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 | Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) by Dave Barry | Reviewed by Harriet Klausner | |
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| Publisher: Putnam
http://www.us.penguingroup.com ISBN:039915437X Genre: Non Fiction Subgenre: Humor Release date: Sept 07 Format: Hardcover Pages: 224 Price: $22.95 | |||
| This is an amusing look at the new millennium and the previous millennium. In terms of the new one, Dave Barry’s annual surveys of key events (from 2000-2006), like the attorney invasion of Florida just after the final vote in the 2000 election was cast to the truth behind Abu Ghraib in 2004 to 2005 when the fury of females like Katrina, Martha, and Paris owned the world. These segues are overall amusing with some in-your-face slapstick and others droll and witty; however, in fairness, some of the entries especially, the older ones, have lost their jocularity. The previous millennium segment is the highlighting of history from 1000-1999 with entries such as one stating that the first Gutenberg book was a Danielle Steel heater and the true cost of buying Manhattan Island when credit is unacceptable, maintenance fees are soaring, and $24 is zillions in today’s present value of money. This is a lighthearted, irreverant look back at the last 1006 years, although some liberals might insist the White House will believe Mr. Barry is a great historian stating just the facts (with a few mistakes that cannot be revealed as they are classified) and a lot of illustrations to prove an inconvenient truth like the Da Vinci masterpiece is pizza. | |||
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