- Gebundene Ausgabe: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: Thomas Dunne Books; Auflage: 1 (Oktober 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312310242
- ISBN-13: 978-0312310240
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,6 x 14,7 x 2,5 cm
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- Nr. 59 in Englische Bücher > Biografien & Erinnerungen > Regional U.S.
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Readers wondering whatever happened to Jameson Parker, one half of television's Simon & Simon private detective team, will be pleased to know that he is alive and well and living in Southern California. Although, as he tells us in this splendidly written memoir, "alive and well" was a dicey proposition for a while: a few years after his series was canceled, Parker was shot, and very badly wounded, by a rather unpleasant neighbor. Physical recuperation went relatively smoothly, but the psychological healing is still progressing. Now living with his wife on a cattle ranch, and still taking on the infrequent acting role, Parker writes about his struggle frankly and with abundant good humor. Unlike many triumph-over-adversity books, which play the tragedy for all it's worth, this one doesn't even get around to telling us the specifics of the shooting incident until two-thirds into the book; until that point, the book is the story of an actor who went through a mostly unspecified, life-changing event and decided to chuck the big city for a ranch 5,000 feet above the San Joaquin Valley. It's a story about a stranger in a strange land, about a man learning an entirely new set of skills, and the colorful people he meets along the way. Thousands of actors have written memoirs, but this one is unlike all the others. It isn't the actor's celebrity that makes it fascinating, but the way he tells his story. David Pitt
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"Heartbreaking... With false starts and apprehension, his ballad of emotional triumph mirrors the endless cattle drives or smelly horse foaling he charmingly illustrates. Peppered with inventive simile and playful self-deprecation, Cowboy is equally fulfilling. B+" -Entertainment Weekly
"A sensitive, wise, sweetly written memoir about horses, California's last cowboys and giving up the fast life. And more horses." -Psychology Today
"Splendidly written... Parker writes about his struggle frankly and with abundant good humor.... It's a story about a stranger in a strange land, about a man learning an entirely new set of skills, and the colorful people he meets along the way. Thousands of actors have written memoirs, but this one is unlike all the others. It isn't the actor's celebrity that makes it fascinating, but the way he tells his story." -Booklist (starred)
"A former television star who took to the trail extols a disappearing way of life.... Perhaps most surprising are Parker's writing chops: the language is expressive and intelligent.... Smart, disarming, and forgivably sentimental." -Kirkus Reviews
"In funny, wry, poignant, and sometimes elegiac prose, Parker vividly describes the modern fate of the traditional cowboy way and of one tenderfoot's tested spirit."
---Thomas McIntyre, author of Days Afield and Dreaming the Lion
"An Accidental Cowboy is a story of survival from point-blank death to the subsequent prison of depression and finally to the Russian roulette of contemplated suicide. Far from the facade of Hollywood, Jameson Parker's bareback prose reveals the joys and struggles of a soul brought back from the brink. It's a masterfully crafted memoir that both chills and inspires."
---Chris Dorsey, Orion Multimedia, the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and author of The Grouse Hunter's Almanac
"A masterfully written story of a good and decent man's ascent from the hell of depression and anxiety resulting from an all too common act of violence...You may just want to meet my friend J.P. You'll find him witty, charming, talented, honorable, and brave---most of all, brave."
---Gerald McRaney
"What a ride! Jameson Parker invites us not only inside the world of the modern cowboy, but also on his very personal journey to reclaim what a bullet almost took away---not just his life, but his very soul."
---Jean Strauss, author of Beneath a Tall Tree
"Robust, self-reliant, witty, [Parker] takes to a way of life he so relishes that his pleasure in it keeps us bumping along happily at his side, hot and saddle-sore, but enchanted."
---Anne Truitt, author of Prospect: The Journey of an Artist
"Part-time cowboy? Yes, but a full-time man, and he darn sure proved that by what he wrote and the way he wrote it."
---Warner Glenn, a fourth-generation rancher, author of Eyes of Fire, and a founder of the Malpai Borderlands Group
"A sensitive, wise, sweetly written memoir about horses, California's last cowboys and giving up the fast life. And more horses." -Psychology Today
"Splendidly written... Parker writes about his struggle frankly and with abundant good humor.... It's a story about a stranger in a strange land, about a man learning an entirely new set of skills, and the colorful people he meets along the way. Thousands of actors have written memoirs, but this one is unlike all the others. It isn't the actor's celebrity that makes it fascinating, but the way he tells his story." -Booklist (starred)
"A former television star who took to the trail extols a disappearing way of life.... Perhaps most surprising are Parker's writing chops: the language is expressive and intelligent.... Smart, disarming, and forgivably sentimental." -Kirkus Reviews
"In funny, wry, poignant, and sometimes elegiac prose, Parker vividly describes the modern fate of the traditional cowboy way and of one tenderfoot's tested spirit."
