As a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist and the bestselling author of more than thirty books, Dave Barry has long been one of America's favorite humorists. But he has never been known for being the voice of maturity. But since retiring from writing his weekly column in 2005, Dave has been through some momentous life events, including his son's wedding, sundry medical assaults on his nether regions, and riding in a fire truck with Clarabelle the cow at Disney World. In short, he's had time to reflect, and he's ready to impart his hard-won wisdom to the youth of the nation. In his few spare moments, when he hasn't been watching TV, drinking beer, and passing gas, he's managed to produce I'LL MATURE WHEN I'M DEAD: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood.

In seventeen brand-new essays (and one only slightly used through previous publication), Barry addresses many of the significant mileposts along the mysterious road from graduation to death known as adulthood.