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Billy's Log: The Hilarious Diary of One Man's Struggle With Life, Lager and the Female Race [Paperback]

Dougie Brimson (Author)
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April 2001
The hilarious diary of one man's struggle with life, lager and the female race.

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The most humorous portrayal of the male psychosis since "High Fidelity" -- Blind, Stupid & Desperate magazine, March 2001

From the Author

Billy's Log was inspired by a conversation overheard on a London tube train between two power-dressed, thirty-something career women. In the usual overly loud voices typical of their type, they were talking about the problems of being a single woman in this day and age, and what absolute pigs men were. And so, out of curiosity, and hopeful that I might finally learn something useful about women and what makes them tick, I listened in to try and find out what it was they were really looking for. But the more I heard the more I realised that the people most to blame for their problems were: other women!

For what books like 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Men Are From Mars...,' all fail to realise is that for every female moaning about her age, weight and lack of a partner, there is some poor male somewhere doing exactly the same thing. And, if anything, it's even worse for blokes because if we suffer any kind of emotional turmoil, the only avenue open to us is to get drunk and go to football. And attractive though that is, it's hardly the same as a chic-flick and a choc-fest.

Having thought about this, I decided to write a book that would redress the balance and highlight how hard life as a single male can be these days. After all, not only do we have to deal with the stress of everyday life, we also have to cope with our fellow lads - the majority of whom seem to believe that any sign of growing up is a betrayal of their sex. But it is women who dominate our lives or to be more specific, the battle to deal with the tactics of sexual terrorism they are happy to employ. How we ever find someone to settle down with us is a mystery - but in Billy's Log we learn that even for the saddest of blokes, anything is possible. Eventually!


Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Paperbacks (April 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0747263868
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747263869
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,718,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Having written 14 books and a multi award winning feature film in under 15 years, former serviceman Dougie Brimson has emerged as one of Britain's most prolific writers.

After 18 years service with the Royal Air Force -including both the Falklands and Gulf War 1- the ex-Sergeant engineer's literary career began in 1996 when he co-wrote a book based on his experiences as a soccer casual entitled Everywhere We Go.

This groundbreaking work examined the culture of soccer fandom from the inside and has become essential reading for anyone with an interest in the game and its supporters. A further 13 books have followed ranging from controversial non-fiction to fictional comedy and their success has established the author as one of the worlds leading authorities on the issues of both the game and lad culture.

His latest book, The Art Of Fart, is his first e-xclusive and takes him back into the world on non-politically correct comedy!

Widely acknowledged as one of the games most vocal anti-violence and anti-racism campaigners, Dougie has acted as an advisor to both the British governments working group into soccer disorder and the European commissions' soccer group. He has also written extensively for various magazines, newspapers and websites including The Sun, The Times, The New York Times, The Guardian. Loaded, Four-Four-Two magazine, About.com and Soccer 365.

In 2003 Dougie made the move into screenwriting first with the critically acclaimed short movie IT'S A CASUAL LIFE and then with his first full length feature, the Hollywood funded GREEN STREET HOOLIGANS starring Elijah Wood. Following its release in September 2005, the film won numerous awards including:

Narrative Jury Prize - SXSW Film Festival
Narrative Feature Audience - SXSW Film Festival
Best of Festival - Malibu Film Festival
Jury Award (feature) - Malibu Film Festival
Official Selection - Tribeca Film Festival

After a successful worldwide cinema release, the movie went on to sell over 80,000 DVD units during its first week on sale in the UK alone.

TV and radio credits include Sky News, BBC News, BBC News24, NBC, CBN, ESPN, Talk Radio and Radio 5 Live whilst Dougie has also produced and presented two motorsport series for Granada Television as well as working as a presenter for Bravo TV. In 2007, he also produced a motorsport series for Channel 5 in the UK covering the sport of BrisCA Formula One Stock Car racing.

The fact that he has been so prolific has not gone unnoticed within the media industry and this has led to an increasing number of requests to input ideas into creative projects including two major internet projects one of which was the first ever on-line soap opera for children.

Dougie is currently working on a new hooligan based movie for a major British production company whilst ongoing projects include screenplays for the forthcoming Brit-zombie flick Killerweed (currently in pre-production), Mister One Hundred (a biography of Welsh darts legend Leighton Rees. Currently in pre-production), Wings of a Sparrow (a football based comedy), Soldier, Soldier (based around the war in Afghanistan) and an adaptation of his own novel, Top Dog.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not For Men Only!, March 5, 2005
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This review is from: Billy's Log: The Hilarious Diary of One Man's Struggle With Life, Lager and the Female Race (Paperback)
C'mon ladies, don't be put off because this one is from the male perspective, in fact, that in itself is a great reason for picking this one up!

I loved this read!

Written in a first person narrative, and filled with quick British wit, humour, and colloquialisms, Billy's Log takes you through the daily happenings of one very average man, Billy Ellis, who keeps a daily journal that you'll be left feeling honoured to have been offered a peek inside of.

Billy Ellis is the hero in this hilarious page turning saga of men, women, life, and love, whom at the crossroads of entering his thirties takes a hard look at where his life is at, where he's heading, and ultimately what he desires. Whilst reading through the journal that he's kept from the previous year he decides that this is the year that he is going to make things better in his life, and that is where this delightful journey begins.

I laughed out loud throughout, and I'll sheepishly admit here, that I even found myself thinking, "Oh boy, he's in trouble now!"

In this world of Venus and Mars it was refreshing to discover that men experience the same emotions that we do when it comes to life, love, and the opposite sex.

I very highly recommend this one to all!

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5.0 out of 5 stars to use a Billyism- quality!, July 21, 2001
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This review is from: Billy's Log: The Hilarious Diary of One Man's Struggle With Life, Lager and the Female Race (Paperback)
This is a great book full of the wonderfully English humour that has come to be so popular as a result of Bridget Jones and the Loiuse Rennison teenage books. Of more interest to me was the fact that it is about a male (lad) and his desire to secure some romance for himself. There were lots of occassions where I found myself laughing at situations simply because like most men, I've been there myself!

Read and enjoy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant comedy literature., July 14, 2001
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I picked this book up on holiday in the UK and cannot cannot even begin to work out where to start with it because everything is so spot on. It is brilliantly written, brilliantly observed and also happens to be one of the funniest books I have ever read. It's been said before, but in this case, it really is true. In Billy's Log, we males finally have our very own version of Bridget Jones Diary. And it deserves to do equally as well.
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