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Baxter Black (1945–2022)

Auteur de Cactus Tracks and Cowboy Philosophy

37+ oeuvres 603 utilisateurs 15 critiques 1 Favoris

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Baxter Black is a commentator for NPR whose syndicated column runs in more than 100 newspapers. He lives in Arizona.

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Œuvres de Baxter Black

Cactus Tracks and Cowboy Philosophy (1997) 141 exemplaires
Hey Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky? (1994) 105 exemplaires
Coyote Cowboy Poetry (1986) 58 exemplaires
Hey, Cowgirl, Need a Ride? (2005) 39 exemplaires
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry (2000) 26 exemplaires
Croutons on a Cow Pie (1988) 22 exemplaires
Blazin' Bloats & Cows on Fire! (2006) 11 exemplaires
Cow Attack (1996) 10 exemplaires
The Buckskin Mare (1989) 10 exemplaires
Dunny and the Duck Cowboy Poetry (1994) 9 exemplaires

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Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle: Health/Handling/Breeding (1998) — Avant-propos — 129 exemplaires

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Something I look at now and then, when I'm in the mood for imaginative western humor.

"The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously."—Hubert H.
 
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LGCullens | 1 autre critique | Jun 1, 2021 |
This is a compilation of previously published works by Black, who is a trained veterinarian and a syndicated humorist / columnist.

I grew up in Texas, and my father was raised on a ranch/farm and worked as a butcher with his older brothers. I loved going to the rodeo and had no illusions about where my food came from. I also knew a rancher named Don who had about 10,000 acres up in the panhandle of Texas, on which he raised beef cattle. He used to write the occasional essay in his letters to me, waxing poetic about nature and the hard work of a rancher. When I saw this title, I immediately thought of Don, and I was expecting something like Don’s letters.

Instead I got mediocre to bad poetry that I’m sure some people find humorous but that did nothing for me. I did appreciate one or two of the sentiments (though the poetry was still bad). But I’m sure my reaction is affected by my reading this as a collection. There’s a big difference between reading the occasional “poem” and having an entire book of them. By about the tenth poem I was tired of them and reading the rest was more torture than enjoyment.
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BookConcierge | 1 autre critique | Apr 19, 2019 |
Listened to the audiobook while driving. Got to laughing so hard I almost needed to pull over and collect myself.
 
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clayton.j.erickson | 2 autres critiques | Aug 24, 2017 |
I listened to this, read by the author. It was one of the funniest books I have ever been exposed to, and the author reading it made it even better.
 
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barefootcowgirl | 2 autres critiques | Jul 29, 2016 |

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Œuvres
37
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Membres
603
Popularité
#41,679
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
15
ISBN
52
Favoris
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