Order of Dave Barry Books

Dave Barry is an American writer and humorist who wrote a column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. His novel Big Trouble was turned into a film featuring Tim Allen and Rene Russo in 2011. Barry lives in South Florida, a place he humorously suggested should be cut off and disowned by the United States to resolve many of the nation's issues. He published his first book, the non-fiction work The Taming of the Screw, in 1983, and did not venture into fiction until 1999 with Big Trouble. Below is a list of Dave Barry’s books in the order of their original release:

Dave Barry became a published novelist in 1983 with the novel The Taming of the Screw. Below is a list of Dave Barry's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Peter and the Starcatchers Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Peter and the Starcatchers	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Peter and the Shadow Thieves	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Peter and the Sword of Mercy	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bridge to Never Land	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Never Land Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Escape from the Carnivale	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cave of the Dark Wind	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood Tide	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Class Trip/The Worst Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Worst Class Trip Ever	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Worst Night Ever	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Big Trouble	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tricky Business	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Science Fair (With: Ridley Pearson)	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lunatics (With: Alan Zweibel)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Insane City	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Plane of Thought	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Swamp Story	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Taming of the Screw	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Babies and Other Hazards of Sex	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Claw Your Way to the Top	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Greatest Hits	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Homes and Other Black Holes	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Turns Forty	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Talks Back	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Does Japan	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World According to Dave Barry	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry in Cyberspace	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Turns Fifty	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry on Dads	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dave Barry's History of the Millennium	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I'll Mature When I'm Dead	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
You Can Date Boys When You're Forty	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Live Right and Find Happiness	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best. State. Ever.	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
For This We Left Egypt? (With: Alan Zweibel,Adam Mansbach)	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lessons From Lucy	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Field Guide to the Jewish People (With: Alan Zweibel,Adam Mansbach)	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Class Clown	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ridley Pearson Children's Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Walt Disney's Peter Pan (With: Ridley Pearson)	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Children's Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Walt Disney's Peter Pan (With: Ridley Pearson)	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Troll Target Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Together: How We Belong	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Florida Stories	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Naked Came the Manatee	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Putt at the End of the World	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Baseball As America Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Treasury of Great Humorists	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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