Following the bestselling success of Dave's novel, Big Trouble, here is a hilarious new collection of columns from the writer critics have called "the funniest man in America."

What's been getting Dave Barry all worked up lately? What can possibly induce him to rise up - yes, actually out of his chair - in indignation? Well, lots of things. For instance . . .

The plague of low-flow toilets

Day trading and other careers that never require you to take off your bathrobe

The parent-misery quotient of school science fairs

Pine-sap transfusions for tired Christmas trees

The real skinny on the IRS, Donald Trump, the airlines, and so much more. .

This is a collection of greatest hits by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist of the MIAMI HERALD. Most of the material is very funny, with a few misses and a lot of smiles thrown in to keep us listening. Dick Hill reads the columns with the same wry, ironic, smart-alecky tone in which they're written. Hill reads in a pleasant, easy-to-follow voice and has a great sense of comic timing. He captures the mood of each piece and really seems to understand Barry's intentions. Take these columns a few at a time, though, because the material can grate on you. Too much satire is difficult to digest in one or two sittings. R.I.G. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

 

Dave Barry has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. His columns for the Miami Herald were syndicated worldwide, and he is the author of a number of bestselling books, including the recently published Peter and the Starcatchers with Ridley Pearson. He lives in Miami, where he drives very nervously.

Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down by Dave Barry
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