The author of ‘Dave Barry Turns 50’ is Dave Barry. It is a humor book. Through the book, the 50-year-old baby boomer generation recalls events as well as satirical advice about aging. The book consists of the first known instance of the Waiter Rule. The book traces the history of the Boomers from the 1950s to the 1970s. It falls under genres like Humor, Non-Fiction, Comedy and Y”young Adult.