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Dave barry's history of the millennium so far

A brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize'winning humorist. Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck' That didn't happen. Right' 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 last 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). Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the hysterical in history.

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  • "A brilliantly funny look at the tumultuous recent past from the Pulitzer Prize'winning humorist. Remember when everything was going to go to hell when Y2K struck' That didn't happen. Right' 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 last 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). Fellow Americans, the time has come to bone up with Barry as he puts the hysterical in history."@en
  • "Liberally illustrated with line drawings and filled with facts and commentary to amaze and confound, this collection by humorist Barry covers the historical gamut from philosophers to Janet Jacksons wardrobe malfunction."@en
  • "An irreverent alternate perspective on recent world events features commentary on such topics as the 2000 election, the non-finding of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and the invention of pizza by Leonardo da Vinci."
  • "An irreverent alternate perspective on recent world events features commentary on such topics as the 2000 election, the non-finding of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and the invention of pizza by Leonardo da Vinci."@en

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  • "Dave barry's history of the millennium so far"@en
  • "Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)"@en
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  • "Dave Barry's history of the millennium (so far) [sound recording]"

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