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Dave Barry

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in Armonk, New York, The United States

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Dave Barry is a humor writer. 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 many books, virtually none of which 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 appeara ...more

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SPRING IS HERE, TIME TO REPAINT THE LAWN

Do Your Neighbors Paint Their Lawns Green? Increasingly, Yes

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Average rating: 3.98 · 270,409 ratings · 20,365 reviews · 122 distinct works • Similar authors

	Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.04 avg rating — 75,162 ratings — published 2004 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.16 avg rating — 35,189 ratings — published 2006 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.17 avg rating — 22,514 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Jim Dale (Narrator) 4.19 avg rating — 13,411 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.82 avg rating — 14,575 ratings — published 1999 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author), Jeff MacNelly (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 5,858 ratings — published 1994 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Insane City 3.75 avg rating — 6,099 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog 4.08 avg rating — 5,520 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.93 avg rating — 5,608 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Bridge to Never Land (Peter and the Starcatchers, #5) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson 4.05 avg rating — 5,150 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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)
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The Worst (2 books)
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Grzegorz Krysinski (Cover),

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Never Land (3 books)
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Ridley Pearson

3.75 avg rating — 2,573 ratings

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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

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“It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”
― Dave Barry

tags: coffee, espresso, peets, starbucks

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“Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.”
― Dave Barry

tags: funny, humour, jokes

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Poison Princess

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Don't Look Back

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Anna and the French Kiss

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We Were Liars

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Peter and the Star Catchers Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel

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