His journalist’s beat also covers long forgotten historical topics like the Great Florida Presidential Election Recount, the...
Fans may be surprised that the indefatigable comic somehow omitted his name from the title, they will be happy to find “boogers” emblazoned up there on Barry’s latest gathering of columns.
His journalist’s beat also covers long forgotten historical topics like the Great Florida Presidential Election Recount, the last Winter Olympics, and Gary Condit. He reports on the dances of Republican conventioneers and the hip-hop of Bill Clinton. Barry, accompanied by Jamling Tenzing Norgay, climbs Miami’s Mt. Trashmore and, among other studly things, considers Humvees. Of course, there’s material about women, income taxes, and a running debate with North Dakota. The formula (“seriously, folks”) may be running a bit threadbare, but any Federal Statute or Law of Nature notwithstanding, he’s still funny. If you don’t think so, you are a Bad Person. Also included: Barry’s two somber and acutely written pieces on the events of 9/11. Boogers remain all his, though. (10 line drawings) (He draws a manly line at using guest towels, however.) Of course, there’s material about women, income taxes, and a running debate with North Dakota. The formula (“seriously, folks”) may be running a bit threadbare, but any Federal Statute or Law of Nature notwithstanding, he’s still funny. If you don’t think so, you are a Bad Person. Also included: Barry’s two somber and acutely written pieces on the events of 9/11. Boogers remain all his, though(10 line drawings)Pub Date: Sept. 23, 2003
ISBN: 1-4000-4757-9
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Crown
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2003
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Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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