Dave Barry is Not Making This Up [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]

by Dave Barry (Author, Narrator), Arte Johnson (Narrator)

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Yes, it's true: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dave Barry's columns get out of the paper and sent around more than those of any other columnist in America. Join Dave as he runs for president, plays Claptonesque guitar in the world's most literary band (The Rock-Bottom Remainders), and gets the real scoop on all those UFO sightings. Warning: Dave Barry has a knack for giving his readers a few laughs and lots of expensive merchandise (ordered from the Home Shopping Club). No, we're not making this up!

Product Details

• Audible Audio Edition
• Listening Length: 3 hours and 16 minutes
• Program Type: Audiobook
• Version: Unabridged
• Publisher: Phoenix Audio
• Audible.com Release Date: December 15, 1999
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0000545LE
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Barry at his best., January 25, 2001

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up (Paperback)

If you're already familiar with Dave Barry, all I need to say is that this book is unquestionably one of his best, along with "Dave Barry Talks Back", "Dave Barry Turns 40", and "Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need". If you aren't familiar with his work, all I can say is that he's one of the funniest writers I've ever encountered, and as long as you don't object to irreverence (read 'intentionally immature for effect') you will probably love his writing, too.

Ironically, this book contains my all-time favorite Dave Barry column, which happens also to be one of two of his columns I've ever read that are not humorous, but are decidedly serious. This column is "Uneasy Rider", the column about his twelve-year-old son having a semiserious bicycle accident; it is an immensely powerful description of what it feels like to be a parent in that situation. The book also contains the two or three columns that were the genesis of his later book, "Dave Barry's Book Of Bad Songs". If you have read that book, you'll have seen these columns, but if you haven't, you're in for a treat. (He runs a reader survey, and does two columns on the results, asking "what is the worst rock/pop song ever written?")

Marvellous book; I can't recommend it any higher.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Light and funny, May 31, 2001

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M. Stabile (Gwinnett County, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up (Paperback)

Being a huge Dave Barry fan, I had to read this book, and I was not disappointed. The book is a collection of columns he wrote, mostly from the early 1990's; presumably, these are his funniest and the ones that got the most responses from readers. And you'd be surprised the kind of responses he gets from readers, some of whom can't seem to grasp that Dave's columns are supposed to be funny.

I, unlike those readers, had no trouble finding the humor in this book. I've probably read it 100 times, and parts of it still crack me up. He writes mostly about unusual news stories sent in by "alert readers" regarding exploding toilets and other such oddities. Its format-short essays of about 2 or 3 pages each-makes it ideal for people with short attention spans, but others will enjoy it too. If you've never read a Dave Barry book, you need to start, and I'm guessing this one will help get you hooked.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Barry is 'Da Bomb..., February 1, 2006

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Holly Golightly (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up (Mass Market Paperback)

I have yet to read a Dave Barry book I didn't like. Although I had already read some of the stories in previous books - they were still funny. I usually have to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 to keep from getting bored while walking on the treadmill, but this book had me laughing hysterically. Two thumbs, way up!