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Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On! A Cowboy's Guide to Life (Bk.1)

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Proverbs by those living west of the Pecos could make everyone's life a little easier. Sayings like, "Tellin' a man to go to hell and makin' him do it are two entirely different propositions," and "If you get to thinkin' you're a person of influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around," could be some of the best advice ever written.

Pretty much everything we need to know about getting by in life is contained in the sage sayings in this book. One of my favorites is, "Never drink downstream from the herd." Some are simply funny. Others are downright insightful. This is the "Confusius says" of the American West. It makes a good gift, and the perfect thing to pass around at a gathering for laughs and conversation. --Christopher Bonn Jonnes, author of Wake Up Dead.

I noticed that this book has not been reviewed for a few years and it's worth a new review. The book consists of 138 pages with a single statement per page. The statements are all short, accurate, and almost incomprehensible to most Americans living in the year 2005. We needed this book about 40 years ago when there were still a few folks that could understand it. That's the only reason I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5....the author missed his due date! Anyway, if you don't read anything else, read that first page and live by it.

A wealth of daily inspiration. I fervently believe this book belongs next to everybody's hopper to be included in the morning rituals.

Very funny tips on life and observations from a cowboy point of view. A great gift book to even the cowboy-at-heart!

This is one of the best books of all time. Short, succinct and worth reading again and again. I spend my time with "dazzling urbanites" and it's a good antidote of Western, best taken liberally.

"Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On! A Cowboy's Guide to Life" by Texas Bix Bender is a delightful little book, pocket-size, with a cowboy aphorism on every page.

Small black-and-white drawings, expertly done, of cowboy life on ranch and range appear on every left page.

Flipbook silhouettes appear in the upper corners of the right pages. As you flick the pages front to back you see a cowboy riding his horse, walk to full gallop, stopping and rearing in encountering a rattlesnake, bucking, the cowboy flying off, losing his hat, getting up, dusting off, trying again. Evidently the sidewinder gets away.

The title language reflects the wisdom and earthiness throughout the sayings.

"If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't."

"Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut."

"Control your generosity when you're dealin' with a chronic borrower."

"Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much."

"No matter where you ride to, that's where you are."

"Some things ain't funny."

Bender's book is fun and a lot more, pardner.

By the way, he's also come out with "Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On! II." Yeah, to both of `em.

The book is absolutely wonderful. I had to find it to give it as a gift to friends of mine who want some insight to Texas/Cowboy culture. More importantly, it contains lessons I want my kids to learn and apply in life.

This country collection of quips makes a great gift for cowpokes and city slickers of all ages. It includes classic illustrations and a fun flip animation. It's embedded with timeless wisdom and subtle humor that creates excellent visuals, chuckles, an occasional guffaw and reminders of how to live life simple and true.

This is a great book of cowboy philosophy that applies to everyday life. You can use the sayings and meanings to almost any area of your life and even use it for motivation speaking.