{"product_id":"9781429914246","title":"Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be JUST A GUY?\u003cbr\u003e--A guy doesn't think before he speaks.\u003cbr\u003e--Eating and sleeping always come first. \u003ci\u003eAlways.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--A guy may get married, but he doesn't have to like it.\u003cbr\u003e--It's tough to admit, but all guys are exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Collar Comedy Star Bill Engvall is JUST A GUY.  He's been one his whole life.  He can't help it.  He was born that way.  And that makes him an expert on the subject.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the record, here's the official definition of a guy:  A person who doesn't think before he speaks.  He can't.  He's not that deep.  Because a guy has only three basic needs: eating, sleeping, and sex.  That's it.  JUST A GUY chronicles a \u003ci\u003elifetime\u003c\/i\u003e in pursuit of those needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Bill Engvall takes you on the rollicking ride of his life, beginning with his childhood in Texas and adolescence in Arizona, becoming a fixture in local emergency rooms, the result of massive amounts of non-thinking behavior trying to impress girls or torture his sisters; to high school in Dallas where he dabbled in an array of truly odd jobs, learned the trombone, and came of age, all strangely connected; to college and his tenure as his fraternity's social chairman, where he masterminded a series of legendary parties and attempted to rescue his pet bird while the house was burning down (not his fault, honest); to following his dream as a standup comic and, gulp, singer; to his brief stint in children's theater while sharing the stage and the back of a van with the director's dog, and as a movie extra with forked tongue and cloth claws; to his bumbling and riotous courtship, then marriage to Gail, the love of his life; and, finally, fatherhood, where he remains, to this day, a well-meaning, but flawed parent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, Bill gamely stumbles along, struggling to maintain a façade of confidence and control.  Far from a superhero, Bill Engvall is an everyday Everyman, the poster boy for normal.  The result is JUST A GUY who is disarming, perceptive, wildly funny, and unexpectedly moving.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJUST A GUY will make you laugh out loud and tug at your heart.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHopefully, not at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154129633520,"sku":"9781429914246","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429914246_p0.jpg?v=1769901964","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429914246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}