Every cowboy knows there is a great deal more to being a grown-up than getting tall and inheriting the ability to reproduce. A cowboy (and by this we're including girls, too) is simply the pinnacle of evolution, the nadir of American culture. You'll find there are the right ways to do something, the wrong ways, and the cowboy ways. And this little book will help you become an adult cowboy, a grown-up able to spit in the eye of evil and sloth and be respected-perhaps revered-for your independent thought and kindness to others. These steps are simple and learnable, whether we have had the privilege of growing up with a full loving family or not. You can do nothing good about your past except to learn from it. So take what you have been given, roll up your sleeves, and get ready for a wonderful future.

Told with the frank humor of the range and mountains by a master storyteller whose column is read by nearly two million peoiple each week, this book gives unique advise straight from the shoulder for those who would aspire to have a great life.