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Category: Book
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Phoenix Audio
Studio: Phoenix Audio
Manufacturer: Phoenix Audio
Label: Phoenix Audio
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 1597771597
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9781597771597
ASIN: 1597771597
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Product Description
One of the funniest writers around launches his latest collection of syndicated-column comedy-- and answers the question: "Just how "does" Oprah have the power to turn a 1957 Hotpoint toaster manual into a #1 bestseller?"
Amazon.com Review
"Booger." In case you're wondering, that's the title of a winning entry from a parody contest that Dave Barry's flagship paper, the Miami Herald, ran in 1989. There's more to Dave Barry than "boogers," of course--he's the McDonald's of American humor. One, nearly everybody likes him. Two, he's everywhere. Three--and this is the key--when you open one of his books, you know exactly what you're going to get: "Eugene is located in southwest Oregon, approximately 278 billion miles from anything." "If you're looking for a hearty entree that (1) is related to spiders; (2) is descended from a worm; and (3) has mutant baby-poopers walking around on its lips; then you definitely want a lobster." This collection of columns--sure to serve billions and billions--is called Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus. (Strangely, it isn't a parody of John Gray's series, even though there's nobody better equipped to do one.) Inside you'll find the same genial, absurd fantasies, riffs on clippings that Barry insists he is not making up, and bizarre personal adventures that are his trademark. Do you like hamburgers? Of course--and you'll like this book, too.
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 Not His Best Collection August 29, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Whilst From Mars and Venus certainly isn't Barry's best work it is not at the bottom of the list either. Published in 1997 it is rather dated in parts but a lot of the topics are still extremely relevant today. Barry has included photographs as well in this book which he doesn't always do, which are quite funny. In From Mars and Venus Barry covers topics such as synchronised swimming, laser tag, gravity, fashion tips for men, snowmobiles, snowboarding, dog sledding, Wheel of Fortune, Harley Davidson jerks, Classical Music, playing the part of a corpse in an Opera, Hilary Clinton asking him to lunch then declining because he wouldn't do it off the record, going on Oprah, annoying commercials and Florida drivers to name just a few. Definitely check out other non fiction collections such as Boogers are My Beat as well as his sensational fiction novels especially Tricky Business.
 Another Work of Pure Genius! August 25, 2005
This book is one of Dave Barry's best books ever. It has a multitude of really good columns in it, and my favorites are as follows:
"Warp Speed"--wherein Dave Barry discusses flying (and puking) in a fighter jet.
"The Avenging Death Killer of Doom"--wherein Dave Barry discusses playing laser tag.
"Saving Face"--wherein Dave Barry discusses laser tag again; this time regarding getting hit in the face with a laser gun.
"Brain Sludge"--wherein Dave Barry discusses how no one can remember the names of all the Supreme Court justices, but they can remember all the words to the "Robin Hood" TV show theme song from the 1950's.
"The Cigar Avenger"--wherein Dave Barry discusses getting the World's Best Water Gun and using it in a superherolike fashion.
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"One Potato, Two Potato..."--wherein Dave Barry discusses firing a potato cannon.
For those of you unfamiliar with Dave Barry's work, this book is hilarious and you desperately need to get it out of the library, at the very least.
And as for those of you familiar with Dave Barry's work, if you've read his previous works and liked them, then you also really need to read this one.
Most laugh-out-loud moments of the recent Barry July 8, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book gave me the most laugh-out-loud moments I can remember from a Barry book.
Some of my favorite columns in this one include "Speed Trap," regarding the abolishment of the national pretend speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Another is "Eureka!," regarding the invention of "buffalo-style" wings, which means (according to Barry) "to people who have been drinking beer." He theorizes that buffalo wings are the same bones over and over, run through the dishwasher before being re-served to customers.
Funny stuff, nothing new April 13, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a compilation of newspaper columns published by accomplished humorist Dave Barry. Barry's whose sarcastic and colorful brand of humor, coupled with a creative and liberal use of capital letters and punctuation and a tendency to flit from topic to topic, neatly anticipated the internet generation by several years.
Barry is funny, and I'm happy to say that his material ages very well. While he is often commenting on the story of the day, his emphasis is on the humor rather than the facts, and the humor still works (check in again in twenty years to see if that's still so).
I'm not sure whether I really recommend this, because it offers nothing (beyond an introduction) original. On the one hand, a fan of Barry could scour the internet and download all of his columns to save himself the purchase price. But on the other hand, Barry would probably prefer that you generate some extra royalties by buying the book.
are lobster related to insects: my answer is yes! February 6, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
i am an avid dave barry fan and this is one of the best book i have read. with the new topics of dave barry, you will laugh till you side hurts. some of the newer topics are "lobster related to insects?" and "insect intelligence" this book is great. also recommened is "dave barry in cyberspace" and "dave barry is not taking this sitting down" and one of the best is "dave barry talks back"
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