{"product_id":"dave-barrys-history-of-the-dave-barry-9780425221655","title":"Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That didn't happen. Right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But what did happen? To provide a little perspective on a really messed-up millennium (so far), the one and only Dave Barry slips into his historian's robe (it's plush terrycloth) and revisits the defining moments in our country's recent history, from the Bush years to-jeez, it's still the Bush years! As an added bonus, Barry quickly \"we're busy here\" tosses in the complete history of the \u003ci\u003elast\u003c\/i\u003e millennium, covering crucial turning points such as the invention of the pizza by Leonardo da Vinci and the computer by Charles Babbage (who died in 1871 still waiting to talk to tech support). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the \u003ci\u003ehysterical\u003c\/i\u003e in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0425221652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425221655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.52w x 0.69d","brand":"Dave Barry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946613473535,"sku":"9780425221655","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b5ec297b-22ee-4b4d-8534-10d3b4c5f710.jpg?v=1681514140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dave-barrys-history-of-the-dave-barry-9780425221655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}