Summary
A brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. In eighteen hilarious pieces, Dave Barry tackles everything from fatherhood, new fatherhood ("Over the next five years, you will spend roughly 45 minutes, total, listening to songs you like, a... Full description
Summary: |
A brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. In eighteen hilarious pieces, Dave Barry tackles everything from fatherhood, new fatherhood ("Over the next five years, you will spend roughly 45 minutes, total, listening to songs you like, and roughly 127,000 hours listening to songs exploring topics such as how the horn on the bus goes"), self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrity, and technology ("In the old days, the closest you could get to Twitter would be to mail dozens of postcards a day to everybody you know, each with a brief message like, 'Just had a caramel frappuccino. Yum!'"), to parenting styles, reality shows, certain medical procedures ("There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of a vasectomy"), and the ultimate adult, Jack "Damn it, Chloe, there's no time!" Bauer. In all, it is an audiobook of pure delight from the man one newspaper said "could become the most important American humorist since Mark Twain" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). |
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Item Description: |
Unabridged. |
Physical Description: |
1 online resource (4 audio files) : digital |
Playing Time: |
04::1:6: |
Format: |
Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 120206 KB). |
ISBN: |
9780307737779 |
Author Notes: |
For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He is the author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and young adult books. His novels include Big Trouble, Tricky Business, Lunatics, and Insane City. His nonfiction works include Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States, I'll Mature When I'm Dead, You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About, and Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry. His young adult books include the Starcatchers series and the Never Land series. Dave Barry's title, Best. State. Ever, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) |