Lessons from a Desperado Poet

Part memoir, part how-to, all Baxter Black, Lessons from a Desperado Poetis 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." Lessons from a Desperado Poetleaves 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.

Baxter Black is known to millions for his insights as America\u2019s Cowboy Poet and as a large-animal veterinarian. He would still be a practicing vet if, in his words, \u201ccowboy poetry had not hijacked my life.\u201d His books include The Back Page: The Best of Baxter Black from Western Horseman, and Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky?