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Dave Barry makes his fiction debut with a ferociously funny novel
of love and mayhem in south Florida. In the city of Coconut Grove,
Florida, these things happen: A struggling adman named Eliot Arnold
drives home from a meeting with the Client From Hell. His teenage
son, Matt, fills a Squirtmaster 9000 for his turn at a high school
game called Killer. Matt's intended victim, Jenny Herk, sits down
in front of the TV with her mom for what she hopes will be a
peaceful evening for once. Jenny's alcoholic and secretly
embezzling stepfather, Arthur, emerges from the maid's room, angry
at being rebuffed. Henry and Leonard, two hit men from New Jersey,
pull up to the Herks' house for a real game of Killer, Arthur's
embezzlement apparently not having been quite so secret to his
employers after all. And a homeless man named Puggy settles down
for the night in a treehouse just inside the Herks' yard. In a few
minutes, a chain of events that will change the lives of each and
every one of them will begin, and will leave some of them wiser,
some of them deader, and some of them definitely looking for a new
line of work. With a wicked wit, razor-sharp observations, rich
characters, and a plot with more twists than the Inland Waterway,
Dave Barry makes his debut a complete and utter triumph.
In this "little gem" (Washington Independent Review of Books),
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and New York Times bestselling
author Dave Barry learns how to age happily from his old but joyful
dog, Lucy. As Dave Barry turns seventy-not happily-he realizes that
his dog, Lucy, is dealing with old age far better than he is. She
has more friends, fewer worries, and way more fun. So Dave decides
to figure out how Lucy manages to stay so happy, to see if he can
make his own life happier by doing the things she does (except for
drinking from the toilet). He reconnects with old friends and tries
to make new ones-which turns out to be a struggle, because Lucy
likes people a lot more than he does. And he gets back in touch
with two ridiculous but fun groups from his past: the Lawn Rangers,
a group of guys who march in parades pushing lawnmowers and
twirling brooms (alcohol is involved), and the Rock Bottom
Remainders, the world's oldest and least-talented all-author band.
With each new lesson, Dave riffs hilariously on dogs, people, and
life in general, while also pondering Deep Questions, such as when
it's okay to lie. (Answer: when scallops are involved.) Lessons
From Lucy shows readers a new side to Dave Barry that's "touching
and sentimental, but there's still a laugh on every page" (The
Sacramento Bee). The master humorist has written a witty and
affable guide to joyous living at any age.
When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite
tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his
weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was
flabbergasted by the response when over 10,000 readers voted. "I
have never written a column that got a bigger response than the one
announcing the Bad Song Survey," Barry wrote.Based on the results
of the survey, Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs is a compilation of
some of the worst songs ever written. Dave Barry fans will relish
his quirky take. Music buffs, too will appreciate this humorous
stroll through the world's worst lyrics. The only thing wrong with
this book is that readers will find themselves unable to stop
mentally singing the greatest hits of Gary Puckett.
Barry follows his acclaimed debut novel "Big Trouble" with a book
that "leads readers into a crazy complexity of money laundering,
drug dealing, murder, sex, violence, hijacking, and undercover
work" ("Library Journal").
Don'teven "think" of starting this bookunless you're sitting in a
comfortable chair and have lots of time. Afast-paced,
impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan
Peterand his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil
King Zarboff. Theyset sail aboard the "Never" "Land," a ship
carrying a precious and mysterious trunk inits cargo hold, and the
journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement anddanger.
Discoverrichly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated
Molly, the scary butfamiliar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter.
Treacherous battles withpirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea,
and evocative writing immerses thereader in a story that slowly and
finally reveals the secrets and mysteries ofthe beloved "Peter
Pan."
In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them-but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital. In a fast-paced adventure with the monuments as a backdrop, the kids try to stay out of danger and out of the doghouse while trying to save the president from attack-or maybe not.
The year is 1901--it's been twenty-three years since Peter and the
Lost Boys returned from Rundoon. Since then, nobody on the island
has grown a day older, and the Lost Boys continue their friendship
with the Mollusk tribe, and their rivalry with Captain Hook.
