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A Field Guide to the Jewish People by Dave Barry; Adam Mansbach; Alan Zweibel
Category: Popular History
The last book on Judaism you will ever have to buy, this hilarious tome from three comedy legends contains the sweetness of an apricot rugelach and all the wisdom of a matzoh ball.Why do random Jewish holidays keep springing up unexpectedly? Why are yarmulkes round? Who was the first Jewish comedian? T ...Show more
Cave of the Dark Wind, The (Never Land #2) by Dave Barry
Category: Children's
When they find a forbidden cave feared by the Mollusk tribe to be the lair of a creature known only as "the Goat Taker", the Lost Boys cannot resist trying to discover its secrets. But soon they are fleeing through a terrifying underground labyrinth, chasing clues to a cursed treasure, pursued by Captai ...Show more
Escape From the Carnivale (Never Land #1) by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Category: Junior Fiction
Little Scallop, princess of Mollusk Island, is gliding through the enchanted waters of Mermaid Lagoon with her twin mermaid friends, Surf and Aqua. But the moonlight magic shatters when Surf is captured and taken prisoner aboard the Carnivale - Ebenezer Crookshank's sinister floating circus. As Captain ...Show more
For This We Left Egypt?: A Passover Haggadah for Jews and Those Who Love Them by Dr Dave Barry
Category: Judaica
The book you hold before you is no ordinary Haggadah. If you ve ever suffered through a Seder, you re well aware of the fact that the entire evening can last as long as the exodus from Egypt itself. There are countless stories, dozens of blessings, and far too many handwashings while the meal turns cold ...Show more
I'll Mature When I'm Dead : Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood by Dave Barry
Category: Comedy/Satire
A brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. Some people may wonder what this subject has to do with Dave Barry, since Dave's struggled hard against growing up his entire life-but the result is one of the funniest, warmest, most pitch-per ...Show more
Insane City by Dave Barry, Dr.
Category: Fiction
A dark comic masterpiece--the first solo adult novel in more than a decade from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author. Seth Weinstein knew Tina was way out of his league in pretty much any way you could imagine, which is why it continued to astonish him that he was on the plan ...Show more
Lessons from Lucy - The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry
Category: Gift and Humour
In this "little gem" (Washington Independent Review of Books), Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Barry learns how to age happily from his old but joyful dog, Lucy. As Dave Barry turns seventy--not happily--he realizes that his dog, Lucy, is dealing with old age ...Show more
Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster) - Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry by Dave Barry
Category: Humour
A New York Times Bestselling Author During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, Dave Barry has learned much wisdom, he is eager to pass it on -- to the next generation, the generation after that, and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience.In b ...Show more
Lunatics by Dave Barry, Dr.
Category: Fiction
Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for a local kids' soccer league. Jeffrey Peckerman is the proud and loving father of a star athlete in the girls' ten-and-under soccer league, and he's not exactly happy with the ref. The two of them ...Show more