Dave Barry's Homes and Other Black Holes: The Happy Homeowner's Guide to Ritual Closing Ceremonies, Newton's First Law of Furniture Buying, the Lethal ... Perils of the (Beeler Large Print Series) - Hardcover

Barry, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574905376 ISBN 13: 9781574905373

Publisher: Thomas t Beeler, 1995

Synopsis

The Happy Homeowners guide to ritual closing ceremonies, Newton's first law of furniture buying the lethal chemicals man, and other perils of the American Dream

About this title

Review:

So much classic humor comes from anxiety--think of all the befuddled "little men," from James Thurber to Bud Abbott to Woody Allen. One of the most breakdown-inspiring activities in modern life is buying a house, and Dave Barry is a battle-scarred vet of the whole real estate experience. This book is his therapy.

There's nobody better than Barry to mine this territory, and every page of Dave Barry's Homes and Other Black Holes yields up nuggets of the good stuff. Here are a few words from somebody who has been there, done that: "Most experts recommend that, for maximum effectiveness, you should look at forty-five or even fifty houses per day. Experienced home shoppers often reach the point where they can leap out of the real estate broker's car, look at a house, and get back into the car before it reaches a complete stop."

The book also discusses the myriad details of settling into your new life, including a section on making new enemies, dealing with contractors, and redecorating. "The main tip you will pick up is that if you want your house to look really nice, you do not necessarily have to have professional training or even a 'flair' for design; all you need is to have more money than the human mind can comprehend."

As always, Barry is assisted throughout by the illustrations of Jeff (Shoe) MacNelly, making Dave Barry's Homes and Other Black Holes a very funny book and excellent housewarming gift. --Michael Gerber

From the Publisher:

This is everything you feared about owning and occupying a home. Although Dave always tells the worst, you're chuckling so hard that you actually learn what to do about it!

An indispensable gift for anyone you know who is thinking about buying a house. And if you're thinking of buying one yourself, this is a must-have!

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas t Beeler
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1574905376
• ISBN 13: 9781574905373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 115
• Illustrator: MacNelly Jeff