New Releases by Dave Barry

In The Greatest Invention in the History of Mankind Is Beer and Other Manly Insights from Dave Barry Dave goes on a testosterone riff, enlightening all about the intricacies of being male. At higher levels, testosterone causes destructive male behavior, the two most terrible kinds being: 1. War. 2. Do-it-yourself projects.

Here are four of the funniest books from Dave Barry. Follow his handyman hints and see how easy it is to beat a home into submission; to earning raves as a lover and a parent; and discover the key steps to kicking, scratching and cheating your way up the corporate ladder.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave''s, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday Night Live!, the New Age movement, and call waiting. Here Dave pinpoints the glaring signs that you''ve passed the half-century mark: - You are suddenly unable to read anything written in letters smaller than Marlon Brando. - You have accepted the fact that you can''t possibly be hip. You don''t even know if "hip" is the right word for hip anymore, and you don''t care. - You remember nuclear-attack drills at school wherein you practiced protecting yourself by crouching under your desk, which was apparently made out of some kind of atomic-bomb-proof wood. - You can''t name the secretary of defense, but you can still sing the Mister Clean song. So pop open a can of Geritol®, kick back in that recliner, grab those reading glasses, and let the good times roll--before they roll right over you!

Chroniques déjantées d''Internet... et autres cyberdélires parodie les manuels d''informatique pour Neuneu. De l''âge des cavernes jusqu''à Windows 98, en passant par le traitement de texte, vous saurez enfin comment acheter et installer un ordinateur. L''auteur définit une poignée de termes techniques : \" ... plus un ordinateur possède de RAM (mémoire), plus vite il peut générer un MESSAGE D''ERREUR \". Et puis, c''est meilleur des guides qui vous prend par la main jusqu''au COMDEX à Las Vegas, le festival de Cannes de l''informatique, avec un petit détour par l''Adultdex, l''équivalent des Hot d''Or. Tous les singes de ponctuation bizarroïdes qu''on rencontre sur Internet n''auront plus de secret pour vous et vous deviendrez à votre tour aussi original que tout le monde. Enfin, vous assisterez à des dialogues en direct passionnants (\" Y''a quelqu''un du Texas, ici ? \") ainsi qu''à la fabuleuse histoire d''amour en ligne entre mme Ptate et Ray Adverb.

The humorist presents a selection of more than fifty one-of-a-kind gifts for the discriminating individual, furnishing vendor names, prices, and addresses for such treasures as elephant-print Republican pants and a capsule of rodent bones regurgitated by an owl.

If you''re not already acquainted--nay, infatuated--with the works of the man who the New York Times calls \"the funniest man in America,\" you can get cracking right now with this all-time favorite collection of Dave Barry''s humor columns. Dave Barry''s Bad Habits won''t rot your teeth, cause your insurance premiums to go up, or make your kids go cross-eyed if they sit too close to it. It will, however, make you laugh so hard your middle actually moves (the best exercise, and possibly the only kind you''ll be interested in after forty). Here, preserved for all time, are Barry''s profoundest musings on such topics as how to get kids to stop smoking (eliminate tenth grade), what to do if your car is making loud noises (turn up the radio), and a solution to the battle of the sexes (let the men do housework, say, for the next six thousand years to even things up). Together they serve to expose the little insanities of everyday life and assure us that we''re not completely alone in a world gone mad.

The award-winning author and syndicated columnist shares his humorous observations on his trip to Japan, sharing his thoughts on culture shock in all its numerous forms--from kabuki to public bathing. Reprint.

Yet another collection of wit and wisdom by Pulitzer Prize–winning humorist and author Dave Barry. This collection of essays explores a range of topics including traffic cops, dentists, and Congress. "Want to impress your friends? Tell them you read the latest work by the 1988 Pulitzer Prize-winner for commentary. Just don''t tell them it''s full of booger jokes".--Orange County Register

Dave Barry tackles the fitness industry in this classic spoof of health and diet books everywhere.AUTHORBIO: DAVE BARRY is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald journalist whose articles appear in hundreds of newspapers each week. He is the author of more than 20 books and lives in Miami, Florida.

A syndicated humorist discusses natural breathing and techniques to endure the ordeal of baby showers