Luke Perry, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, plays a real-life cowboy and rodeo hero in his latest major motion picture. Lane Frost dreamed of being the best bull-rider ever, and he became the ultimate American folk hero before his death in 1989 at the age of 28.
Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.
“I was convinced deep inside that I could not lose. I could not see how it could happen.” —Laurent Fignon “I didn't think. I just rode.” —Greg LeMondFor a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that’s exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. And LeMond did it on the final stage, as the two sprinted through down the Champs Elysees. It remains the smallest margin of victory in the Tour's 100+ year history. But as dramatic as that Sunday afternoon was, the race wasn't just about that one time-trial. The leader's yellow jersey had swapped back and forth between LeMond and Fignon in a titanic struggle for supremacy, a battle with more twists and turns than an Alpine mountain pass. At no point during the entire three weeks were the pair separated by more than 53 seconds, a razor thin margin between ultimate triumph or agonizing torment. And all this despite LeMond's body still carrying more than 30 shotgun pellets after a shooting accident. Three Weeks, Eight Seconds brings one of cycling's most astonishing stories to life, examining that extraordinary race in all its multifaceted glory.
An inside look at the sport of bull riding, this book provides a behind-the-scenes look at the adrenaline-fueled phenomenon that’s enjoyed by more than 100 million television viewers yearly from around the world and the fastest-growing sport in America. The full-color action-packed images throughout capture the pain, fear, blood, and glory that is professional bull riding. Readers will experience the masterful rides, the horrendous falls, and the pure excitement with each turn of the page. From Adriano Moraes, Justin McBride, and Chris Shivers to Little yellow Jacket and Mossy Oak Mudslinger, all the favorite riders and bulls are included. Newcomers will find clear explanations and concise background on a growing sport that is guaranteed to thrill.
This book presents a bird’s eye view of the transition of a segment of the Louisiana Purchase into the states of Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. It offers historical data meshed with Western poetry, with each one of the book’s twentythree poems contributing a relevant insight. Topics covered include, among others, the Civil War in Montana, the “Big Die-Up” of 1886-1887, the myth and reality of the American West, and the end of the homesteading era. According to the author, Dakota is more than a collection of Western verse- it is a raft with twenty-three supporting logs that has skimmed o’er the river of Western history.
Skylar Grey lost everything when her fiancé died. But her move back to her hometown, Billings, Montana is not the fresh start she seeks, as too many people know her tragic tale. But then she meets a bull riding cowboy who treats her like she's made of fire and everything changes. Cody Galen joined the American Extreme Bull Riders Tour to make money, not friends. He enjoys whiskey, winning, and women and he doesn’t care who he pisses off while he pursues the hell out of all three. He figures he only has a few years left before his body gives out and he might as well go down hard in a blaze of glory. He knows the pretty thing he meets his first night in Billings is no buckle bunny, but if she wants to play that role, who is he to argue? Neither one of them is looking for anything lasting. But there’s only one thing more dangerous than riding bulls—and that’s love. First Published as Cody
All it takes is eight seconds . . . Cam O'Mara, grandson and younger brother of bull-riding champions, is not interested in partaking in the family sport. Cam is a skateboarder, and perfecting his tricks—frontside flips, 360s—means everything until his older brother, Ben, comes home from Iraq, paralyzed from a brain injury. What would make a skateboarder take a different kind of ride? And what would get him on a monstrosity of a bull named Ugly? If Cam can stay on for the requisite eight seconds, could the $15,000 prize bring hope and a future for his big brother?
Do you like your cowboys hot, hard and ready to ride? There’s a code these cowboys live by, and they’re tough, uncompromising, taciturn and guarded. They’re also impossibly loyal, honorable, passionate, and their love—once bestowed—is everlasting. We wouldn’t have them any other way! Most Dangerous Cowboy by Megan Crane There’s only one thing more dangerous than riding bulls—and that’s love. And cowboy Cody’s too busy pursuing whiskey, winning, women, and glory to even consider it. Until pretty little Skylar Grey decides to impersonate a buckle bunny and lights a fire in his heart. What is love? All Cody knows is that he’s going down hard. A Doctor For The Cowboy by Amy Andrews Cocky Aussie bull rider Troy has been busted down to the pro-circuit. He needs wins to get him back into the big league, but an injury forces him off the circuit and into the arms of gorgeous doctor Joss. She patches him up, tells him it’s time to stop riding, and somehow he winds up playing father figure to her wayward teenage son. Will passion, purpose and love tempt this playboy cowboy to finally settle down? The Cowboy’s Redemption by Paula Altenberg She’s done with cowboys for good… Barrel racer Dana’s last romance with a rodeo cowboy ended in tragedy—and was definitely not the fairy tale love story rodeo fans chose to see. Dana needs a fresh start, a new horse, a few wins, and emphatically no steamy encounters with her late fiancé’s best friend! The Rebel and The Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry He’s got a lean, hard body and the heart of a poet… Sparks fly when born-and-bred cowboy Casey meets urban artist Eva, but he’ll never turn away from his responsibilities to his family and the ranch. There’ll be no chasing music-making dreams for him, even if Eva takes his heart with her when she leaves… Her Cowboy Baby Daddy by Jeannie Watt When cowboy Spence returns home to the Keller ranch to negotiate water rights with the neighboring rancher, gorgeous Hayley’s counteroffer leaves him speechless. Spence is definitely up for a no-strings affair with Hayley, but father a child and walk away? Never. The Cowboy Doctor by Leah Vale She lives for the thrill. He’s tasked with keeping her safe… Can rodeo doctor Drew keep daredevil bucking bronc rider Peyton safe? Or is it a case of opposites attract for the cowgirl and the rodeo doctor, and someone’s bound to get hurt?
The US and Europe have unraveled since World War II and radicalism has metastasized into every community, tearing away the decency, optimism, and security that shaped those robust democracies for more than eight decades. No place is immune, including the small West Texas town of Dell City, where four generations of an iconic American family and a Syrian Muslim family carve a farming empire out of the unforgiving high desert. These families’ partnership is as unlikely as the idea of a United States, and their powerful friendship can be traced back to a bloody knife fight in a Juarez cantina just after World War II. The bond forged that night between Jack Laws, an Irish American who staked his claim in West Texas after the war, and Ali Zarkan, whose great-grandfather sailed from the Middle East to Texas in the mid-1800s as part of President Franklin Pierce’s attempt to create the US Army Camel Corps, shapes each generation of the families as they come of age and adapt to shifting paradigms of gender, commerce, patriotism, loyalty, religion, and sexuality. From the beaches of the Western Pacific to the battlefields of the Middle East and from the lawless streets of Juarez to the darkest corners of the Internet, the two families fight real and perceived enemies—journeying, as they do, through the football fields of Texas and West Point, the hippie playgrounds of Asia, the music halls of Austin, the terrorist cells of Europe and the political backrooms where fortunes are gained or lost over the rights to Western water. Underlying their experiences is the basic question of what constitutes identity and citizenship in America, or in Texas, a land over which six flags have flown. The seventh flag, ultimately, is not one of a state or a nation, but of a mosaic of cultures, religions, and people from every corner of the world—all struggling to define what it means to be unified under an ambiguous banner.