{"product_id":"p-36-4-ch_03-12-25_pha_h00004bz","title":"Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down!","description":"\u003cp\u003eDave is back -- and he's not taking this sitting down!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's been getting Dave Barry all worked up lately? What can possibly induce him to rise up -- yes, actually out of his chair -- in indignation? Well, lots of things. For instance:\u003cbr\u003e\nThe plague of low-flow toilets (very important!)\u003cbr\u003e\nThe monumental parent-misery quotient of school science fairs\u003cbr\u003e\nHow the U.S. Army \"lost\" a one-million-dollar missile launcher\u003cbr\u003e\nThe hidden dangers of wasabi\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Specialty\" coffees\u003cbr\u003e\nCelebrity low-fat, low-carbohydrate, low-everything diets\u003cbr\u003e\nDisasters at the FearPlex movie theaters\u003cbr\u003e\nHis dangerous voyage through a cruise ship buffet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYes, all that, plus the real skinny on the IRS, airlines, Donald Trump, and so much more. It's all here in this new collection of columns from the writer we know as \"the funniest man in America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\nPeople often ask me: \"Dave, what is the best thing about being a professional humor columnist?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI always answer: \"The best thing is that I can help others and make the world a better place.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen everyone has a hearty laugh, because, of course, I am lying. In fact, that's one of the great things about being a humor columnist: You can lie! You get PAID to lie! What other profession can say that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI have a wonderful job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy any objective standard of measurement, there is no better profession than humor columnist. That is why so many people want my job. It looks so easy! In fact, as you read the columns in this book, you may find yourself thinking: \"Hey, I could do this. Any random person could do this!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is where you are wrong, my friend. It takes a very special kind of random person to be a humor columnist. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people try their hand at this demanding profession. After a few months, almost all of them have given up and gone back to the ninth grade., ISBN13: 9780609600672 ISBN10: 0609600672 Material Type: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CheapBookDepot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124786679971,"sku":"P.36.4 CH_03-12-25_PHA_H00004BZ","price":11.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/9227\/5107\/files\/9114bTF3cVL.jpg?v=1754824333","url":"https:\/\/usedbookdepot.com\/products\/p-36-4-ch_03-12-25_pha_h00004bz","provider":"Used Book Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}