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ISBN: 0345444108

ISBN13: 9780345444103

Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down

By Michael Buckley

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Pulitzer Prize-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 stand up for the rights of all Americans against ridiculously named specialty "-chino" coffees and the IRS. Just as soon as he gets the darn toilet flushed.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0345444108

ISBN13:9780345444103

Release Date:October 2001

Publisher:Ballantine Group

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.58 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"

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Rated 5 stars
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll laugh again

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 31, 2001

Dave Barry himself deserves six stars at least. This is his latest hilarious collection of columns from papers across the nation. Mr. Barry is as gut-wrenchingly funny as ever. (And he got a toilet on the cover of the book)Among the intense, serious topics discussed in this are:*"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and their questioning system ("You call your mother DURING THE X-FILES??")*The new toilets and why we hate them so...

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Rated 5 stars
I laughed so hard I got an earache

By Thriftbooks.com User, December 14, 2000

Our local newspaper has been on strike for several years now, and not wanting to be a scab I stopped my subscription and had to cut myself off from the Dave Barry columns. So, when I bought "Dave Barry is not Taking This Sitting Down" for my sister's Christmas present, I decided she wouldn't mind if I did a bit of catching up on my favorite humor columnist.That was a mistake.I took it to bed with me and laughed so long and...

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Rated 5 stars
I'm so embarrassed

By Thriftbooks.com User, December 6, 2000

I first read this book in a quiet bookstore coffee shop. I don't think that the people studying at the tables around me appreciated it too much. I kept making strange noises in an effort not to laugh. After a little while I just started crying because it was so funny. About every 5 minutes I had to put it down and rest because my stomach hurt so much from laughing. Anyway, it's one of Barry's best and definitely a book...

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Rated 5 stars
Barry is still the funniest man in America

By Thriftbooks.com User, November 18, 2000

I'm not the most unbiased reviewer because I have to confess that I have read every book that Barry has ever written including his not so stellar novel. Still, I can't imagine anyone I'd ever want to have coffee with not thinking this book is hysterical. I'm always amazed at his turn of phrase and wit in every single article on any topic imaginable. Whether he's talking about flushing "acts of congress" (#2) down a low...

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Rated 5 stars
If you love to laugh...a must read!

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 12, 2000

This is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I'm 8 months pregnant and had to stop reading several times for fear that my laughter would cause harm to my unborn child! I would recommend not reading this book in public because the constant laughter will cause people to stare and point. I would highly recommend this book to everybody!

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