New York Times Bestsellers
Dave Barry has placed 12 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 71 weeks on the charts.
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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books
17 weeks on the Times Hardcover Nonfiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Jun 1995
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Dave Barry Talks Back
Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books
15 weeks on the Times Hardcover Nonfiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted Jun 1991
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Reading Order
9 series · 62 books
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter and the Starcatchers | 2004 | 🏆 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award 2007🏆 Grand Canyon Reader Award 2006🏆 Audie Award 2005Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award 2007Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2006Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Peter and the Shadow Thieves | 2006 | 🏆 Audie Award 2007Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Peter and the Secret of Rundoon | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Peter and the Sword of Mercy | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Bridge to Never Land | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Never Land Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Escape from the Carnivale | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Cave of the Dark Wind | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Blood Tide | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Class Trip/The Worst Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Worst Class Trip Ever | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Worst Night Ever | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Dave Barry Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Trouble | 1999 | Edgar Awards 2000Lefty Award 2000Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Tricky Business | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Science Fair with Ridley Pearson | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Lunatics with Alan Zweibel | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Insane City | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Plane of Thought | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Swamp Story | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Dave Barry Non-Fiction Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Taming of the Screw | 1983 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Babies and Other Hazards of Sex | 1984 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead (Short Story) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book | 1985 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Claw Your Way to the Top (Short Story) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Dave Barry's Greatest Hits | 1988 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Homes and Other Black Holes | 1988 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States | 1989 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Dave Barry Turns Forty | 1990 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Dave Barry Talks Back | 1991 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need | 1991 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Dave Barry Does Japan | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | The World According to Dave Barry | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys | 1995 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | Dave Barry in Cyberspace | 1996 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | Dave Barry Turns Fifty | 1998 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer | 2001 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old | 2001 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway | 2001 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism | 2003 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | Dave Barry on Dads | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | Dave Barry's History of the Millennium | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | I'll Mature When I'm Dead | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | You Can Date Boys When You're Forty | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Live Right and Find Happiness | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | Best. State. Ever. | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | For This We Left Egypt? (Short Story) with Alan Zweibel, Adam Mansbach | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | Lessons From Lucy | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | A Field Guide to the Jewish People with Alan Zweibel, Adam Mansbach | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Troll Target Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Together: How We Belong | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ridley Pearson Children's Books
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| 1 | Walt Disney's Peter Pan with Ridley Pearson | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Dave Barry Children's Books
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| 1 | Walt Disney's Peter Pan with Ridley Pearson | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Dave Barry Anthologies
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Florida Stories | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Naked Came the Manatee | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Putt at the End of the World | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Baseball As America Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The New Treasury of Great Humorists | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
About the Author
David McAlister "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.