I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
B003KQMFQI | Format: PDF
I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood Description
Here's a brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.
Some people may wonder what this subject has to do with Dave Barry, since Dave's struggled hard against growing up his entire life - but the result is one of the funniest, warmest, most pitch-perfect books ever on that mystifying territory we call "adulthood".
In hilarious, brand-new pieces, Dave tackles everything from fatherhood, new fatherhood ("Over the next five years, you will spend roughly 45 minutes, total, listening to songs you like, and roughly 127,000 hours to songs exploring topics such as how the horn on the bus goes* [*It goes: 'Beep! Beep! Beep!']"), self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrityhood, technology, parenting styles, certain unmentionable medical procedures ("There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of a vasectomy, except that: THEY CUT A HOLE IN YOUR SCROTUM."), and much more. It is a book of pure delight from the man one newspaper claimed "could become the most important American humorist since Mark Twain" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)...though, frankly, we think they were indulging in some adult beverages at the time.
- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 4 hours and 16 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Audible.com Release Date: May 4, 2010
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003KQMFQI
Tears. They were rolling down my cheeks at the dentist's waiting room while I read this book, in a futile attempt to keep from laughing out loud. Oh how I love a new Dave Barry book.
And this material is truly new! Except for one essay, none of these pieces have been published before, which is rare for a Dave Barry book. And he is at the top of his game here, with 18 stories of what it means to be an adult.
Don't let the goofy low-rent cover fool you. Barry digs deep in this essay collection, and there is as much intelligent understanding and wisdom as humor. A couple of the essays are as touching as anything Anna Quindlen has written: The Heart of Dadness and Father of the Groom. These two moving explorations of parenthood brought on the tears again.
Barry will even make you call for a colonoscopy appointment. That's real power.
A few of my other favorite Dave Barry books:
Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need,
Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?,
Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States,
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys and
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