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Title: Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys by Dave Barry, John Ritter ISBN: 1-59007-164-6 Publisher: New Millennium Audio Pub. Date: April, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Perhaps The Funniest Book I've Ever Read
Comment: Dave Barry's Complete Guide To Guys is, quite possibly, the most hilarious book I have ever read. Basically, Barry sums up all the stereotypes involving guys, not men, guys. Every page made me laugh out loud. I never got tired of it. I found myself nodding in recognition at almost everything written while I laughed until I cried. One of my personal favorite things that Dave Barry does in this book is his spectacular use of footnotes. He will have a sentence followed by a number corresponding to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It is always something hilariously random with very funny shock value. Dave Barry also includes many wonderful anecdotes on actual experiences with guy behavior, such as a bizarrely idiotic club initiation and an organization known as the Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts just to list a few. Anybody who is a fan of gender-related humor, either a guy or a gal, is sure to get a kick out of this fantastically entertaining work of literature.
Rating: 5
Summary: We're all guys -- Barry just admits it.
Comment: I just recently re-read this book for the umpteenth time only to confirm my suspicions -- that it is, in fact, just as funny as all of the other times I've read it. Dave Barry is a true guy. He's more than a guy, in fact, he is a guy so secure in his guyitude that he can point out everything it means to be a guy and divulge all of our secrets to members of the extreme opposite gender. From the truth about urinal etiquitte to our tendency to try to repair everything even remotely mechanical despite our utter lack of skill or talent, Barry nails all members of our gender down perfectly. This is easily his best book -- just as sharp, funny, and most importantly, TRUE, as it was the day it was first published.
Rating: 4
Summary: don't drink anything while reading this
Comment: Dave Barry begins with the difference between men and guys. Men are mature; guys are - well, the very opposite. A few parts of this book are weak and could have used some sharpening up, but mostly the "Guide' is hilarious. Particularly amusing is the quiz to determine whether or not you are a guy, as well as the dead-on sections on sports - "Hitler was a bad person, but he did not miss important free throws in the middle of the playoffs."
Also amusing is the dialogue between Elaine and Roger. With just a few lines, Barry shows the vast gulf between men and women communication-wise and makes the reader pessimistic about ever being able to cross it. Men, Barry explains, have not evolved much since their cavemen days, and when it comes to commnicating with their mate, bumble around much like a dog trying to remember if its human gave it permission to pee inside. While much of this is obviously exaggerated, much rings eerily true.
Forget the relationship gurus with their own talk-shows, and read this book instead.
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Title: Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry ISBN: 0345431138 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dave Barry's Greatest Hits by Dave Barry ISBN: 0345419995 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus by DAVE BARRY ISBN: 0345425782 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 14 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up by Dave Barry ISBN: 0449909735 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 11 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
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Title: Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States by Dave Barry ISBN: 0345416600 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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