Dave Barry's Guide to Life

Dave Barry

Wings Books, 1991 - Humor - 372 pages

Four books in one volume by this best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and syndicated columnist. First time ever in hardcover, four of his hilariously funny hits. Line art throughout.

Contents

• How to Find Somebody to Go on Dates with and Eventually Get Married to Who Is Not a Total Jerk page: 1
• Living in Sin page: 13
• A Frank Mature Sensitive and Caring Discussion of Human Sexuality with Dirty Pictures page: 21

About the author

Dave Barry was born in Armonk, New York on July 3, 1947. He received an English degree from Haverford College in 1969. His early attempts at small-town journalism for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania, were directed towards local matters, such as zoning and sewage. In 1975, he briefly attempted to teach business writing to business people. Since then, he has worked as a professional humorist. For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He is the author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and young adult books. His novels include Big Trouble, Tricky Business, Lunatics, and Insane City. His nonfiction works include Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States, I'll Mature When I'm Dead, You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About, and Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry. His young adult books include the Starcatchers series and the Never Land series. Dave Barry's title, Best. State. Ever, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dave Barry's Guide to Life
• Author: Dave Barry
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Wings Books, 1991
• ISBN: 0517064863, 9780517064863
• Length: 372 pages
• Subjects: Humor / Form / Essays; Humor / General; Literary Criticism / American / General