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Don't Be Fooled, James Bailey's Humorous, Quirky Book Offers Some Serious Life Coaching
Season 10 · Episode 36

Don't Be Fooled, James Bailey's Humorous, Quirky Book Offers Some Serious Life Coaching

Monday Morning Radio · Dean Rotbart

February 13, 202239m 29s

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Show Notes

To sell his first book, Man Interrupted, James Bailey — a sufferer of severe obsessive-compulsive behavior who was living out of his car at the time — staked out bookstores and celebrity haunts in Malibu, Santa Monica, and other well-to-do Southern California towns.

When he spotted stars, he unashamedly pressed them to buy his book or at the very least accept a free copy.

Bob Dylan bought one. So did James Woods. Simon Cowell promised to buy the book. And Mel Brooks was so impressed with James that the Academy Award-winning writer of The Producers wrote a cover blurb for James's newest book, The Diary of a Manic OCD Bookseller.

"I never back off," James tells host and award-winning author Dean Rotbart. Indeed, James has sold thousands of his books, one at a time, and this week he explains how anyone can adapt his methods to help them achieve their goals.

Photo: James Bailey, The Diary of a Manic OCD BooksellerPosted: February 14, 2022Monday Morning Run Time: 39:28