Ah yes, Dave Barry. He is a humorist that wrote columns for the Miami Harold for many years and is still pumping out hilarious books and articles into his 70s. His humor fits well in Florida, which is probably why he chose Florida as his home long ago.
My favorite book of his so far is Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland. Oh, BTW, I have a conveniently located amazon link for you right here just in case you would like to purchase one of his books.
Non-Fiction
- The Taming of the Screw (1983)
- Babies and Other Hazards of Sex: How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months With Tools You Probably Have Around the Home (1984)
- Stay Fit and Healthy Until You’re Dead (1985)
- Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week (1986)
- Dave Barry’s Guide to Marriage and/or Sex (1987)
- Homes and Other Black Holes (1988)
- Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States (1989)
- Dave Barry Turns 40 (1990)
- Dave Barry’s Only Travel Guide You’ll Ever Need (1991)
- Dave Barry Does Japan (1992)
- Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America With Three Chords and an Attitude (1994) (w/ Stephen King and others)
- Dave Barry’s Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides (1994)
- Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys (1996)
- Dave Barry in Cyberspace (1996)
- Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs (1997)
- Dave Barry Turns 50 (1998)
- Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions (2001)
- “My Teenage Son’s Goal in Life is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old” and Other Thoughts On Parenting From Dave Barry (2001)
- “The Greatest Invention in the History Of Mankind Is Beer” And Other Manly Insights From Dave Barry (2001)
- Dave Barry’s Money Secrets (2006)
- Dave Barry on Dads (2007)
- Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (So Far) (2007)
- I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood (2010)
- Hard Listening (2013) (w/ others)
- You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (2014)
- Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry (2015)
- Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (2015)
- For This We Left Egypt?: A Passover Haggadah for Jews and Those Who Love Them (2017, with Alan Zweibel and Adaansbach)
- Lessons from Lucy (2019)
Collected Columns
Dave Barry’s Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book (1985)
Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits (1988)
Dave Barry Talks Back (1991)
Dave Barry is NOT Making This Up (1995)
Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus (1997)
Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down (2000)
Boogers Are My Beat (2003)
Fiction
Peter Pan Series (w/ Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers (2004)
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (2006)
Escape from the Carnivale (2006)
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (2007)
Cave of the Dark Wind (2007)
Blood Tide (2008)
Peter and the Sword of Mercy (2009)
The Bridge To Neverland (2011)
The Worst Series
The Worst Class Trip Ever (2015)
The Worst Night Ever (2016)
Stand Alone Novels
Naked Came The Manatee (1998) (w/ about a dozen other FL authors)
Big Trouble (1999)
Tricky Business (2002)
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog (2006)
Science Fair (2007) (w/ Ridley Pearson)
Lunatics (2012) (w/ Alan Zweibel)
Insane City (2013)
