{"product_id":"dave-barry-is-not-making-this-up-9780449909737","title":"Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - You can't make this stuff up. Dave Barry wouldn't lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGet up-close with Dave as he examines UFO thrillseekers and Elvis-worshippers, plays lead guitar with a horrifying rock band that includes Stephen King, and swears to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in stories like these: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for preventing gas (\"I had not realized that this was a matter of concern in the highest levels of government\") \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a newspaper headline in Ohio announces the combustibility of strawberry Pop-Tarts (\"A story that can really help you gain a better understanding of how you can be killed by breakfast snack food\") \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a frightening fact that snakes have mastered the pipelines leading directly to your toilet--and they're not shy (\"Many women might view this as a fair punishment for all the billions of times that guys have left the seat up\"). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Barry is at his best.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Baltimore Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"He zaps the funny bone.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Cincinnati Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780449909737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.34w x 0.69d","brand":"Dave Barry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397616894133,"sku":"9780449909737","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0c8c01bc-43d8-451c-9065-065ad42625b7.jpg?v=1702390971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dave-barry-is-not-making-this-up-9780449909737","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}