{"product_id":"lessons-from-a-desperado-poet-how-to-find-your-way-when-you-dont-have-a-map-how-to-win-the-game-when-you-dont-know-the-rules-and-when-someone-say-paperback-1","title":"Lessons from a Desperado Poet: How to Find Your Way When You Don't Have a Map, How to Win the Game When You Don't Know the Rules, and When Someone Say - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBaxter Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part how-to, all Baxter Black, \u003ci\u003eLessons from a Desperado Poet \u003c\/i\u003eis a humorous, witty take on making a living by doing the right thing and trying everything. According to Baxter Black, success \"does not require a genius; it just requires the persistence of a glacier. Remember, often it's not ability that gets you ahead, it's reliability. The world is run by those who show up.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLessons from a Desperado Poet \u003c\/i\u003eleaves a trail of self-improvement and motivational tortilla crumbs that readers will follow with delight--before, that is, squirreling them away in their own cerebral pockets for later use.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part how-to, all Baxter Black, \"Lessons from a Desperado Poet\" is a humorous, witty take on making a living by doing the right thing and trying everything. According to Black--who provides 118 life lessons through the course of the book--success, at least in the form to be had by working outside the system, \"does not take a genius; it just requires the persistence of a glacier. . . . Remember, often it is not ability, it's reliability. The world is run by those who show up.\"\u003cbr\u003eA mind-tickling romp through the formation, fermentation, and fruition of the author's career as a poet in a country where publishing poetry is \"practically illegal,\" \"Lessons from a Desperado Poet\" is instructional for the entrepreneur, inspirational for the ambitious, and entertaining for the teeming masses. In three sections--\"How I Learned,\"\"What I Learned,\" and \"Why I Was Able to Learn\"--the man the New York Times called \"probably the nation's most successful living poet\" takes us through everything from his \"Basque Infusion\" (i.e., the lessons he learned working for a hard-headed Basque) and how he became a self-sustaining poet, to such chapters as \"Me and NPR,\" \"How to Control Your Tech Addiction,\" and \"Controlling Your Own Life--Big Decisions Like Turning Down Johnny Carson.\" \u003cbr\u003eSince it is also a story of continuously overcoming the odds, \" Lessons from a Desperado Poet\" leaves a trail of self-improvement and motivational tortilla crumbs that readers will follow with delight--before, that is, squirreling them away in their own cerebral pockets for later use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCowboy poet and large-animal veterinarian, Baxter Black, says \"I was raised with the coyotes. No, this is serious. I was raised in New Mexico, did three years at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, then four more years at Colorado State University to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Veterinary school was hard for me. (The price of a gallon of gas was higher than my GPA!) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Throughout the summers of my college years I worked at different livestock operations as 'cowboy labor.' To help support myself, among other things, I had a band and rode bulls. Upon graduation I practiced for thirteen years in the livestock business and would still be there if cowboy poetry had not hijacked my life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Since poetry is virtually illegal in the United States, I have had to work around the edges of the mainstream to make a living - outside the box, as it were. For thirty years I have been successful performing cowboy poetry (think of Shakespeare rather than Robert Frost) at venues across the country and in Canada. The greatest blessing in my business is that I have never had to solicit appearances. It has all been word of mouth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To augment my performances, over the years I have expanded into best-selling books, CD and DVD publishing, a regular column, a commercial radio program, National Public Radio appearances, cable television, and producing commercials. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Our entertainment business, my wife's and mine, began in Colorado. Twelve years ago we moved to Arizona to take care of my folks. I still have a heavy travel schedule and we have five employees in our office. We have a married daughter and a teenage son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We live on a small ranch close to the Mexican border and I punch cows when I'm not on the road. It ain't a bad life.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47417557778653,"sku":"9780762782987","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/GPBvLKR_XA9780762782987_680d1193-74fd-44c4-8bbb-806d4de793cf.webp?v=1771222672","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/lessons-from-a-desperado-poet-how-to-find-your-way-when-you-dont-have-a-map-how-to-win-the-game-when-you-dont-know-the-rules-and-when-someone-say-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}