Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead

Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1985
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780878575701

Dave Barry tackles the fitness industry in this classic spoof of health and diet books everywhere.AUTHORBIO: DAVE BARRY is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald journalist whose articles appear in hundreds of newspapers each week. He is the author of more than 20 books and lives in Miami, Florida.

Homes and Other Black Holes

Homes and Other Black Holes
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2010-07-28
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0307758826

"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 like they've never been answered before: What's the best way to determine a realistic price range? Take your total family income, including coins that have fallen behind the bureau, and any projected future revenue you have been notified about via personalized letters from Mr. Ed McMahon stating that you may already have won 14 million dollars. Then, multiply by something other than six. Can you recommend a good mortgage? There are several kinds: Fixed Rate, Variable Rate, and the bank's secret weapons, the Party Hat Mortgage and the Mortgage of the Living Dead. How can I avoid spending money on do-it-yourself homeowner's projects? Find a contractor. Their silent motto is "We Never Show Up." The Romans lived among the ruins. You must too. Is there a secret to having a beautiful lawn? Yes and no. If you fail to feed, fertilize, and water your lawn, it will die. However, if you feed, fertilize, and water your lawn, it will die.

I'll Mature When I'm Dead

I'll Mature When I'm Dead
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2010-05-04
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1101187271

I'll Mature When I'm Dead is the New York Times bestseller from "the funniest man in America" (New York Times). Let Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and nationally unrecognized voice of maturity Dave Barry make the journey to adulthood a little easier—and a lot funnier. Not everyone has to be dragged kicking and screaming through adulthood. Dave Barry will help through this process—with his hilarious takes on parenting, changing self-image, the battle of the sexes, technology, health care, celebrityhood, and even vampires!

Claw Your Way to the Top

Claw Your Way to the Top
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1986
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780878576524

A humorous guide with valuable advice and tips for moving up the corporate ladder.

Babies and Other Hazards of Sex

Babies and Other Hazards of Sex
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1984
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780878575107

A syndicated humorist discusses natural breathing and techniques to endure the ordeal of baby showers

Dave Barry Does Japan

Dave Barry Does Japan
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1993
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0449908100

The award-winning author and syndicated columnist shares his humorous observations on his trip to Japan, sharing his thoughts on culture shock in all its numerous forms--from kabuki to public bathing. Reprint.

Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster)

Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster)
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0425280144

Now in paperback from the Pulitzer Prize winner, the hilarious New York Times–bestselling exploration of what generations can teach one another—or not. During the course of his life, Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom, and he is eager to pass it on. Among other brilliant, brand-new pieces, Dave shares home truths with his new grandson and his daughter Sophie; explores the hometown of his youth, where all the parents seemed to be having un-Mad Men–like fun; and dives into firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just plain crazy craziness of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)

Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 110120723X

A brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck? That didn't happen. Right? But what did happen? To provide a little perspective on a really messed-up millennium (so far), the one and only Dave Barry slips into his historian's robe (it's plush terrycloth) and revisits the defining moments in our country's recent history, from the Bush years to-jeez, it's still the Bush years! As an added bonus, Barry quickly "we're busy here" tosses in the complete history of the last millennium, covering crucial turning points such as the invention of the pizza by Leonardo da Vinci and the computer by Charles Babbage (who died in 1871 still waiting to talk to tech support). Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the hysterical in history.

Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex

Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2000-01-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780878577255

No book can guarantee you a long and happy relationship, even if the author didn't know about your secret hygiene problem. But the cover of a book is no place to discuss that. In Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex, one of America's most beloved writers turns his keen, if somewhat rheumy, eye to the institution of marriage. Dating. "These are nonstereotypical times we live in, by which I mean that it is the responsibility of the woman to think up excuses that get progressively more obvious until the man figures out that the woman would rather chew on a rat pancreas." Sex. "I'm afraid that we must talk here about sex in a very explicit manner, because we want to expand the Frontiers of Human Understanding, and also we want to sell as many books as possible to adolescent boys." Marriage. "Most squabbles start with money. For example, you want to buy food, while your spouse wants to buy a thoroughbred racehorse. It's important, in these situations, for both of you to be willing to sit down and try to achieve a workable compromise. In this case, you could buy a thoroughbred racehorse and eat it."

Best. State. Ever.

Best. State. Ever.
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1101982616

A New York Times bestseller—a brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry. We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, “What the hell is wrong with Florida?” Somehow, the state's acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. Join him as he goes in hunt of the legendary Skunk Ape; hobnobs with the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs; and visits Cassadaga, the psychic capital of the world, to have his dog's aura read (apparently, she's "very spiritual"). Hitch a ride for the non-stop thrills of alligator-wrestling ("the gators display the same fighting spirit as a Barcalounger"), the hair-raising spectacle of a clothing-optional bar in Key West, and the manly manliness of the Machine Gun Experience in Miami. It's the most hilarious book yet from “the funniest damn writer in the whole country” (Carl Hiaasen, and he should know). By the end, you'll have to admit that whatever else you might think about Florida—you can never say it's boring.