Dave Barry

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July 03, 1947 in Armonk, New York, The United States

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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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A GRATEFUL WORLD REJOICES

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Books by Dave Barry

Average rating: 3.93 · 65,012 ratings · 6,919 reviews · 73 distinct works

	Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.00 avg rating — 17,197 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions	My rating:
	Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.11 avg rating — 10,053 ratings — published 2006 — 29 editions	My rating:
	Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.15 avg rating — 6,034 ratings — published 2007 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Big Trouble 3.72 avg rating — 4,159 ratings — published 1999 — 29 editions	My rating:
	Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4) by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Jim Dale (Narrator) 4.14 avg rating — 3,064 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up by Dave Barry, Jeff MacNelly (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 1,561 ratings — published 1994 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States 4.00 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Dave Barry's Greatest Hits 3.93 avg rating — 1,475 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys 3.86 avg rating — 1,368 ratings — published 1995 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need 3.73 avg rating — 1,133 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Series by Dave Barry

Peter and the Starcatchers (5 books)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson

4.06 avg rating — 36,762 ratings

Never Land Adventure (3 books)
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson

3.57 avg rating — 849 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

1,734 people liked it

“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

888 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

628 people liked it

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