Class Clown
The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up
$42.43
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
19 June 2025
Summary
America’s most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything.
How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people?
In Class Clown, Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there was no internet—…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668021781 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668021781 |
| Author: | Dave Barry |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
”[Barry’s] prose style hasn’t matured… . It’s as ideally sophomoric as ever, if more rueful around the edges, what with civilization aflame and all that… . . Class Clown, as funny books go, is a home run.” – Dwight Garner * The New York Times *
”[Barry] he honed his comedy with craftsmanship worthy of P.G. Wodehouse or Dorothy Parker, and he became the most popular humor columnist of his generation… . Barry reconstructs his life more than remembers it, stitching his story together from things he wrote at the time. Because those pieces were so wonderfully funny, sampling them again is a delight for his fans.” – David von Drehle * The Washington Post *
“Everyone who meets Dave Barry says ‘he’s the funniest guy I know.’ But the story behind this funny guy is also - surprise! - funny. And heartfelt, tender, colorful, fascinating, and really, really funny. You’ll love it!” – Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie
“Class Clown is the prolific writer’s first real memoir, and it’s as poignant as it is funny… . Barry is to humor what Stephen King is to horror.” – Donald Liebenson * The Washington Post *
“Dave Barry, who decades ago retired the trophy as America’s funniest writer, is a great writer, period – a master of every word. Class Clown is rib-achingly funny, but also wise and tender and piercingly honest, the story of a life dedicated to the truths that so often can only be spoken through humor.” – Scott Turow
“Class Clown is funny, and that makes some of the recollections that are darkest and probably hardest stand out.” – Scott Simon * “Weekend Edition,” NPR *
“Hilarious, laugh-out-loud, riotous, incredibly funny. I wish Dave worked for me so I could make him stand in front of me and amuse me constantly. But for now, we have this wonderful book. It’s really really delightful and a great read.” – Steve Martin
“Dave Barry is by far the greatest author of his generation. And I’m not just saying that because he kidnapped my dog.” – Amy Tan
“Laugh-out-loud funny, and as a bonus: heartfelt and incisive.” – Stephen King
“Dave Barry is incapable of writing a dull sentence. But he doesn’t skim over the dark parts—personal or professional—in this memoir, and his joie de vivre left me feeling more buoyant than when I set out. CLASS CLOWN is destined to become a classic.” – Mary Karr, author or The Liar’s Club, Cherry, Lit, and The Art of Memoir
Dave Barry
Dave Barry is the author of more bestsellers than you can count on two hands, including Swamp Story, Lessons from Lucy, Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Turns Forty, and Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up. A wildly popular syndicated columnist best known for his booger jokes, Barry won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He lives in Miami.
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