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In a compilation of syndicated columns, the author takes on the dangers of improperly sized brassieres, low-flow toilets, day trading, school science fairs, the IRS, airlines, and pine sap transfusions for tired Christmas trees.
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ze-winning humorist Dave Barry is a pretty amiable guy. But lately, he’s been getting a little worked up. What could make a mild-mannered man of words so hot under the collar? Well, a lot of things–like bad public art, Internet millionaires, SUVs, Regis Philbin . . . and even bigger problems, like
· The slower-than-deceased-livestock left-lane drivers who apparently believe that the right lane is sacred and must never come in direct contact with tires
· The parent-misery quotient of last-minute school science fair projects
· Day trading and other careers that never require you to take off your bathrobe
· The plague of the low-flow toilets, which is so bad that even in Miami, where you can buy drugs just by opening your front door and yelling “Hey! I want some crack,” you can’t even sell your first born to get a normal-flushing toilet
Dave Barry is not taking any of this sitting down. He’s going to s
About the Author
Dave Barry has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. His columns for the Miami Herald were syndicated worldwide, and he is the author of a number of bestselling books, including the recently published Peter and the Starcatchers with Ridley Pearson. He lives in Miami, where he drives very nervously.
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- PublisherG K Hall & Co
- ISBN 10 0783894368
- ISBN 13 9780783894362
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages311
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