Barry, Dave (1947—)
Dave Barry, a bestselling author and a syndicated humor columnist based in Miami, is a significant player in the great American tradition of humor writing. Like Finley Peter...
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When syndicated humor columnist, author, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Dave Barry discusses his motivations for writing about everyday life in the modern world, he could tell his audience that he does it ...
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Almost 25 million phone numbers were added to the federal government's Do Not Call list in fiscal 2006, demonstrating that more and more Americans don't want their dinners disturbed by telemarketer...
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Political and media insiders joined family and friends Monday to share a last public laugh and remember the antics of humor columnist Art Buchwald.Buchwald's family and a selection of heavy hitters...
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Political and media insiders joined family and friends Monday to share a last public laugh and remember the antics of humor columnist Art Buchwald.Buchwald's family and a selection of heavy hitters...
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Today is Tuesday, July 3, the 184th day of 2007. There are 181 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ended in a majo...
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THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS: ONE GRUMP’S SEARCH FOR THE HAPPIEST PLACES IN THE WORLDBy Eric WeinerTwelve, 329 pages, $25.99
To earlier civilizations, happiness was not just a state of mind but a p...
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This year's BookExpo America will be a story of networking, the old way and the new.Starting Thursday, thousands of authors, publishers, booksellers and librarians will gather at the Jacob Javits C...
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As you may have been able to tell from The New York Times' diabetes series (following its series on gold), it's Pulitzer season and everyone's trying to jump on the multi-part bandwagon. Even Marke...
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