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  1. The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
    The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
  2. Just Wait Till You Have a Child of Your Own
    Just Wait Till You Have a Child of Your Own
  3. If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
    If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
  4. Aunt Erma's Cope Book
    Aunt Erma's Cope Book
  5. I Lost Everything in the Post Natal Depression
    I Lost Everything in the Post Natal Depression
  6. At Wit's End
    At Wit's End
  7. The Ties That Bind and Gag
    The Ties That Bind and Gag
  8. Stinker from Space
    Stinker from Space
  9. Homes and Other Black Holes: The Happy Homeowner's Guide to Ritual Closing Ceremonies, Newton's First Law of Furniture Buying, the Lethal Chemicals
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  11. Dave Barry Slept Here
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  12. Cat-Dependent No More
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  13. Dave Barry's "the Only Travel Guide You'LL Ever Need"
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  14. Dave Barry Does Japan
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  15. Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-Bye
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  16. Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
    Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
  17. The Wild Girls Club
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  18. If You Ask ME: Collected Collumns
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  19. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys: A Fairly Short Book
    Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys: A Fairly Short Book
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  22. 500 Hilarious Jokes for Kids (Signet)
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  24. 1,001 Great Pick-Up Lines
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The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • GREAT TALES!
  • a wonderful example of Bombeck's great brand of humor.....
 The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
Erma Bombeck
Manufacturer: Fawcett
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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  3. Eat Less Cottage Cheese And More Ice Cream Thoughts On Life From Erma Bombeck
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  5. Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!

ASIN: 0345471725
Release Date: 1995-03-01

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREAT TALES!.......2007-01-18

I really like this book, she is a great american story teller. Stuff is real life, if you enjoy a good laugh, i reccomend this book at anyone!

5 out of 5 stars a wonderful example of Bombeck's great brand of humor............2006-02-19

This book diverges from Bombeck's usual subject matter--family--to take on other compelling topics, like diet and the self image of American women. One of the greatest stand-out examples, for me, of her warm humorous take on crash diets and extreme weight loss measures, is when she talks about a case study done with laboratory rats. As part of the experiment, the rats modelled different kinds of clothing. For example, if a rat wore vertical stripes, he was more likely to look longer and leaner than his counterparts. Also, if a rat was having a dialogue with another rat, he stood on the curb, or the stairs, so he was always on a higher platform from his friend. This gave the illusion that he was taller and skinnier. I remember the first time I read this. I was rolling with laughter.

God bless Erma Bombeck. We are so lucky that her comedic gift lives on in her wonderful books. These books are best described as "slice of life" vignettes of the day-to-day experiences of American identity, through the eyes of one of the most influential people in the world---a mother.
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The grass is always greener over the septic tank
  • Excuse any typos....I'm still laughing after 10 years
 The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
Erma Bombeck
Manufacturer: Fawcett
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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  4. Family - The Ties that Bind...And Gag!
  5. I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression

ASIN: 0449207595
Release Date: 1985-02-12

Book Description

"She is marvelously funny, direct as a hypodermic, a virtuoso in the field of suburban living....Lovely stuff."
VOGUE
It's the expose to end all exposes--the truth about the suburbs: where they planted trees and crabgrass came up, where they planted the schools and taxes came up, where they died of old age trying to merge onto the freeway and where they finally got sex out of the schools and back into the gutters.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The grass is always greener over the septic tank.......2000-02-16

I bought this book about ten years ago and it is nearly worn out. I had never heard of Irma Bombeck back when I purchased this book and I thought the American humour might not suit me (I'm an Aussie). I was soon to fall in love with Irma's wit and observations. It is a funny and painfully honest look at life in suburbia. If this book doesn't get you smiling....see your doctor!

5 out of 5 stars Excuse any typos....I'm still laughing after 10 years.......1998-09-21

Yes, it's been ten years since I read it (I have the original version with the white cover and Erma mowing the lawn). I still laugh at the thought of some parts of it. Erma, I love you, I miss you, and I wish you could send us columns from heaven. About the book: you must read it and you will find something to relate to in it. Even though it has a 1970's tone (pre-microwaves and cell phones) you can still relate to it and laugh with it. Get it, and any other Bombeck Book you can snatch.
The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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    		The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
    Erma Bombeck
    Manufacturer: Fawcett
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Mass Market Paperback
    ASIN: B000HL0FGQ
    The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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      		The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
      Erma Bombeck
      Manufacturer: Fawcett
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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      1. If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
      2. At Wit's End
      3. Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!
      4. A Marriage Made in Heaven: Or Too Tired for an Affair

      ASIN: 0449201066
      Release Date: 1982-09-12
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        Erma Bombeck -
        Manufacturer: McGraw Hill Publishing -
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: B000PS44OK
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          		THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER OVER THE SEPTIC TANK
          Erma Bombeck
          Manufacturer: Fawcett
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Mass Market Paperback
          ASIN: B000OUGHR6
          The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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            		The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

            Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Mass Market Paperback
            ASIN: B000GSO0VG
            THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER OVER THE SEPTIC TANK
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              		THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER OVER THE SEPTIC TANK
              Erma Bombeck
              Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000H17686
              The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic tank
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                		The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic tank
                Erma Bombeck
                Manufacturer: Fawcett Books
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: B000K0FUDM
                The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
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                  		The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
                  Erma Bombeck
                  Manufacturer: Fawcett
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Mass Market Paperback
                  ASIN: 0449232921
                  Release Date: 1978-11-12

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