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Dave Barry

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in Armonk, New York, The United States

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Nonfiction, Humor, Children's Books

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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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THE ANSWER IS: MUCUS FROM A SNAIL

What is snail mucus? That was the question posed by researchers

(Thanks to John Lobert)

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Average rating: 3.98 · 288,849 ratings · 22,643 reviews · 169 distinct works • Similar authors

	Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author), Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrations) 4.05 avg rating — 77,276 ratings — published 2004 — 81 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) 4.17 avg rating — 36,027 ratings — published 2006 — 58 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 — 23,138 ratings — published 2007 — 37 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 3.84 avg rating — 15,464 ratings — published 1999 — 57 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 — 13,906 ratings — published 2009 — 27 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
	Swamp Story 3.87 avg rating — 7,733 ratings — published 2023 — 5 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 4.09 avg rating — 6,382 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
	Insane City 3.79 avg rating — 6,817 ratings — published 2013 — 17 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 3.93 avg rating — 6,045 ratings — published 1994 — 23 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
	Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland 3.82 avg rating — 6,126 ratings — published 2016 — 10 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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Dave Barry (Goodreads Author),

Ridley Pearson

4.11 avg rating — 155,785 ratings

The Worst (2 books)
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Dave Barry (Goodreads Author),

Jon Cannell (Illustrator)

3.98 avg rating — 4,529 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 50

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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Its time for the holidays!! For the December 2013 book selection poll, we have a group of Christmas books to choose from ranging in holiday classic - to holiday comedy. ▬ This poll will remain open until Saturday November 23rd or until all 10 votes have been cast.

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
by: Christopher Moore

4 votes, 44.4%

A Christmas Story
by: Jean Shepherd

2 votes, 22.2%

Santa Responds: He's Had Enough...and He's Writing Back!
by: Santa Claus

2 votes, 22.2%

Skipping Christmas: Christmas with The Kranks
by: John Grisham

1 vote, 11.1%

A Christmas Carol
by: Charles Dickens

0 votes, 0.0%

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog
by: Dave Barry

0 votes, 0.0%

9 total votes

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