Dave Barry - Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster) : Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry TXT ebook
9780425280140 English 0425280144 "During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom,* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it on:to the next generation, the generation after that, and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience. In brilliant, brand-new, never-before-published pieces, Dave passes on home truths to his new grandson and to his daughter Sophie, who will be getting her learner's permit in 2015 (oSo you're about to start driving! How exciting! I'm going to kill myselfo). He explores the hometown of his youth, where the grown-ups were supposed to be uptight fifties conformists, but seemed to have a lot of un- Mad Men- like fun, unlike Dave's own Baby Boomer generation, which was supposed to be wild and crazy, but somehow turned into neurotic hover-parents. He dives into everything from the inanity of cable news and the benefits of Google Glass (oYou will look like a douchebago) to the loneliness of high school nerds (oYou will never hear a high school girl say about a boy, in a dreamy voice, 'He's so sarcastic!'o), from the perils of home repair to firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just plain crazy craziness of Vladimir Putin's Russia (oHe stares at the camera with the expression of a man who relaxes by strangling small furry animalso), and a lot more besides. By the end, if you do not feel wiser, richer in knowledge, more attuned to the universe . . . we wouldn't be at all surprised. But you'll have had a lot to laugh about!", During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, American humourist Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom,* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it on to the next generation, the generation after that and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience. By the end of this book, if you do not feel wiser, richer in knowledge, more attuned to the universe... We wouldn't be at all surprised. But you'll have had a lot to laugh about!, Now in paperback from the Pulitzer Prize winner, the hilarious New York Times -bestselling exploration of what generations can teach one another--or not. During the course of his life, Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom, and he is eager to pass it on. Among other brilliant, brand-new pieces, Dave shares home truths with his new grandson and his daughter Sophie; explores the hometown of his youth, where all the parents seemed to be having un- Mad Men -like fun; and dives into firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just plain crazy craziness of Vladimir Putin's Russia., The Birth of His Grandson made Dave Barry realize that it was high time he imparted some life lessons to his children and his children's children. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of any, so he wrote this book instead. In hilarious, never-before-published essays, Dave Barry passes on home truths to his grandson and daughter Sophie, who just got her Florida learner's permit ("How exciting! I'm going to kill myself!"); explores the hometown of his youth and the distinctly un-Mad Men-like fun the grownups seemed to be having; dives into the inanity of cable news, the loneliness of high school nerds, the perils of home repair, the soccer craziness of Brazil, the just plain crazy craziness of Putin's Russia; and much more. By the end, if you do not feel wiser and more attuned to the universe... we wouldn't be surprised. But you'll have had a lot to laugh about! Book jacket.
9780425280140 English 0425280144 "During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom,* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it on:to the next generation, the generation after that, and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience. In brilliant, brand-new, never-before-published pieces, Dave passes on home truths to his new grandson and to his daughter Sophie, who will be getting her learner's permit in 2015 (oSo you're about to start driving! How exciting! I'm going to kill myselfo). He explores the hometown of his youth, where the grown-ups were supposed to be uptight fifties conformists, but seemed to have a lot of un- Mad Men- like fun, unlike Dave's own Baby Boomer generation, which was supposed to be wild and crazy, but somehow turned into neurotic hover-parents. He dives into everything from the inanity of cable news and the benefits of Google Glass (oYou will look like a douchebago) to the loneliness of high school nerds (oYou will never hear a high school girl say about a boy, in a dreamy voice, 'He's so sarcastic!'o), from the perils of home repair to firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just plain crazy craziness of Vladimir Putin's Russia (oHe stares at the camera with the expression of a man who relaxes by strangling small furry animalso), and a lot more besides. By the end, if you do not feel wiser, richer in knowledge, more attuned to the universe . . . we wouldn't be at all surprised. But you'll have had a lot to laugh about!", During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, American humourist Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom,* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it on to the next generation, the generation after that and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience. By the end of this book, if you do not feel wiser, richer in knowledge, more attuned to the universe... We wouldn't be at all surprised. But you'll have had a lot to laugh about!, Now in paperback from the Pulitzer Prize winner, the hilarious New York Times -bestselling exploration of what generations can teach one another--or not. During the course of his life, Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom, and he is eager to pass it on. Among other brilliant, brand-new pieces, Dave shares home truths with his new grandson and his daughter Sophie; explores the hometown of his youth, where all the parents seemed to be having un- Mad Men -like fun; and dives into firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just plain crazy craziness of Vladimir Putin's Russia., The Birth of His Grandson made Dave Barry realize that it was high time he imparted some life lessons to his children and his children's children. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of any, so he wrote this book instead. In hilarious, never-before-published essays, Dave Barry passes on home truths to his grandson and daughter Sophie, who just got her Florida learner's permit ("How exciting! I'm going to kill myself!"); explores the hometown of his youth and the distinctly un-Mad Men-like fun the grownups seemed to be having; dives into the inanity of cable news, the loneliness of high school nerds, the perils of home repair, the soccer craziness of Brazil, the just plain crazy craziness of Putin's Russia; and much more. By the end, if you do not feel wiser and more attuned to the universe... we wouldn't be surprised. But you'll have had a lot to laugh about! Book jacket.