So You Wanna Be a Cowgirl


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So You Wanna Be a Cowgirl is a personal narrative. I was a forty-year-old divorced woman from Maine, running my own business when I applied for a summer job at Rimrock Dude Ranch in Wapiti Valley, outside of Cody, Wyoming. My horse and I were hired by Glenn Fales, an old-time cowboy and ex-rodeo bronc rider who, with his wife Alice, had owned the ranch for thirty-five years. I worked at Rimrock as a horse wrangler and guide. This is my story. My first experience wrangling horses found me galloping over a headwall and down a steep bluff amidst a herd of 100 horses. After learning to guide with my own horse Razan, meeting a bear, and climbing switchbacks up Table Mountain, we nearly slipped 50 feet down into the Shoshone River.




I Want to be a Cowgirl


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Meet a city girl with a big Wild West dream. "I don't want to be a good girl- Good girls have no fun. I can't play quiet games indoors, I love the rain and sun. I don't want to be a girly girl Who likes to sit and chat. I just want to be a cowgirl, Daddy, What's so wrong with that?" From the window of a high-rise city apartment, a little girl imagines a very different view and dreams of a very different life, but does it have to be just a dream? The big city meets the wild Wild West in Jeanne Willis's lyrical text, accompanied by hilarious illustrations from Tony Ross.




I Wanna Be a Cowgirl


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A little girl imagines what her daily life would be like if she were a cowgirl, living out west on a ranch with cows and sheep, riding a horse, and sleeping under the stars. Filled with humor and imaginative play, this sweet story captures the dream of zillions of little girls everywhere. Full color. 11 x 8 1/2.




Hey, Cowgirl, Need a Ride?


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Two years after he won the average at the Las Vegas National Rodeo Finals by riding Kamikaze, the world’s most unridable bull, Lick is down on his luck, working on a ranch in the remote Nevada desert with Al Bean, an ornery old cowboy. Then into their lives crashes Teddie Arizona–aka T.A.–a woman of mystery who crawls out of the wreckage of her plane with a $500,000 secret. When T.A.’s “husband,” F. Rank Pantaker, dispatches his henchmen to retrieve the money–and the girl–Lick and Al find themselves trying to outrun the bad guys and protect a damsel in distress. Is T.A. out to cheat her cheatin’ husband, or is she really just trying to stop an illegal scheme cooked up by F. Rank and the infamous Ponce de Crayon, Vegas’s most glamorous tiger tamer? Is she playing Lick–or is it love? Will Al Bean’s cockeyed schemes, an able assist from Cody, Lick’s cowboy sidekick, a brigade of old-time rodeo reunioneers, and a few miles of duct tape be enough to stop F. Rank’s nefarious plan, reform a career party girl, and change the hearts and minds of ten of the world’s most thrill-seeking billionaires? Can Cody keep Lick from climbing onto raging bull Kamikaze’s back one more time? Can true love triumph over shoot-outs at the not-so-okay corral and close encounters with white tigers? Hey, this is Baxter Black—what do you think? Written with Baxter’s rip-roaring humor and inventive language, this caper gallops to a thunderously satisfying conclusion. Fans who enjoyed Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky? will relish their reunion with Lick and Cody, while new readers will delight in this unforgettable cast of characters. Also available as a Random House AudioBook







Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse


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In Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse, Nellie Sue does everything with a western flair. Whether it is cleaning up the animal sty (picking up her stuffed animals) or rounding up cattle (getting the neighborhood kids together for her birthday party), she does it like a true cowgirl. All she really needs is a horse. So when Dad announces at her birthday party, “I got a horse right here for you,” Nellie Sue is excited. But when her horse turns out to be her first bicycle, it will take an imagination as big as Texas to help save the day. Activities for Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni




So You Wanna Be A Nurse?


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Stella's story follows her journey from her small-town high school in West Virginia to the bustling city of Pensilow, Pennsylvania. Stella is a nursing scholarship recipient. Fulfilling her dream to be a nurse is materializing before her eyes. Despite her initial excitement about starting a new life, Stella soon finds herself struggling with a number of challenges. A tragedy at home, the end of a romantic relationship, failing grades, and conflicts between her Christian upbringing and her new experiences all contribute to a deep sense of depression and despair. As she struggles to find her place in the world and cope with these difficulties, Stella begins to lose herself and engage in behavior that conflicts with her morals and values. Her slow decline into shame and self-debasement highlights the dangers of losing sight of oneself and the dream to be a nurse as well as the importance of seeking help and support during difficult times. Once she realizes her mistakes, she makes the journey to recovery and gets back on track to fulfill her dream to be a nurse. Stella figures out that being a nurse takes dedication and commitment to stay the course.




Hey Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky?


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The bestselling novel from America’s premier cowboy poet. Cowboys Lick and Cody are on a quest to qualify for the rodeo national finals—and their widely entertaining, often hilarious adventure includes a smattering of sex, violence, intrigue, and the occasional philosophical rumination. These modern-day cowpokes—two chivalrous knights of the rope and range with a hankering for bucking broncos and for the female of the two-legged species—find much more than they bargained for in Oklahoma City. Against the colorful, flamboyant backdrop of the hard-ridin’, hard-playin’ rodeo circuit, they encounter a city woman named Lilac, with whom Cody falls in love; a bull named Kamikaze; and two corrupt Texas billionaires who bet against Lick. In the vein of a latter-day Will Rogers, Baxter Black combines a colorful yarn with occasional bits of his unique cowboy philosophy and poetry. “It could make a dead man sit up and laugh”—The Washington Post Book World




Cowgirl Power


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Kick Ass Your Way As the owner of one of the largest woman-owned advertising agencies in the U.S., Gay Gaddis knows a thing or two about empowerment. Gay's insights are rooted in the spirited strength of the real cowgirl heroines of the 1920s and '30s-gutsy risk -takers in everything they did. In Cowgirl Power, these cowgirls are celebrated as a metaphor for the power we all have to achieve far more than we think. Whether your goal is to start a family, own a business, advance your career, organize community outreach, or run for office, it all comes down to power: knowing how to develop it and not being afraid to take it when it comes your way. Gay's book and Cowgirl Power Toolkit will help you blaze a path to success, on your terms: Taking responsibility for yourself Building your own competence Finding your assertiveness Designing your own life Building a kick-ass culture Recognizing good ideas Becoming a fearless leader Cowgirl Power is not about changing you. You are just fine. It's about understanding your strengths, building on them, and unlockingyour power to kick ass-your way.




So You Wanna Be a Legend. so Did I.


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Do you know what it takes to be a great teacher-coach? Hadley Hicks knows. He was mentored by five collegiate Hall of Fame coaches, he was a teammate of well known professional football players on a National Championship military team. He even had a ''cup of coffee'' in professional baseball. Hadley was successful as a high school and college coach. Yet, he never reached the greatness he felt was due him. Hadley Hicks shares his heart in his search for significance. His poignant, humorous, and down to earth writing style makes an enjoyable read. He is candid in his heartbreaks, the sin of divorce and the death of his eldest son. He survived a parental petition for his dismissal as football coach. He livened up his teaching experiences with an accidental shooting and a premeditated murder. He kept his fellow faculty alert with numerous practical jokes. Among student-athletes he mentored was a Cy Young Award winner and three professional football players. Hadley's marriage to a Godly woman who is his spiritual teammate, provided impetus for finding eternal significance in a relationship with Jesus Christ.