Barry, Dave

Collection of previously published columns.

A collection of essays from columns of the Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary.

Contains eighteen essays in which humorist Dave Barry discusses different aspects of adulthood, including fatherhood, celebrity, self-image, the battle of the sexes, technology, and parenting styles.

Dave Barry discusses a number of humorous topics such as family trips, bat mitzvah parties, and when his daughter will be 'allowed' to date.

Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in order to keep the secret safe away from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate Mister Grin.

Philip Horkman, a very happy man, and Jeffrey Peckerman, the only sane man in a world of jerks and morons, cross paths and embark on a crazy adventure involving soldiers, subversives, bears, revolutionaries, pirates, and a black ops team that does not exist.

Adventure-seeking LIttle Scallop sneaks off into forbidden waters in Neverland with her mermaid friends Aqua and Surf. But they run into trouble when they encounter a fierce storm and a strange ship sailed by men who would love to capture a mermaid. Little Scallop is caught up in the adventure she always wanted-- now, can she get out of it?.

Fearing that the sinister Lord Ombra was not destroyed, Peter and Molly travel to the land of Rundoon, which is ruled by the evil King Zarboff.