Baxter Black, the world's bestselling cowboy poet, author of <b>Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy</b>, and public radio's favorite former large animal veterinarian, is back in the saddle with a hilarious new roundup of essays, commentaries, and campfire verse that speaks to the cowboy soul in each of us. <br><br>Drawn in part from Baxter's wildly popular NPR commentaries and syndicated columns, <b>Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet</b> offers a generous helping of his tender yet irreverent, sage-as-sagebrush take on everything from ranching, roping, Wrangler jeans, and rodeos to weddings and romance, the love of a good dog, dancing, parenting, cooking up trouble, and talking about the weather. If you haven't ridden with Baxter before, find out what more than a million dedicated fans are laughing about inside and outside the corral.