
Price: $12.95
"Just the ticket for the '90s."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
If you're too young for a nursing home yet too old to be a rock star, if your marriage is as exciting as scraping grass off the lawnmower blades, then this hilarious book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and author is for you. Put on your... Read more >
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Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 13, 1989
Price: $13.95
"Mr. Barry is the funniest man in America and we should encourage him. Buy this book."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
What Pultizer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry did for American history in DAVE BARRY SLEPT HERE and for getting older in DAVE BARRY TURNS FORTY, he does for...everything else in America! The... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 13, 1989
Price: $13.95
"Mr. Barry is the funniest man in America and we should encourage him. Buy this book."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
What Pultizer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry did for American history in DAVE BARRY SLEPT HERE and for getting older in DAVE BARRY TURNS FORTY, he does for...everything else in America! The... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Boogers Are My Beat
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $13.95
The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke (you can bet... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $13.95
The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke (you can bet... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 14, 1998
Price: $13.95
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry exposes the shattering truth. Whether he's splashing with the U.S. sychronized swim team ("Picture a bunch of elegant swans swimming with a flailing sea cow") or reliving the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving ("We've decided to obliterate your culture, but first... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 14, 1998
Price: $13.95
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry exposes the shattering truth. Whether he's splashing with the U.S. sychronized swim team ("Picture a bunch of elegant swans swimming with a flailing sea cow") or reliving the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving ("We've decided to obliterate your culture, but first... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $13.95
Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry is a pretty amiable guy. But lately, he’s been getting a little worked up. What could make a mild-mannered man of words so hot under the collar? Well, a lot of things–like bad public art, Internet millionaires, SUVs, Regis Philbin . . . and even bigger... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $13.95
Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry is a pretty amiable guy. But lately, he’s been getting a little worked up. What could make a mild-mannered man of words so hot under the collar? Well, a lot of things–like bad public art, Internet millionaires, SUVs, Regis Philbin . . . and even bigger... Read more >
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Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 29, 2002
Price: $14.95
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Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 29, 2002
Price: $14.95
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Dave Barry in Cyberspace
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 23, 1997
Price: $12.95
"RELENTLESSLY FUNNY . . . BARRY SHINES."
--People
A self-professed computer geek who actually does Windows 95, bestselling humorist Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious hard drive via the information superhighway--and into the very heart of cyberspace, asking the provocative question: If God had wanted us to be concise, why give... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 23, 1997
Price: $12.95
"RELENTLESSLY FUNNY . . . BARRY SHINES."
--People
A self-professed computer geek who actually does Windows 95, bestselling humorist Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious hard drive via the information superhighway--and into the very heart of cyberspace, asking the provocative question: If God had wanted us to be concise, why give... Read more >
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Homes and Other Black Holes
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1995
Price: $6.99
"Mr. Barry is the funniest man in America and we should encourage him."
--The New York Times Book Review
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME--EXCEPT IN A SELLER'S MARKET
At long last, Dave Barry, the dean of everything, lets you in on the deepest, darkest mysteries of life and answers your hysterical home purchase questions... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1995
Price: $6.99
"Mr. Barry is the funniest man in America and we should encourage him."
--The New York Times Book Review
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME--EXCEPT IN A SELLER'S MARKET
At long last, Dave Barry, the dean of everything, lets you in on the deepest, darkest mysteries of life and answers your hysterical home purchase questions... Read more >
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Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 30, 2000
Price: $15.00
Franklin’s Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed “deep worldly... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 30, 2000
Price: $15.00
Franklin’s Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed “deep worldly... Read more >
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Dave Barry Slept Here
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 24, 1990
Price: $12.00
"Bary turns his formidable wit to the subject of American history, with a result reminiscent of the Reduced Shakespeare Company: The better you know the original, the funnier it gets."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
This time Dave Barry's subject is history, the way it's never been told before. Every single momentous event and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 24, 1990
Price: $12.00
"Bary turns his formidable wit to the subject of American history, with a result reminiscent of the Reduced Shakespeare Company: The better you know the original, the funnier it gets."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
This time Dave Barry's subject is history, the way it's never been told before. Every single momentous event and... Read more >
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paperback.
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Dave Barry's Money Secrets
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 17, 2006
Price: $13.95
Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing this book. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as:
• How the U.S. economy works, including the often overlooked role of Adam Sandler
• Why... Read more >
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 17, 2006
Price: $13.95
Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing this book. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as:
• How the U.S. economy works, including the often overlooked role of Adam Sandler
• Why... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $13.95
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry exposes the shattering truth. Whether he's splashing with the U.S. sychronized swim team ("Picture a bunch of elegant swans swimming with a flailing sea cow") or reliving the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving ("We've decided to obliterate your culture, but first... Read more >
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $13.95
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry exposes the shattering truth. Whether he's splashing with the U.S. sychronized swim team ("Picture a bunch of elegant swans swimming with a flailing sea cow") or reliving the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving ("We've decided to obliterate your culture, but first... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down!
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 23, 2001
Price: $13.95
Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 23, 2001
Price: $13.95
Read more >
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Boogers Are My Beat
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 23, 2003
Price: $13.95
The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke (you can bet... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 23, 2003
Price: $13.95
The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke (you can bet... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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