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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.
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").
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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!
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.
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.
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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Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel
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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.
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