Cowgirl Spirit: Stong Women, Solid Friendships, and Stories from the Frontier [Perfect Paperback]

Mimi Kirk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2001

Cowgirls are the unsung heroines of the Wild West, and their grit and determination, verve and good spirits are legendary. Modern day cowgirls know just what they mean when they say:

"I wonder how many more times I'm going to fall for the same kind of cowboy." –Bell Floyd, 1900

"The way to avoid housework is to live outside." –Sandra Blacksmith, 1901

"If a man had to give birth, he'd be a more considerate person." –Ma Robertson, 1901

With a mix of hundreds of quotations from the actual women who tamed the West, striking historical photographs, and fascinating stories from the frontier, Cowgirl Spirit is bound to bring out the power, independence, wisdom and spunk in every woman.

Author has appeared on CBS Good Morning and in Self, Jane, Allure, USA Today, LA Times, and The Washington Post

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About the Author

Mimi Kirk is president of Side Saddle, LLC, and creator of the wildly successful board game, Cowgirls Ride the Trail of Truth. Cowgirls licensed and gift products include greeting cards, journals, stationery, gift bags, tags and notecards from Inner Art Sunrise (a division of Hallmark), as well as mugs, candles, T-shirts and posters. Kirk is an actress and entrepreneur, and lives and works in San Diego.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks; 1st edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570717702
• ISBN-13: 978-1570717703
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #705,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Throughout her life, Mimi Kirk's talents and interpersonal skills brought her into numerous jobs and careers. She had a stint as a Las Vegas showgirl, and was the stand-in for Mary Tyler Moore in the hit sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She designed clothes and jewelry for Valerie Harper, and invented the popular scarf motif along with the "Rhoda style" for Valerie on the Rhoda television series. Her career in the film industry put her in front of the camera for over seventeen years.

Kirk left the industry to open her own national jewelry manufacturing business. Later, becoming Interested in personal growth, she sold her company and became the regional marketing director for a company that delivered self-improvement seminars. She left to study with her Guru in India. Soon after her return she became executive assistant and charity events coordinator for a private family, and sat on the board of several nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles. In 1989, Kirk was the founder, editor, and publisher of an environmental newspaper, The City Planet, in Los Angeles.

Adding to her list of many careers, in 1998 Mimi owned and operated Side Saddle, L.L.C. for ten-years where she manufactured cowgirl themed products sold around the world. She is the inventor of four board games including Cowgirls Ride The Trail of Truth, a board game for women 18-118 and authored Cowgirl Spirit. Although she sold her company in 2008, her games and products are still sold worldwide.

In August 2009 Mimi won the title of "sexiest vegetarian over 50" in a nation wide contest conducted by PETA. She was the oldest contestant at 70 and won over hundreds of other contestants. She has been interviewed on NBC, KUSI, Fox and appeared on The Doctors, a national TV show. Many newspaper and magazine articles have been written about her as well as many online blogs. She recently authored Eat Raw, Stay Hot with a release date of May 2011. Mimi is passionate about helping others to look and feel their best by eating a plant based raw food vegan diet.