The Book of Guys
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ISBN: 0140233725 / Publisher: Penguin Books, September 1994
A collection of twenty-two stories of ordinary guys, sad sacks, and dim bulbs includes that of Lonesome Shorty, a cowpoke torn between life in the saddle and domesticity, and that of Dionysus, god of wine, who goes into treatment
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"Guys are in trouble these days," says Garrison Keillor. "Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement and now it's just a problem to be overcome. Guys who once might have painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling are now just trying to be Mr. O.K. All-Rite, the man who can bake a cherry pie, be passionate in a skillful way, and yet also lift them bales and tote that barge." This brilliant collection confirms Keillor’s reputation as an ingenious storyteller and a very funny guy.
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