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I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dave Barry
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 209,Width 139 |
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Category/Genre | Humour collections and anthologies |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780425238981
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Classifications | Dewey:814.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Putnam Inc
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Imprint |
Penguin USA
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Publication Date |
5 April 2011 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
I'll Mature When I'm Dead is theNew York Times bestseller from "the funniest man in America" (New York Times). Let Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and nationallyunrecognized 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!
Author Biography
Dave Barry is a humor columnist. For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened.Dave has also written a total of 25 books, although virtually none of them contain useful information. Two of his books were used as the basis for the CBS TV sitcom "Dave's World," in which Harry Anderson played a much taller version of Dave.Dave plays lead guitar in a literary rock band called the Rock Bottom Remainders, whose other members include Stephen King, Amy Tan, Ridley Pearson and Mitch Albom. They are not musically skilled, but they are extremely loud. Dave has also made many TV appearances, including one on the David Letterman show where he proved that it is possible to set fire to a pair of men's underpants with a Barbie doll.In his spare time, Dave is a candidate for president of the United States. If elected, his highest priority will be to seek the death penalty for whoever is responsible for making Americans install low-flow toilets.Dave lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Michelle, a sportswriter. He has a son, Rob, and a daughter, Sophie, neither of whom thinks he's funny.
Reviews"Despite years of medication, Dave Barry is still the funniest damn writer in the whole country. Let's hope he never grows up."-Carl Hiaasen "Dave Barry's best book so far, which is saying a lot."-P.J. O'Rourke
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