Class Clown by Dave Barry - ISBN: 9781668021798
Paperback
Wiseass Pulitzer winner’s hilarious life story: rocks, rock bands, exploding toilets!

Class Clown

The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    12 May 2026

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Summary

America’s most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything.

How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people?

In Class Clown, Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781668021798
ISBN-10:166802179X
Author:Dave Barry
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:12 May 2026
Weight:209g
Dimensions:213mm x 140mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

“Class Clown is the prolific writer’s first real memoir, and it’s as poignant as it is funny… . Barry is to humor what Stephen King is to horror.” – Donald Liebenson * The Washington Post *

About The Author

Dave Barry

Dave Barry is the author of more bestsellers than you can count on two hands, including Swamp Story, Lessons from Lucy, Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Turns Forty, and Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up. A wildly popular syndicated columnist best known for his booger jokes, Barry won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He lives in Miami.

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