I was able to finish Dave Barry Turns 40 today. Once again Dave Barry shows why he's a Pulitzer-winning writer, not only for his humor, but for his ability to write effective, serious prose as well. A number of his works have included such brief forays into serious, thought-provoking topics, and I think the fact that he sets them against his "irresponsible and vicious" humor writing style makes them all the more effective.
Next on the dockett is The Celebrated Jumping Frog and Other Stories by Mark Twain. It's a collection of short fiction by Twain published by Readers Digest in a beautiful illustrated hard cover. The only think I find unusual about the book is the cover art: it's done in a beautiful Art Nouveau style, but I find it somehow incongruous with all that I associate with Mark Twain.
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