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Book

Class clown : the memoirs of a professional wiseass : how I went 77 years without growing up

Call Number

  • 921 B2793 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition

Publication Information

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Physical Description

ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Summary

Class Clown is Dave Barry's hilarious memoir tracing his journey from mischievous minister's son to Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. With wit and warmth, Barry recounts his rock-filled childhood, quirky journalism career, and offbeat adventures in writing, music, and satire--offering a joyful reminder to never take life too seriously.

Contents

  • Mom and Dad
  • School
  • Morphing into a humor columnist
  • Tropic
  • My readers
  • Politics
  • Books, music and movies
  • The end
  • Appendix: A good name for a rock band.

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