Dave Barry






Dave Barry

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born
July 03, 1947

gender
male

place of birth
Armonk, New York, The United States

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Nonfiction, Humor


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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 30 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 extremel...more




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Crazying might be more accurate. (Thanks to Horace LaBadie) ...more
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avg rating: 3.93 | 22,127 ratings | 3,312 reviews | 63 distinct works | 76 fans
Peter and the Starcatchers Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
avg rating 4.10 — 5,586 ratings — published 2004
23 editions
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
avg rating 4.19 — 2,813 ratings — published 2006
21 editions
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Peter and the Secret of Rundoo... Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, Book Three)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
avg rating 4.23 — 1,695 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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Big Trouble Big Trouble
by Dave Barry
avg rating 3.63 — 1,284 ratings — published 1999
18 editions
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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to... Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
by Dave Barry
avg rating 3.86 — 674 ratings — published 1995
12 editions
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Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort... Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States
by Dave Barry
avg rating 4.01 — 649 ratings — published 1989
4 editions
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Dave Barry's Greatest Hits Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
by Dave Barry
avg rating 3.89 — 643 ratings — published 1988
5 editions
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Dave Barry Is Not Making This... Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
by Dave Barry
avg rating 3.82 — 570 ratings — published 1994
7 editions
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Dave Barry Does Japan Dave Barry Does Japan
by Dave Barry
avg rating 3.81 — 513 ratings — published 1992
10 editions
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Tricky Business Tricky Business
by Dave Barry
avg rating 3.37 — 515 ratings — published 2002
13 editions
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"You can only be young once. But you can always be immature"
Dave Barry
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"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already."
Dave Barry
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"When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. "
Dave Barry (Dave Barry Turns 50)
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