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Dave Barry Turns 50 (1998)

von Dave Barry

Weitere Autoren: Bill Wax (Cover photographer)

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday Night Live!, the New Age movement, and call waiting. Here Dave pinpoints the glaring signs that you've passed the half-century mark: - You are suddenly unable to read anything written in letters smaller than Marlon Brando. - You have accepted the fact that you can't possibly be hip. You don't even know if "hip" is the right word for hip anymore, and you don't care. - You remember nuclear-attack drills at school wherein you practiced protecting yourself by crouching under your desk, which was apparently made out of some kind of atomic-bomb-proof wood. - You can't name the secretary of defense, but you can still sing the Mister Clean song. So pop open a can of Geritol®, kick back in that recliner, grab those reading glasses, and let the good times roll--before they roll right over you!… (mehr)
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Usually I prefer Barry's columns, but this is a terrific read. It's unexpectedly informative, because he includes some terrific history. I love thinking about how he'd react to hearing that the decade he grew up in is history to me. And guess what? I'm not young. But read this book anyway. It's fun and funny and will make you feel a little better about your inevitable decay. ( )
  Deborah_Markus | Aug 8, 2015 |
Great fun for Baby Boomers! Barry starts with 1947 and reviews the "highlights" of each year until 1974, then continues with eight other chapters covering retirement, staying young, and other helpful hints for aging gracefully. Or not. ( )
  tloeffler | Mar 3, 2013 |
A light but entertaining read. I read this in snippets, but had a good laugh with it. ( )
  thioviolight | Mar 1, 2010 |
Not Dave's funniest book: mostly a list of fads in the years when one born in 1947 was young. And sometimes he doesn't even try to be funny, like when he is on the theme of draft dodging during the Vietnam war; here he tries to be very unfunny and succeeds.
A few intermittent laughs is in there though, and a bit of sweet nostalgia for baby boomers too. ( )
  jahn | Feb 13, 2009 |
A bit of a disappointment; not nearly as funny as Dave Barry Turns 40. More a review of the years during which Dave grew u (if he can be said to have done so) than anything about turning 50. Some humorous observations about the sixties, but some of the material appears to be recycled. Not one of his better books. ( )
  Jim53 | Jun 3, 2008 |
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday Night Live!, the New Age movement, and call waiting. Here Dave pinpoints the glaring signs that you've passed the half-century mark: - You are suddenly unable to read anything written in letters smaller than Marlon Brando. - You have accepted the fact that you can't possibly be hip. You don't even know if "hip" is the right word for hip anymore, and you don't care. - You remember nuclear-attack drills at school wherein you practiced protecting yourself by crouching under your desk, which was apparently made out of some kind of atomic-bomb-proof wood. - You can't name the secretary of defense, but you can still sing the Mister Clean song. So pop open a can of Geritol®, kick back in that recliner, grab those reading glasses, and let the good times roll--before they roll right over you!

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