Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) (original 2007; edition 2007)

by Dave Barry

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Essays. Politics. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML:A brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck? That didn't happen. Right? 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 last 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). Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the hysterical in history.… (more)

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Title:	Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)
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I cannot tell you how bad this is. No let me tell you, it's as bad as Donald Trump's hair.. Need I say more (

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bergs47 | May 17, 2023 |

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BTRIPP | Aug 23, 2011 |

This is a compilation of Dave Barry's annual "Year in Review" columns from 2000 to 2007 (with a bonus section on Y1K). As always, he hits the nail right on the head. If you're a fan (as I am) and you look forward to his Year in Review column every year, you'll enjoy this re-read of 8 years in a row. Good fun! (

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tloeffler | Jul 6, 2010 |

This is a collection of his year end overviews written in his usual manner. Also includes a "catch-up" section to cover the first millennium! Funny as usual and a quick read. (

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addunn3 | May 7, 2009 |

This little number comprises Dave's year-end summaries (i.e. some of his very best work) from 2000-2006, plus an amusing rundown of that other millenium, i.e. the one from 1000-1999.

Although I'd read all of the yearly columns when they'd been published, I still enjoyed the chance to go through them in order. Yes, there's a patten Barry follows each year (a formula, if you're being picky), but his ability to revivify this form year after year is genius.

This book would be a great gift for Dave Barry fans. (

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mrtall | May 7, 2009 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Dave Barry	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Wax, Bill	Cover photographer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Frederic, Patrick	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ho, Andrea	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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As Abraham Lincoln once said, "Journalism is the first draft of history." (Foreword)

And so we stand together—the human race, plus the members of Limp Bizkit—poised on the brink of the year 2000.

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Essays. Politics. Nonfiction. Humor (Nonfiction.) HTML:A brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.
Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck?
That didn't happen. Right?
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 last 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).
Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the hysterical in history.

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