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Cowgirl Smarts: How to Rope a Kick-Ass Life

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Every woman, whether a teenager, whether in her twenties and thirties, or even in her sixties, should read this book. Based on the TRUE lives of women who lived in the West, or Cowgirls, this small volume provides an enormous amount of insight into life in general and to growing and living as a woman. Very inspirational.

Using the lives of western women who made a difference in their own lives and that of others, the author provides brief biographical sketches and relates those lives to her typology of self improvement. It's an interesting approach and serves well to exemplify how ordinary folks provide the substance of history.

Great book in that it combines little known historical info about women pioneers that the author turns into ideas which inspire positive thinking/actions. Definately a good gift for a girlfriend, woman business colleague & a guy who thought only the cowboys ruled the West!

I saw it in Sundance Catalog, am from TX and thought it would be fun to get for a gal pal as a mini Christmas gift. She is going through a major career change at 45, so I ordered a couple of copies. I was surprised it was such a mini sized book. The stories about the cowgirls are quite interesting. The writing is a bit cliche, more suited for a younger audience going through early changes, not so much for an "older hand" like me. Light, Enjoyable.

Kick ass is right! This is a great little book that I enjoyed reading and gave as gifts. Most of us smart cowgirls know this information, but it was fun to have it organized as it was in this book. The comparisons between corporate America, or any other occupation, and cowgirl sense and lifestyle were good reminders for us all.

I love this book!! I can relate to so much of its contents and the down to earth style that it is written. It is honest and encouraging. Life can be tough and we all need to learn how to soften the ride and make the most out of it. By lightening our load (baggage), keeping our feet firm in the stirrups and our seats steady in the saddle can lead us all to a more enjoyable and less 'painful' ride through this life. These are some of lessons taught by the author in a fun descriptive manner. I bought one for my best friend after reading mine and still consider buying one for all the women in my life who are close to me!

I love the book. I actually bought two. One for my best friend and one for Myself. Great reading and encouragement.
The books were received quickly. Thank You

I got this book for my grown daughter when she was here visiting. She called when she got back home in Texas, said the book was there, in great shape, called again in two days,had finished it and it great. (Lainne is really not much of a reader, so that is a very good review from her)

The true stories are too brief and the "Lessons Learned" after each bit is ridiculous. Any woman with half a life's worth of experience doens't need this. The stories are so simple that you'd have to be incredibly lame not to be able to draw any worthwhile parallel's yourself. Great title but the whole thing is very lite and it's a tiny booklet, not a book.

From the cover, with the great art work.... I perceived this as a more in depth look at cowgirls of the old west. I felt like the stories on the cowgirls could have been googled for a school paper. The stories were very short and skipped across the surface of the ladies lives without any rich detail that would have made the book a much better read. I felt the comments of the writer about what to take from each of these stories to apply to your lifestyle today to be silly and boring. From her viewpoint, that is fine.... but I felt like someone was preaching to me and I didn't feel any connection to that person or why I should even continue to read. I finally just skipped over the preachy life lesson part and read the cowgirl stories before I'd fall asleep at night. And believe me, it didn't take long (to fall asleep).