{"product_id":"best-state-ever-a-florida-man-defends-his-homeland-paperback","title":"Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller--a brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, \"What the hell is wrong with Florida?\" Somehow, the state's acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin him as he goes in hunt of the legendary Skunk Ape; hobnobs with the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs; and visits Cassadaga, the psychic capital of the world, to have his dog's aura read (apparently, she's \"very spiritual\"). Hitch a ride for the non-stop thrills of alligator-wrestling (\"the gators display the same fighting spirit as a Barcalounger\"), the hair-raising spectacle of a clothing-optional bar in Key West, and the manly manliness of the Machine Gun Experience in Miami. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the most hilarious book yet from \"the funniest damn writer in the whole country\" (Carl Hiaasen, and he should know). By the end, you'll have to admit that whatever else you might think about Florida--you can never say it's boring.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Barry\u003c\/b\u003e is proud to have been elected Class Clown by the Pleasantville High School class of 1965. From 1983 to 2004, he wrote a weekly humor column for the\u003ci\u003e Miami Herald, \u003c\/i\u003e which in 1988 won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. He is the author of some thirty books, including his bestselling Peter Pan prequels, written with Ridley Pearson; his Christmas story \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eClass Clown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eI'll Mature When I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. Barry lives in Coral Gables, Florida, with his family and a domestic staff of forty-seven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52865374748896,"sku":"9781101982617","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/SFP2qbDyi99781101982617.webp?v=1781325972","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/best-state-ever-a-florida-man-defends-his-homeland-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}