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  <default_description>Yet another collection of Barry wit and wisdom by the Pulitzer   Prize-winning humorist and the author of &lt;i&gt;Dave Barry Turns 40.&lt;/i&gt;   Reprint. &lt;i&gt;NYT.&lt;/i&gt; 100,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I certainly believe we could all use more laughter in our lives, so even though Dave Barry is fairly formulaic, I grew up reading him, and Dad sent me this for a few giggles.  Such as...<br/><br/>--&quot;the U.S. Senate (motto: &quot;White Mail Millionaires Working for You&quot;)&quot; (p 21)<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75473017">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dave Barry is hilarious, his take on everyday situations are right on and laughable. I grew up reading his column and now read books he has co-authored, ie. Peter and the Star Catchers series. He also wrote a book Big Trouble which was later made into a great movie which makes me laugh everytime I s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49493857">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you want a good laugh, you can't go wrong with anything Dave Barry writes. In this book, he tackles such subjects as : Stress tests, Deficits, Manhood, and so much more! ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was delighted to find a Dave Barry book I hadn't read yet, even if some of the columns collected therein were familiar.  Earlier Barry is always particularly great fun.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sound recording.  A compilation of Barry's columns--mostly about exploding livestock.  Funny if you like Dave Barry.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm still grinning after finishing this book for the umpteenth time. Dave Barry strikes again!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;and their eyeballs WILL dryth out...&quot; Love the garbage scan! A+]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 29 04:18:40 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious of course, but I listened to it recorded, and I feel the reader didn't quite do Dave's comedy justice.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Best section in the entire book: the 'reproduction' of trying to find something on the radio other than insanity.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read this book a million times.  Each chapter stands by it's self and they're all hilarious, but most notably this one about his dog having multiple accidents on a new oriental rug.  He actually calculates the square footage of his house and the square footage of the rug and figures out the odd...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18053303">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned not to take myself, anyone else, or life in general seriously.  I also found a funny piece on why guys never call back that I'm planning to give to one of them.  He's sure to feel gobs of guilt after laughing his arse off.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was really into Dave Barry in junior high.  I sent him a fan letter once and he wrote back.  And then I met him at a book signing and he remembered my letter.  It was boyhood triumph.]]></body>
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    <review id="25117326">
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    <body><![CDATA[Dave Barry's essays, with their compact humor, are much funnier than his very funny topical books. he is the master of humorous essays. Dave Barry is also as funny in person as he is in print. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dave Barry is the one person who can ALWAYS make me laugh, even when I am in a foul mood.  I just like to take this book from my shelf and randomly read an entry to make myself smile.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not the best Dave Barry book, as it gets a little repetitive.]]></body>
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