I'll Mature when I'm Dead
Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood
Westminster, Md. : Books on Tape, [2010]
Format: Eaudiobook
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A brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.
In eighteen hilarious pieces, Dave Barry tackles everything from fatherhood, new fatherhood ("Over the next five years, you will spend roughly 45 minutes, total, listening to songs you like, and roughly 127,000 hours listening to songs exploring topics such as how the horn on the bus goes"), self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrity, and technology ("In the old days, the closest you could get to Twitter would be to mail dozens of postcards a day to everybody you know, each with a brief message like, 'Just had a caramel frappuccino. Yum!'"), to parenting styles, reality shows, certain medical procedures ("There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of a vasectomy"), and the ultimate adult, Jack " Damn it, Chloe, there's no time !" Bauer.
In all, it is an audiobook of pure delight from the man one newspaper said "could become the most important American humorist since Mark Twain" ( South Florida Sun-Sentinel ).
In eighteen hilarious pieces, Dave Barry tackles everything from fatherhood, new fatherhood ("Over the next five years, you will spend roughly 45 minutes, total, listening to songs you like, and roughly 127,000 hours listening to songs exploring topics such as how the horn on the bus goes"), self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrity, and technology ("In the old days, the closest you could get to Twitter would be to mail dozens of postcards a day to everybody you know, each with a brief message like, 'Just had a caramel frappuccino. Yum!'"), to parenting styles, reality shows, certain medical procedures ("There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of a vasectomy"), and the ultimate adult, Jack " Damn it, Chloe, there's no time !" Bauer.
In all, it is an audiobook of pure delight from the man one newspaper said "could become the most important American humorist since Mark Twain" ( South Florida Sun-Sentinel ).
Contents:
The elephant and the dandelion (a defense of men) -- If you will just shut up, I can explain: a man answers questions from women -- The heart of dadness: a letter to a first-time-father-to-be -- Dance recital -- Technology -- Solving the celebrity problem -- Tips for visiting Miami -- Dog ownership for beginners -- My Hollywood career: the big dumpster -- The ultimate script -- The full coward package -- The health-care crisis -- Colonoscopy -- A practical, workable plan for saving the newspaper business -- Judaism for Christians -- Fangs of endearment: a vampire novel -- A festival of grimness -- Father of the groom.
ISBN:
9780307737779 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 4:16:04.
Electronic resource.
Read by the author.
Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 61336 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.