Новинки Дэйв Барри

A brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author Dave Barry.

We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, “What the hell is wrong with Florida?” Somehow, the state’s acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. Sure, there was the 2000 election. And people seem to take their pants off for no good reason. And it has flying insects the size of LeBron James. But it is a great state, and Dave is going to tell you why. Join him as he celebrates Florida from Key West at the bottom to whatever it is that’s at the top, from the Sunshine State’s earliest history to the fun-fair of weirdness and gunfire (“Our motto: ‘Come back! We weren’t firing at you!’”) that it is today.

It’s the most hilarious book yet from “the funniest damn writer in the whole country” (Carl Hiaasen, and he should know). By the end, you’ll have to admit that whatever else you might think about Florida—you can never say it’s boring.

In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble-not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them-but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital. In a fast-paced adventure with the monuments as a backdrop, the kids try to stay out of danger and out of the doghouse while trying to save the president from attack-or maybe not.

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog

A dark comic masterpiece—the first solo adult novel in more than a decade from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author.

Seth Weinstein knew Tina was way out of his league in pretty much any way you could imagine, which is why it continued to astonish him that he was on the plane now for their destination wedding in Florida. The Groom Posse had already sprung an airport prank on him, and he’d survived it, and if that was the worst of it, everything should be okay. Smooth sailing from now on.

Seth has absolutely no idea what he’s about to get into. In the next several hours, he and his friends will become embroiled with rioters, Russian gangsters, angry strippers, a pimp as big as the Death Star, a very desperate Haitian refugee on the run with her two children from some very bad men, and an eleven-foot albino Burmese python named Blossom. And there’re still two days to go before the wedding.

As it turns out, it’s not smooth sailing, it’s more like a trip on the Titanic. And the water below him is getting deeper every minute. By the end, amid gunfire, high-speed chases, and mayhem of the most unimaginable sort, violent men will fall, heroes will rise, and many lives will change.

Seth’s, not least of all.

In this action-packed finale to the Starcatchers series, Peter and Molly find themselves in the dangerous land of Rundoon, ruled by an evil king who enjoys watching his snake consume those who displease him. But that’s just the beginning of trouble for our heroes. Peter and Molly once again find themselves pitted against the evil shadow-creature, Lord Ombra, in a struggle to save themselves, not to mention the planet. It’s a wild desert adventure, with rockets, carpets and camels all flying through the air, zooming towards an unforgettable climax...

A ship draws near Mollusk Island, bringing an eerie passenger – a cloaked stranger who makes even the desperate pirate crew shake in fear. Lord Ombra is coming for Peter and the Lost Boys... Peter and Tinker Bell must travel to the mean streets of Victorian London on a mission to save the world from the forces of darkness – but can they survive the sinister Shadow Thieves? A must for Peter Pan fans – young or old – this action-packed magical adventure reveals even more of the boy-who-never-grew-up's past!

One of them is a bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. The other is a winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Together, they form the League of Comic Justice, battling evildoers in the name of . . . Okay, we made that line up. What they do form is a writing team of pure comic genius, and they will have you laughing like idiots.

Philip Horkman is a happy man-the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with goddamned jerks and morons, and he's having a really bad day. The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly escalating series of events that will send them running for their lives, pursued by the police, soldiers, terrorists, subversives, bears, and a man dressed as Chuck E. Cheese.

Where that all takes them you can't begin to guess, but the literary journey there is a masterpiece of inspiration and mayhem. But what else would you expect from the League of Comic Justice?

Все знают, кто такой Питер Пэн. А многим ли известно, как на самом деле связан Питер с тайным обществом Ловцов звезд? Или что может произойти с Питером, если его ранят отравленной стрелой? Жизнь на далеком острове Моллюск, где нашел пристанище летающий мальчик, далеко не так безоблачна, как ему хочется. Всем живущим там угрожает смертельная опасность. Воинственное и безжалостное племя воинов Скорпионов хочет поработить обитателей острова. Но все это не идет ни в какое сравнение с опасностями, которые поджидают Питера и его друзей в таинственном государстве Рандун, где правит жестокий и коварный король Зарбоф Третий. Именно там им…

Все знают, кто такой Питер Пэн. А многим ли известно, что самое грозное оружие Питера - это созревшее манго? Или кто хочет свести счеты с Питером больше, чем капитан Крюк? Жизнь на далеком острове Моллюск, где нашел пристанище летающий мальчик, далеко не так безоблачна, как ему хочется. Ведь на том же острове, совсем рядом, обитают пираты и безжалостный капитан Крюк, заклятый враг Питера. Но все это не идет ни в какое сравнение с опасностями, которые поджидают мальчика в далеком туманном Лондоне. Лорду Астеру и Молли, живущим в английской столице, грозит страшная опасность. И Питер летит им на помощь. Таинственный лорд Омбра -…

A brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.
Some people may wonder what this subject has to do with Dave Barry, since Dave's struggled hard against growing up his entire life-but the result is one of the funniest, warmest, most pitch-perfect books ever on that mystifying territory we call "adulthood."
In hilarious, brand-new pieces, Dave 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 to songs exploring topics such as how the horn on the bus goes* [*It goes: 'Beep! Beep! Beep!']"), self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrityhood, technology, parenting styles, certain unmentionable medical procedures ("There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of a vasectomy, except that: THEY CUT A HOLE IN YOUR SCROTUM."), and much more. It is a book of pure delight from the man one newspaper claimed "could become the most important American humorist since Mark Twain" (South Florida "Sun-Sentinel")...though, frankly, we think they were indulging in some adult beverages at the time. Watch a Video

Все знают, кто такой Питер Пэн. А многим ли известно, как Питер научился летать? Или как появились русалки? Или как звали капитана Хука, когда у него было две руки? Питера и четверо таких же, как он, сирот отправляют на ветхом корабле под названием "Гдетотам" к злобному королю Зарбофу. На борту Питер знакомится с симпатичной и мудрой Молли, которая к тому же знает дельфиний язык. В поисках хоть чего-нибудь съестного мальчик находит секретный груз: странный сундук, в котором хранится величайшее в мире сокровище - не золото, не драгоценности, а что-то более таинственное и опасное, дающее неограниченную власть... За сундуком начинается…

Orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious cargo the "greatest treasure on earth" - but is it gold, jewels, or something far more mysterious and dangerous? Adds to classic Peter Pan.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist comes one of the funniest, warmest, most delightful Christmas stories ever. My name is Doug Barnes, and this stuff happened on Christmas Eve in my town, which is Asquont, New York. The year is 1960,

Стоило ли делать карьеру миллионера, набивая газетами подушки безопасности и заставляя пьяного ветеринара делать бабам силиконовые груди, чтобы закончить жизнь гигантской розовой ракушкой с пистолетом в руках? Может, проще найти настоящую взрослую работу и смотреть из темного угла, как босс имеет твою невесту? Или спрятать миллион долларов в надувной лодке, оставив свой катер блондинке и шайке музыкантов, а самому отправиться на дно Атлантического океана? Гоняться ли за преступниками или выйти замуж за сутягу, а потом в одиночку растить дочь? Слушать концерт в доме престарелых или просаживать деньги в рулетку на ржавом корыте за пределами…

Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold-and the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger. Discover richly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated Molly, the scary but familiar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter. Treacherous battles with pirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerse the reader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries of the beloved Peter Pan.

In the city of Coconut Grove, Florida, these things happen: A struggling adman named Eliot Arnold drives home from a meeting with the Client From Hell. His teenage son, Matt, fills a Squirtmaster 9000 for his turn at a high school game called Killer. Matt’s intended victim, Jenny Herk, sits down in front of the TV with her mom for what she hopes will be a peaceful evening for once. Jenny’s alcoholic and secretly embezzling stepfather, Arthur, emerges from the maid’s room, angry at being rebuffed. Henry and Leonard, two hit men from New Jersey, pull up to the Herks’ house for a real game of Killer, Arthur’s embezzlement apparently not having been quite so secret to his employers after all. And a homeless man named Puggy settles down for the night in a treehouse just inside the Herks’ yard.

In a few minutes, a chain of events that will change the lives of each and every one of them will begin, and will leave some of them wiser, some of them deader, and some of them definitely looking for a new line of work. With a wicked wit, razor-sharp observations, rich characters, and a plot with more twists than the Inland Waterway, Dave Barry makes his debut a complete and utter triumph.

Комический триллер американского сатирика, лауреата Пулитцеровской премии Дэйва Барри повествует о том, как ядерный чемоданчик объединил судьбы ничего не подозревавших друг о друге людей: незадачливого рекламного агента, несчастной домохозяйки, подростков, киллеров, уличных головорезов, ФБРовцев и эмигрантов из России. Повествование, темп которого непрерывно взвинчивается, увлекает виртуозностью композиции, замечательным черным юмором и непредвиденными сюжетными виражами, где за доли секунды решается - жизнь или смерть. Для всех, кто любит живой юмор и не боится заглянуть за фасад американской демократии, чтобы ощутить все прелести их…

Complete with maps, histories, quaint local facts (France's National Underwear Changing Day is March 12), song lyrics, helpful hints on how to get through Customs (all insects must be spayed), and tidbits from Dave Barry's own fond vacation nightmares, this book features everything readers need to know in this incredibly insane comprehensive reference from a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.

At long last, Dave Barry, the dean of everything, lets you in on the deepest, darkest mysteries of life and answers your hysterical home purchase questions like they've never been answered before:
What's the best way to determine a realistic price range?
Take your total family income, including coins that have fallen behind the bureau, and any projected future revenue you have been notified about via personalized letters from Mr. Ed McMahon stating that you may already have won 14 million dollars. Then, multiply by something other than six.
Can you recommend a good mortgage?
There are several kinds: Fixed Rate, Variable Rate, and the bank's secret weapons, the Party Hat Mortgage and the Mortgage of the Living Dead.
How can I avoid spending money on do-it-yourself homeowner's projects?
Find a contractor. Their silent motto is "We Never Show Up." The Romans lived among the ruins. You must too.
Is there a secret to having a beautiful lawn?
Yes and no. If you fail to feed, fertilize, and water your lawn, it will die. However, if you feed, fertilize, and water your lawn, it will die.