{"product_id":"dave-barrys-history-of-the-millennium-so-far-paperback","title":"Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That didn't happen. Right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But what did happen? To provide a little perspective on a really messed-up millennium (so far), the one and only Dave Barry slips into his historian's robe (it's plush terrycloth) and revisits the defining moments in our country's recent history, from the Bush years to-jeez, it's still the Bush years! As an added bonus, Barry quickly \"we're busy here\" tosses in the complete history of the \u003ci\u003elast\u003c\/i\u003e millennium, covering crucial turning points such as the invention of the pizza by Leonardo da Vinci and the computer by Charles Babbage (who died in 1871 still waiting to talk to tech support). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the \u003ci\u003ehysterical\u003c\/i\u003e in history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1983 to 2004, \u003cb\u003eDave Barry\u003c\/b\u003e wrote a weekly humor column for \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, which in 1988 won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. He is the author of more than thirty books, including such bestsellers as the nonfiction \u003ci\u003eLive Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Can Date Boys When You're Forty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI'll Mature When I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; the novels \u003ci\u003eBig Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTricky Business\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInsane City\u003c\/i\u003e; the very successful YA Peter Pan novels (with Ridley Pearson); and his Christmas story \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. Two of his books--\u003ci\u003eBig Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDave Barry's Guide to Guys\u003c\/i\u003e--have been turned into movies. For a while, his life was even a television series, \u003ci\u003eDave's World\u003c\/i\u003e, but then it was canceled. The series. Not the life. For many years, Dave was also a guitarist with the late, infamous, and strangely unlamented band the Rock Bottom Remainders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.2 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377169055922,"sku":"9780425221655","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b020e9174d2f86acea3d54287e1f23ba.webp?v=1777721014","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dave-barrys-history-of-the-millennium-so-far-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}