Dave Barry Turns 50 -- Dave Barry

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday Night Live , the New Age movement, and call waiting. Here Dave pinpoints the glaring signs that you've passed the half-century mark: <p/>- You are suddenly unable to read anything written in letters smaller than Marlon Brando.<br>- You have accepted the fact that you can't possibly be hip. You don't even know if "hip" is the right word for hip anymore, and you don't care.<br>- You remember nuclear-attack drills at school wherein you practiced protecting yourself by crouching under your desk, which was apparently made out of some kind of atomic-bomb-proof wood.<br>- You can't name the secretary of defense, but you can still sing the Mister Clean song. <p/>So pop open a can of Geritol(R), kick back in that recliner, grab those reading glasses, and let the good times roll--before they roll right over you<br><br><b>Author:</b> Dave Barry<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ballantine Group<br><b>Published:</b> 08/31/1999<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.44lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.25h x 5.47w x 0.48d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780345431691<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Ingram Advance</i> 10/01/1999 pg. 158 - Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended<br><p><b>Ab