| Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up Contributor(s): Barry, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449909735 ISBN-13: 9780449909737 Publisher: Ballantine Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1995 Annotation: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP Dave Barry wouldn't lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it: a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas ("I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest levels of government"); a newspaper headline in Ohio announces the combustibility of strawberry Pop-Tarts ("A story that can really help you gain a better understanding of how you can be killed by breakfast snack food"); a frightening fact that snakes have mastered the pipelines leading directly to your toilet--and they're not shy ("Many women might view this as a fair punishment for all the billions of times that guys have left the seat up"). Get up-close with Dave as he examines UFO thrillseekers and Elvis- worshippers, plays lead guitar with a horrifying rock band that includes Stephen King, and swears to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...so God help you! "BARRY IS AT HIS BEST." --The Baltimore Sun "HE ZAPS THE FUNNY BONE." --The Cincinnati Post |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays - Humor | Topic - Marriage & Family - Humor | Form - Trivia |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| LCCN: 94090797 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.34" W x 8.28" (0.48 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - You can't make this stuff up. Dave Barry wouldn't lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it. Get up-close with Dave as he examines UFO thrillseekers and Elvis-worshippers, plays lead guitar with a horrifying rock band that includes Stephen King, and swears to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in stories like these: - a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas (I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest levels of government) - a newspaper headline in Ohio announces the combustibility of strawberry Pop-Tarts (A story that can really help you gain a better understanding of how you can be killed by breakfast snack food) - a frightening fact that snakes have mastered the pipelines leading directly to your toilet--and they're not shy (Many women might view this as a fair punishment for all the billions of times that guys have left the seat up). Barry is at his best. --The Baltimore Sun He zaps the funny bone. --The Cincinnati Post |