In addition to following up 1992's "Dave Barry Talks Back" with a collection of his weekly humor columns from the Miami Herald through 1994, this book also includes several longer pieces Dave Barry wrote for other publications, including one about the "natural" birth of his son, an expose of a Western Florida UFO hoax, and a couple of travelogues (of a sort) about a trip to China on the eve of Britain's withdrawal from Hong Kong and a boating trip to Bimini Bay. Also included is a rather serious (for Barry) column about his son being hit by a car while riding his bike, which is actually quite touching.

But of course, the staple of any Dave Barry book is the zany humor, and it is plentiful here, including among many other classic columns the infamous "Bad Song Contest." If you are a Dave Barry fan, you will enjoy this book, and if you haven't discovered him yet, this would be a fine place to start. ( )

I have always enjoy reading his writing in the newspaper long time ago. He makes everyday life a humor. ( )

This book is a collection of Dave Barry's best and funniest columns. They range from hilarious to quite serious and cover every subject imaginable.

He talks about a science fair project with ants for his son's school, snakes and other animals coming out of toilets, loud passengers on airplanes, pop-tarts blowing up toasters and setting houses on fire, boating trips to Bimini, UFOs in Florida, circumcision, Zebra mussels in bras, burglar alarms, criminals in New York, worst songs and lyrics, dating, Elvis' fans, grammar, teenagers at home alone, communication between men and women, communication with teenagers, yearbook photos, biking accidents, lawn mowers and even about Hong Kong and China.

All in all a very funny book. Some columns are longer, but most are only about 3-4 pages long. It's the perfect book if you need something lighter and funnier. Or don't have a lot of time and read in snippets. Dave knows how to take an ordinary every-day situation and turn it into something funny, or even ludicrous. ( )

Sparkling anthology of very funny feature articles by the engaging syndicated columnist. ( )

A collection of amusing anecdotes from the American writer, humorist and columnist Dave Barry. He finds all sorts of weird, crazy, stupid and funny stuff that people do, say or come up with all across the United States of America, and puts them into print.

Dave doesn't mind a drop of the droll, Dave doesn't. ( )