Life Its Ownself: The Semi-Tougher Adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett and Them (original 1984; edition 1984)

by Dan Jenkins

Series: Billy Clyde Puckett (2)

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From the author of Semi-Tough, the hilarious continuing adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett--injured football player and TV sports commentator--featuring his wife, the former Barbara Jane Bookman, and his old friend, Shake Tiller.

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Title:	Life Its Ownself: The Semi-Tougher Adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett and Them
Authors:	Dan Jenkins
Info:	Simon & Schuster (1984), Hardcover, 316 pages
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Life Its Ownself: The Semi-Tougher Adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett and Them by Dan Jenkins (1984)

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I am not a member of the target audience for this book: I didn't read Semi Tough, I'm not male, and I don't like football. All the same, it was a mildly entertaining read and a fun look back at America in the early 1980s. Hopefully the next person to read it will be more appreciative of the subject matter. (

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melydia | Oct 28, 2009 |

This book and [SEMI-TOUGH] are still enjoyable reads. Classics in the rather small genre of funny football novels. I'd like to have firsts of both of these.

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You win football games with them horny old boys who want to eat the crotch out of a end zone.
--T.J. Lambert

Order us another drink, Billy Clyde. I'll go ask those girls what color cars they want.
--Shake Tiller

there's nothing wrong with my marriage that a faith healer can't fix.
--Barbara Jane Bookman

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This one was always for my ownself.

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It was never true that I loved my medial collateral ligament more than I loved Barbara Jane Bookman.

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From the author of Semi-Tough, the hilarious continuing adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett--injured football player and TV sports commentator--featuring his wife, the former Barbara Jane Bookman, and his old friend, Shake Tiller.

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