Dave Barry

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in Armonk, New York, The United States

July 03, 1947

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http://www.davebarry.com/

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Nonfiction, Humor, Children's Books

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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 extremely loud. Dave has also...more

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INCREDIBLY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE POOL AT THE TIME

Woman watches in horror from balcony as her rental car plunges into Florida swimming pool

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

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Average rating: 3.94 · 102,589 ratings · 8,923 reviews · 67 distinct works · Similar authors

	Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 27,262 ratings — published 2004 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 16,014 ratings — published 2006 — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 9,645 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Trouble 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 6,916 ratings — published 1999 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Jim Dale (Narrator) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 5,241 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up by Dave Barry, Jeff MacNelly (Illustrator) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 2,755 ratings — published 1994 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2,451 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,107 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dave Barry's Greatest Hits 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,871 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,861 ratings — published 1995 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Peter and the Starcatchers (5 books)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
4.062802502656121 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 59,297 ratings

Never Land Books (3 books)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
3.624777183600713 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,122 ratings

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Quotes by Dave Barry

“You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.”
― Dave Barry

tags: humor

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“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.”
― Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns Fifty

tags: driving, human-beings, united

909 people liked it

“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

tags: cake, chocolate, humor, peace

899 people liked it

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