Dave Barry

Website:Dave Barry
Birthplace: Armonk, NY
Current Residence: Miami, FL
Setting: Various
Genre: Humor, Mystery









Dave Barry (1947-) is a nationally well known humor columnist. His syndicated column appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 2004, he left the Miami Herald to spend more time with his family and pursue other writing interests. Dave Barry lives in Miami with his family.




Book List

Fiction
Insane City (2013)
Lunatics (Jan 2012) with Alan Zweibel
Naked Came the Manatee (1997) with Carl Hiaasen, Les Standiford, Paul Levine, Edna Buchanan, James W. Hall, Carolina Hospital, Evelyn Mayerson, Tananarive Due, Brian Antoni, Vicki Hendricks, John Dufresne and Elmore Leonard.
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog (2006)
Tricky Business (2002)
Big Trouble (1999)

Children's Books

Blood Tide: A Never Land Book (2008)
Science Fair (2008) co-written with Ridley Pearson
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (2007) co-written with Ridley Pearson.
Cave of the Dark Wind co-written with Ridley Pearson (2007)
Escape from the Carnivale co-written with Ridley Pearson (2006)
Peter and the Shadow Thieves co-written with Ridley Pearson (2006)
Peter and the Starcatchers co-written with Ridley Pearson (2004)



Peter and the Starcatchers

Nonfiction

Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) (2007)
Dave Barry's Money Secrets (2006)
Boogers Are My Beat (2003) - collected columns
Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions (2002)
Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down - collected columns (2000)
Dave Barry Turns 50 Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus - collected columns (1998)
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs (1997)
Dave Barry in Cyberspace Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys (1995)
Dave Barry's Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides (1994)
Dave Barry is NOT Making This Up - collected columns (1994)
Dave Barry Does Japan Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need (1992)
Dave Barry Talks Back - collected columns Dave Barry Turns 40 (1991)
Dave Barry Slept Here Dave Barry's Greatest Hits - collected columns (1989)
Homes and Other Black Holes: Happy Homeowner's Guide (1988)
Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage And/or Sex (1987)
Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book - collected columns (1985)
Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week (1986)
Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead (1985)
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)
The Taming of the Screw Dave Barry's Guide to Life (1983)
The World According to Dave Barry (includes Dave Barry Talks Back/Dave Barry's Greatest Hits) (1994)
"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)

See Dave Barry books with a Florida setting.
See also It Takes Place in Florida: Humorous.

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