William Guy

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Biographical note:  William Guy was born in Liverpool and now lives in Lincolnshire. In between he has spent a life crossing continents and working in several fields, lately as a special needs teacher, but always curious to learn what reasons has the heart. Put that with a taste for literature on the edge, its fresh forms and fun, and you begin to see how he might have come to write this celebration of love and singularity.

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EAN13:  9781844714315
ISBN:  9781844714315
Author:  William Guy
Title:  The I Love You Book
Series:  Salt Modern Fiction
Product class:  BB
Language:  eng
Audience:  General/trade
BIC subject category:  FNB
Publisher:  Salt Publishing
Pub date:  01-Feb-08
Extent:  240pp
Height:  216 mm
Width:  140 mm
Thickness:  23 mm
Weight:  360 gms
Supplier:   Gardners Books
Supplier:   Ingram Book Group
Supplier:   Inbooks (James Bennett)
Availability:  NP
Price:  GBP 12.99
Price:  USD 19.95
Rights:  World

Main description:  The I Love You Book is about people telling their truth about love. It has a hundred very different men and women talking about the people, the feelings, the places, the life, the things they love. Here are the affairs of the heart confided by the stand-up comic working his audience, the gangsta defying the world for his girl, the other woman coping with her guilt. Here is love in the family circle, and among lifetime friends and those on society’s fringe easy only with their kind. Here are those who take but cannot give, with the self-serving declarations of the rock star and the stud clashing with the love that leads to oceanic feelings, feelings for all mankind. Here is the love that leads to paradox: the skateboarder proclaiming his social concern, the hacker his moral crusade. Here is the love of the mystic, the dog trainer and scores more. The book, then, is about innocence and sex, tenderness and violence, obsession and liberation, tragedy and fulfilment and the contradictions love can create.

Table of contents:
The I Love You Book
Affairs Of The Heart
The Stand-Up Comic
The Gangsta
The Guilty Woman
The Teenager
The Greetings Card Writer
The Speculator’s PA
The Copywriter
The Psychological Profiler
The Footballer
The Handyman
Family and Friends
The Housewife
The Clubber
The Old Chum
The Father
The Mother
The Twin
The Sister
The Teenage Son
The Goth Girl
The Gambler
Egoists
The Rock Star
The Other Woman
The Stud
The Pimp
The Conspiracy Theorist
The Spinster
The Weather Presenter
The Pop Diva
The Samaritan Caller
The CCTV Watcher
Reverence
The Forensic Pathologist
The Fan
The Church Flower Arranger
The Televangelist
The Hedgewitch
The PR Man
The Mystic
The Grave Digger
The Priest
The Tribute Artist
Feeling Alive
The Cyclist
The Hacker
The Skateboarder
The Embezzler
The Movie Buff
The Body Modifier
The Interviewee
The Wine Connoisseur
The Real Traveller
The Cross-Dresser
Husbands and Wives
The Blood Donor
The Social Worker
The Cuckold
The Prisoner
The Wife
The Dog Trainer
The Estate Agent
The Old Man
The Gym Bunny
The Artist’s Wife
More Than A Living
The Tango Master
The Ice Dancer
The Poet
The Waitress
The Supermarket Checkout
The Street Musician
The Actor
The Portrait Photographer
The Equestrian Artist
The Writer
Passions and Compulsions
The Graffiti Writer
The Clothes Squirrel
The Jigsaw Man
The Night Angler
The Huntsman
The Botanist
The Shopaholic
The Soap Addict
The Gardener
The Collector
Regrets
The Drunk
The Supermarket Shopper
The Astronaut
The Postman
The Murderer
The Piano Teacher
The Painter
The Homeless Man
The Fugitive
The Heiress
Humankind
The Genealogist
The Policeman
The Retired Man
The Soldier
The Psychiatrist
The Politician
The Stress Counsellor
The Surgeon
The Dietician
The Family Doctor
Acknowledgements

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The Copywriter

No way this is nose talk, though alright I sparked a spliff or two, but spaced out, not this time, because this time it's time for me to go for gold, make you that offer you can't refuse, that long-term solution you've been waiting for, the one with the lifetime warranty, service contract included, no, don't laugh, it's not the skunk, I'm perfect for you, engineered to last, ergonomically designed, easy to accessorise, allergy tested, organically grown — I can keep this up forever — kid friendly, non-skid backing, your best friend in extreme conditions, the clear choice when only the best will do — I write ‘em by the yard — and it's not just physical you know, not hung up on your slim-line-spreads-from-fridge-wall-mountable-install-anywhere-self ... ok ok I'll stop, anyway I'm past all that and into the perfect companion piece relationship, our here today and here tomorrow relationship, born of the sun, corrosion-proof, fade-resistant, built to last a lifetime, the last you'll ever need, sorry, you have to understand when I'm on a roll it just pours out, and think of the home we'll make our own, our personal oasis, a stage set for the magic to begin, our country cottage where old world grace gets fused with new world energy, where you can live the dream, making the groundbreaking statement, a step ahead of the pack, and here I am, ready to take you there, white glove delivery, and just when maybe you thought you had everything I'm asking are you ready for something different, ready to make that marriage of true minds with its three-six-five day guarantee love will always be in stock, with everything under one roof, everything in one easy-to-use package, ecologically friendly, good for you and good for the planet, and I know you're ready, ready to improve your bottom line, just say yes today, because here I am, your pot of gold, speaking of pot, let's toke a little some more, give you time to think how much I love you and whether you love me like I love you.