TAI: Let the Games Begin & Book It 2006 continues...
Hey, gang. The 20th Olympic Winter Games begin tonight in Torino, Italy, and I can't wait. I'm a huge fan of the Olympics, even though I'm usually not much of a sports guy. I can't really explain it. Not that this will stop me from trying in this week's Think About It
Think About It: Let the Games Begin
Moving on, I'm continuing the Book It 2006 project today.
Book 6: Dave Barry's Money Secrets
Author: Dave Barry
Genre: Humor
Number of pages: 229
Pages Read This Year:1340
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best]: B+
Short description/summary of the book: from Amazon
After tackling such varied topics as marriage, sex, home ownership and Japan, Barry invests his jocular style in lampooning the wealth of personal finance guides out there. Mocking these books in format and tone, Barry addresses such important fiscal matters as the workings of the U.S. economy ("the U.S. workforce is engaged in the service economy, consisting of 83 million people in cubicles furtively sending and receiving personal e-mails"), how to get a job ("prove to a prospective employer that you possess the skill and knowledge necessary to string meaningless hyphenated buzzwords together into sentence fragments") and talking to your children about money ("explain to your child that if he buys lemonade from some other kid's stand, then happens to choke on a lemon seed, then you would be in a position to sue the other kid's parents for thousands of dollars"). Barry's satire will have readers laughing at themselves and at high-profile targets like Donald Trump, Alan Greenspan and Suze Orman. Some material, particularly his insights on dealing with spouses or his ideas for innovative pet products, will be familiar to fans, but it will hardly keep them from enjoying another humorous sendup that's right on the money.
My Thoughts:Being a huge fan of Barry, reading this book was a no-brainer for me. I've been a fan of his for many years, and with his weekly column gone, I've got to seek out his work anywhere I can find it. This isn't on par with his best work (which I still maintain is Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys), but it's still a humorous send-up of our economic system, our tax system and all of those books out there that claim too tell you how to become rich with a minimum of effort. As always, Barry gives us a quick read that's bound to put a smile on your face.
Next Up: It's Superman by Tom DeHaven
Think About It: Let the Games Begin
Moving on, I'm continuing the Book It 2006 project today.
Book 6: Dave Barry's Money Secrets
Author: Dave Barry
Genre: Humor
Number of pages: 229
Pages Read This Year:1340
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best]: B+
Short description/summary of the book: from Amazon
After tackling such varied topics as marriage, sex, home ownership and Japan, Barry invests his jocular style in lampooning the wealth of personal finance guides out there. Mocking these books in format and tone, Barry addresses such important fiscal matters as the workings of the U.S. economy ("the U.S. workforce is engaged in the service economy, consisting of 83 million people in cubicles furtively sending and receiving personal e-mails"), how to get a job ("prove to a prospective employer that you possess the skill and knowledge necessary to string meaningless hyphenated buzzwords together into sentence fragments") and talking to your children about money ("explain to your child that if he buys lemonade from some other kid's stand, then happens to choke on a lemon seed, then you would be in a position to sue the other kid's parents for thousands of dollars"). Barry's satire will have readers laughing at themselves and at high-profile targets like Donald Trump, Alan Greenspan and Suze Orman. Some material, particularly his insights on dealing with spouses or his ideas for innovative pet products, will be familiar to fans, but it will hardly keep them from enjoying another humorous sendup that's right on the money.
My Thoughts:Being a huge fan of Barry, reading this book was a no-brainer for me. I've been a fan of his for many years, and with his weekly column gone, I've got to seek out his work anywhere I can find it. This isn't on par with his best work (which I still maintain is Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys), but it's still a humorous send-up of our economic system, our tax system and all of those books out there that claim too tell you how to become rich with a minimum of effort. As always, Barry gives us a quick read that's bound to put a smile on your face.
Next Up: It's Superman by Tom DeHaven