You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (Thorndike Press Large Print Core) - Hardcover

Barry, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410465373 ISBN 13: 9781410465375

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2014

Synopsis

A brilliantly funny exploration of the twin mysteries of parenthood and families from the Pulitzer Prize winner and "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Insane City."
In his "New York Times"-bestselling "I'll Mature When I'm Dead," Dave Barry embarked on the treacherous seas of adulthood, to hilarious results. What comes next? Parenthood, of course, and families.
In uproarious, brand-new pieces, Barry tackles everything from family trips, bat mitzvah parties and dating (he's serious about that title: "When my daughter can legally commence dating--February 24, 2040--I intend to monitor her closely, even if I am deceased") to funeral instructions ("I would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatner"), the differences between male and female friendships, the deeper meaning of "Fifty Shades of Grey," and a father's ultimate sacrifice: accompanying his daughter to a Justin Bieber concert ("It turns out that the noise teenaged girls make to express happiness is the same noise they would make if their feet were being gnawed off by badgers").
Let's face it: families not only enrich our lives every day, they drive us completely around the bend. Thank goodness we have Dave Barry as our guide!

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Review:

Praise for Dave Barry

"Despite years of medication, Dave Barry is still the funniest damn writer in the whole country. Let's hope he never grows up." --Carl Hiaasen

"Dave Barry is truly the funniest man living in the three-mile 'safe' zone off the shores of America." --Steve Martin

"This isn't a book to take on vacation, it "is "a vacation." --Janet Maslin, "The New York Times", on "I'll Mature When""I'm Dead"

Praise for YOU CAN DATE BOYS WHEN YOU'RE FORTY

"Humorous take on life . . . Barry offers a baby-boomer perspective on a faster-paced life of electronic gadgetry and the Internet and ponders the aging process, including getting mail marketing Medicare and watching Viagra commercials in the company of your children."--"Booklist "

Praise for Dave Barry

"Despite years of medication, Dave Barry is still the funniest damn writer in the whole country. Let's hope he never grows up." --Carl Hiaasen

"Dave Barry is truly the funniest man living in the three-mile 'safe' zone off the shores of America." --Steve Martin

"This isn't a book to take on vacation, it "is "a vacation." --Janet Maslin, "The New York Times", on "I'll Mature When""I'm Dead"

About the Author:

Dave Barry's recent bestselling books include "Insane City," "I'll Mature When I'm Dead," and "Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)." He lives in Coral Gables, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1410465373
• ISBN 13: 9781410465375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 239