An uproariously funny examination of what one generation can teach to anotherโor notโfrom the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author of You Can Date Boys When Youโre Forty and Insane City.
During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, Dave Barry has gained much wisdom* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it onโto 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 brilliant, brand-new, never-before-published pieces, Dave passes on home truths to his new grandson and to his daughter, Sophie (who will be getting her learnerโs permit in 2015, the thought of which scares Dave silly). He explores the hometown of his youth, when all the men went to the city in suits and hats but still seemed to be having un-Mad Men-like fun, and how they turned into the neurotic hover-parents of today. He dives into everything from Google Glass (bottom line: โYou feel like an idiotโ) to why men hate birthdays and anniversaries; from How to Speak Spanish to firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just-plain-crazy craziness of Putinโs Russia, and a lot more besides.
By the end, if you do not feel wiser, richer in knowledge, and more attuned to the universe-it wouldnโt be surprising. But youโll have had a lot to laugh about!
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