William July

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William July II

William July, II is an award winning author and lecturer popular for his candid approach to relationship and self-transformation issues of today. He has been featured and interviewed in the media across the country including: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Newsday, Dallas Morning News, Ebony, Essence, Heart and Soul, Cincinnati Enquirer, Colorado Springs Gazette, Indianapolis Star, Essence, Today's Black Woman, Upscale, CNN Interactive, America Online, AT&T Worldnet and many more...

July has a unique and diverse background. At 18, he started his own insurance agency. Before completing college with a degree in business, he’d also passed the Texas real estate broker’s exam. He is also a former police officer, has served as a political aide, been a candidate for public office and has taught both photography and real estate courses at the Houston Community College and other schools in the Houston area.

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Interview of William July, II
Interviewed by Lee E. Meadows on Detroit's WPON's "Book Beat" Radio Program 1/11/99

William July is the author of three books: Two editions of his first smash hit best-seller, Brothers, Lust and Love (Doubleday) and Understanding The Tin Man (Doubleday). An interesting footonote is that July actually published the first best-selling version of Brothers, Lust and Love himself in 1996. He is currently at work on his next book.

Each year since the debut of his first book his demand on the lecture circuit has increased. William July is a versatile speaker who presents enlightening lectures and entertaining workshops nationwide to diverse audiences at colleges, events and churches.

In addition to speaking and writing, July is also active in his community. He’s a writer in residence with the Writers In The Schools program, teaching creative writing to elementary school children. July also teaches a seminar course on publishing at the Houston Community College. He has been the recipient of several achievement awards and citations for outstanding community service.

His educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Marketing from Texas Southern University. While at TSU, July excelled as an elected student leader and award winning member of the nationally recognized TSU debate team. July graduated from the Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where he earned a Media Arts certificate for advanced studies in creative writing, photography and film production. His educational background also includes the Harris County Sheriff's Academy and other specialized law enforcement training. Currently July is pursuing a master's degree in counseling and studies in Theology. He lives in Houston, TX with his wife Jamey Lacy

Title: Understanding the Tin Man; Why so Many Men Avoid Intimacy
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Format: Hardcover, 224pp.
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 2000
Edition Desc: 1 ED

The author, William July , January 2, 2000
Can a man be masculine and sensitive too?
Here's a revealing book about why so many men avoid intimacy. Written in a friend-to-friend style, this one is easy reading even for the person who can't find time to read. So many women have read it and told me the "Tin Man" described in the book sounds just like their husband, boyfriend or father. Men are reading it and telling me the "Tin Man" sounds just like them! The reason people are relating to this book is simple, I'm a recovering Tin Man myself -so I know the real scoop! This book isn't about shaking a finger at men. Instead I'm trying to help men and women understand why so many men are caught in the trap of defining their manhood through money, sex and power; and more importantly, how we can get beyond the self destructive lifestyles we often fall victim to. Great reviews! Be sure to take the Tin Man quiz in chapter 1 ! The author, William July , January 2, 2000
Can a man be masculine and sensitive too?
Here's a revealing book about why so many men avoid intimacy. Written in a friend-to-friend style, this one is easy reading even for the person who can't find time to read. So many women have read it and told me the "Tin Man" described in the book sounds just like their husband, boyfriend or father. Men are reading it and telling me the "Tin Man" sounds just like them! The reason people are relating to this book is simple, I'm a recovering Tin Man myself -so I know the real scoop! This book isn't about shaking a finger at men. Instead I'm trying to help men and women understand why so many men are caught in the trap of defining their manhood through money, sex and power; and more importantly, how we can get beyond the self destructive lifestyles we often fall victim to. Great reviews! Be sure to take the Tin Man quiz in chapter 1 !

Brothers, Lust & Love: Thoughts on Manhood, Sex, & Romance
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Review
From Publisher's Weekly:
Originally self-published in 1996 in Texas, where July is a writer-in-residence for the Houston Writers in the Schools program, his examination of the relations between the sexes while derivative is nevertheless useful. He focuses particularly on African American men and women, although he also touches on interethnic and interracial love affairs. July makes the point at the outset that in American society of the 1990s the black male must still do battle for the affirmation of his humanity, constructing a bridge from his life as a black to the world around him, where he constantly runs head-on into stereotypes and myths. In the three segments of his book, July explores what he conceives of as true manhood: basing a relationship on soul rather than on sex or possessions, and, as he puts it, making love from the inside out. There are all manner of lists, ranging through 10 things women do that drive men away (acting sweet to get a man, then changing their behavior once they get him; talking about other men) to 10 fantasies about romance (a real man will always make the first move; men fall in love through sex). This is for the dating crowd looking for a reinforcing self-help guide. (May)

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