Meanwhile in London, Molly has married George Darling and is
raising three children: Wendy, Michael, and John. One night a
visitor appears at her door; it's James, one of Peter's original
Lost Boys. He is now working for Scotland Yard and suspects that
the heir to England's throne, Prince Albert Edward, is under the
influence of shadow creatures. These shadow creatures are
determined to find a secret cache of startstuff which fell to
London many centuries ago. The starstuff is hidden in an
underground vault which has only one key: the Sword of Mercy, a
legendary weapon kept with the Crown Jewels. Molly is determined to
help, but when she suddenly goes missing, it is up to her
eleven-year-old daughter, Wendy, to keep the starstuff out of the
Others' clutches. She has heard her mother's stories of a flying
boy named Peter Pan, and he may be her only hope in saving the
world from a shadowy doom...
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.
Set sail for high-seas hijinks and nautical nonsense with those
paragons of Pirattitude who invented the famous International Talk
Like a Pirate Day. Whether readers are old hands at pirating or
hopeless landlubbers, the Pirate Guys will have them pirate-savvy
in no time with sure-fire pirate pickup lines for any occasion,
tips on how to make their pirate party a buccaneer ball that even
Martha Stewart would be proud of, and help determining their true
pirate monicker.
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
it includes the word "weasel")
- RV camping in the Wal-Mart parking lot
- Outwitting "smart" kitchen appliances and service contracts
- Elections in Florida ("You can't spell Florida without
'duh'")
- The Olympics, where people from all over the world come together
to accuse each other of cheating
- The truth about the Dakotas, the Lone Ranger, and feng shui
- The choice between death and taxes
And much, much more--including some truths about journalism and
serious thoughts about 9/11.
Dave Barry won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1988, and his
columns are syndicated in more than 500 newspapers. His most recent
books, Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down and the novels
Big Trouble and Tricky Business, were national bestsellers. He
lives in Miami, Floriduh.
Also available as an eBook
"From the Hardcover edition."
America's Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist talks back--in paperback!
The 120,000-copy hardcover bestseller is now available in trade
paperback format. "Want to impress your friends? Tell them you read
the latest work by the 1988 Pulitzer Prize-winner for commentary.
Just don't tell them it's full of booger jokes".--Orange County
Register. 63 drawings.
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 is the book for you. Every single momentous event and crucial movement is covered, including:
The Birthing Contractions of a Nation Kicking Some British Butt The Forging of a Large, Wasteful Bureaucracy The Civil War: A Nation Pokes Itself in the Eyeball The Fifties: Peace, Prosperity, Brain Death The Reagan-Bush Years: Napping Toward Glory And much more!
When every hiccup sounds like the call of doom, each stomach pang hints at incipient cancer, and a headache means it's time to firm up your last will and testament, The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death. provides just the relief you need. Gene Weingarten has spent his whole life immersed in the eclectic details of bizarre symptoms, self-diagnosing every minor ache as a potentially deadly disease. Weingarten examines: - The mind of a hypochondriac
- How your doctor can kill you
- Ulcers and other visceral fears
- The snaps, crackles, and pops of your body that spell disaster
- Things that can take an eye out
- Interpreting DocSpeak
Blending the neurotic anxieties of Woody Allen, the folksiness of Garrison Keillor, and the absurdist vision of Dave Barry, Gene Weingarten conjures up a hilarious prescription for the hypochondriac that lurks inside all of us.
Seth Weinstein always knew Tina was way, way, "way "out of his
league. Which is why he's still astonished that he's on a plane
heading for their wedding in Florida. The Groom Posse has already
pulled an airport prank on him--and he's survived It should be easy
going from now on.
But Seth has absolutely no idea what he's about to get into. A
simple drink or two with the boys sparks a series of events that
will pit Seth and his friends against everything and everyone
imaginable, from his very powerful, very disapproving soon-to-be
father-in-law to the federal government to a love-struck orangutan.
Seth's hope for smooth sailing is turning into a trip on the
"Titanic." And the water is getting deeper by the minute...
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!
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Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The
Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for a local kids' soccer
league. Jeffrey Peckerman is the proud and loving father of a star
athlete in the girls' ten-and-under soccer league, and he's not
exactly happy with the ref.
The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly escalating
series of events that will send them running for their lives,
pursued by the police, soldiers, subversives, bears,
revolutionaries, pirates, and a black ops team that "does not"
exist. Where all that takes them you can't even begin to guess, but
the literary journey there is a masterpiece of inspiration, chaos,
and unadulterated, well, lunacy. And they might even learn a lesson
or two along the way.
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 wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.
" 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
protective eyewear and take a probing look inside your increasingly
Spam-like body at: The Midlife (Yawn) Marriage; Wise Financial
Planning for Irresponsible Scum Such as Yourself; Sex After 40 (or,
Sex? After 40?), and other harsh, but amusing realities that leave
you laughing, crying and drooling.
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