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Friedman, Kinky - Texas Hold 'Em (Signed, 1st)

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Book Description

Texas
Hold ��Em is more than just a card game. It deals��_with that
fine, forgotten art of playing a poor hand well��_Texas Hold
��Em is a state of mind, a spiritual survival technique, a
way of holding on to things that might just be important in this
ever-changing world." ��from the introduction to Texas Hold
��Em

The irrepressible, future Governor of Texas is back with a
crusade to stop the wussification of the Lone Star State. He
never thought he'd see the day when he'd miss gun racks in the
back windows of pickup trucks, but he almost does. He misses
the days when cowboy shirts never had buttons and coffee with a
friend was still a dime. Many of the stubborn, dusty,
weather-beaten little towns, roads, trucks, jeeps, people and
animals are gone now. Like it or not, the peaceful, scenic
bucolic Hill Country of his childhood is being dragged kicking
and screaming into the 21st Century.

His is at his outrageous best as he gives Americans a look at
the state made famous by the Alamo, the armadillo, Willie
Nelson, and, well, Kinky Friedman. Texas Hold ��Em is
composed of provocative essays, including autobiographical
pieces that are at times bittersweet and at other hilarious,
profiles of such stellar Texans as his friend, Willie Nelson, as
you've never seen him before, George W. Bush, and Racehorse
Haynes, and a treasure trove of lists, quizzes , including:

If the Ten Commandments Were Written by a Texan
Tex My ride
Texas Firsts
What Kind of Texas Driver Are you?

As an added diversion, the book is decorated with cartoons by
the brilliant John Callahan, particularly appealing to those
whose lives are spiraling downward into tailspins of despair.

Texas Hold 'Em is the way in which the Kinkster plays the
game of life. To him, Texas Hold' Em means holding on to
what is dear to him, to the things that made him who he is,
always remembering that the most important things in life aren't
things. An old cowboy philosophy of life sums it up �� "hang on
tight, spur hard, and let 'er buck."

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