Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up

By: Dave Barry

Narrated by: Arte Johnson

Since Dave Barry writes about weird things, you might be tempted to think he has a weird brain. He does, of course, but that's not the whole explanation: A lot of the things he writes about—exploding Pop-Tarts, for example—are real. Join Dave as he examines UFO thrill-seekers and Elvis-worshippers, runs for president, and plays Claptonesque guitar in the world's most literary band that includes Stephen King (The Rock-Bottom Remainders).

In Dave's world, amazing but true adventures occur every day, as the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist investigates a ground-breaking anti-flatulence product recommended to him by a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; the ecologically dangerous shellfish attacking women's undergarments; and the epidemic of snakes currently appearing in people's toilets. Warning: Dave Barry has a knack for giving his listeners a few laughs and lots of expensive merchandise (ordered from the Home Shopping Club). No, we're not making this up!

©2006 Dave Barry (P)2006 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Perfect family road trip book

Enough humor to keep you awake, no language or topics that were too uncomfortable (actually there was one we skipped over). Info that kept us talking during stops. Bits and pieces that make you feel a little smarter for reading. Can't ask for more than that!

Dave Barry Makes Me Happy

I love Dave Berry. He makes me smile. He makes me laugh so hard I cry. And sometimes he makes me think. He can be tender and serious, as this book proves out. But mostly he just makes me happy. Sometimes I just can't take another heavy book, and I need a little fun and lightness in my life. That is the time to turn to Dave Barry.

Narrator Arte Johnson is perfect for this book. I just didn't want it to end.