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Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad
Dan Gets a Minivan Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad In the bestselling and beloved tradition of Dave Barry, a coming?of?middle?age tale by Thurber finalist Dan Zevin, master of “Seinfeld?ian nothingness? (Time) about a man?s inevitable transition into mid-life and fatherhood. The least hip citizen of Brooklyn, Dan Zevin has a working wife, two small children, a mother who visits each week to “hel... more »p,? and an obese Labrador mutt who prefers being driven rather than walked. How he got to this point is a bit of a blur. There was a wedding, and then there was a puppy. A wife was promoted and transferred to New York. A townhouse. A new baby boy. A new baby girl. A stay?at?home dad was born. A prescription for Xanax was filled. Six years passed in six seconds. And then came the minivan. Not just a daddy book, Dan Gets a Minivan is about a guy who happens to be a dad. Acclimating to adulthood has never been his strong suit, and this slice?of?midlife story chronicles the whole hilarious journey?from instituting date night to joining Costco; from touring Disneyland to recovering from knee surgery; from losing ambition to gaining perspective. Where it?s all heading is anyone?s guess, but, for Dan, suburbia?s calling?and his minivan has GPS.« less