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Book Review of Dave Barry Turns 50

Dave Barry Turns 50
Dave Barry Turns 50
Author: Dave Barry
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is my first book by Dave Berry and it is a hoot. It is definitely a trip down memory lane; the author takes the reader back through the significant parts of the 1950s through 1970s. I didn't know that Dave Barry got a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Commentary; he is the only humorist to do so.

This is the kind of book that a reader should keep at the bedside for the times when life seems a bit blah. The humor within the pages will have the reader laughing and smiling in no time. OK, so some of the humor is a bit junior high, but Dave infuses it with some kernels of wisdom and truth about the human condition. A fun read.

Selected Non-fiction
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs (1997)
Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus (1997)
** Dave Barry Turns 50 (1998)