---Thomas McIntyre, author of Days Afield and Dreaming the Lion
"An Accidental Cowboy is a story of survival from point-blank death to the subsequent prison of depression and finally to the Russian roulette of contemplated suicide. Far from the facade of Hollywood, Jameson Parker's bareback prose reveals the joys and struggles of a soul brought back from the brink. It's a masterfully crafted memoir that both chills and inspires."
---Chris Dorsey, Orion Multimedia, the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and author of The Grouse Hunter's Almanac
"A masterfully written story of a good and decent man's ascent from the hell of depression and anxiety resulting from an all too common act of violence...You may just want to meet my friend J.P. You'll find him witty, charming, talented, honorable, and brave---most of all, brave."
---Gerald McRaney
"What a ride! Jameson Parker invites us not only inside the world of the modern cowboy, but also on his very personal journey to reclaim what a bullet almost took away---not just his life, but his very soul."
---Jean Strauss, author of Beneath a Tall Tree
"Robust, self-reliant, witty, [Parker] takes to a way of life he so relishes that his pleasure in it keeps us bumping along happily at his side, hot and saddle-sore, but enchanted."
---Anne Truitt, author of Prospect: The Journey of an Artist
"Part-time cowboy? Yes, but a full-time man, and he darn sure proved that by what he wrote and the way he wrote it."
---Warner Glenn, a fourth-generation rancher, author of Eyes of Fire, and a founder of the Malpai Borderlands Group
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7 von 8 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A very enjoyable read.
31. März 2004
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I loved all the cowboy stories! Being a "city-slicker" it was all new to me and yet I found the stories interesting, and very, very funny at times. The parts about the shooting and the aftermath were hard to read and I was very surprised that the writer exposed himself as much as he did. I thought that was very brave and I hope it helped him to get it down on paper. I never felt the writer to be overdramatic, whiney or self indulgent. ANY shooting, whether the wounds be superficial or not, is very tramatic. I question one reviewers motives when they say that they purchased the book out of "sheer boredom". They go on to say that they had no interest in reading about life on a ranch. Wouldn't reading about something you had no interest in cause you to become more bored? Could this review be a personal vendetta? Sounded like it to me.
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LIFE
29. Januar 2004
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The story illustrates how a single event can bring long lasting changes to a life. The nature of his injury has nothing to do with the trauma inflicted by a random act of terror.
The relationships he builds with the other cowboys and his appreciation for all of the animals on the ranch leads to a primal charm of self reliance and freedom.
The harsh risks of ranch life pale in comparison to the artifical dangers and trauma the average city person faces each day.
In conclusion the book is a statement of the pursuit of individual feedom ,something that is lost in our present society.
The relationships he builds with the other cowboys and his appreciation for all of the animals on the ranch leads to a primal charm of self reliance and freedom.
The harsh risks of ranch life pale in comparison to the artifical dangers and trauma the average city person faces each day.
In conclusion the book is a statement of the pursuit of individual feedom ,something that is lost in our present society.
6 von 7 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
An amazing book!!
4. November 2003
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This is a terrific book and nothing like what I expected. I picked up this book because I was familiar with Mr. Parker's story and was interested in it. What could have easily been a "how I survived", victimy saga, since Mr. Parker WAS indeed a victim, turned out to be a wonderful tour of survival. The book adroitly takes the senses back and forth. The horror of Parker's shooting incident and subsequent depression could have been dispiriting and cheerless had he just concentrated on it...but instead he takes you to interesting, informative and joyous heights in the form of glorious cowboy/ranch life stories and then brings you back to why he had the need to focus on the positive side of life and the outlet cowboy life provided for him. To me, this is a true "survivor" story without focusing on the victim. It is extremely well written....needed a dictionary to help me out in a couple of places. I recommend this book as a story of everyman and not just a celebrity telling his story. It clearly shows how people can work through their problems instead of caving to them or diving for the medicine cabinet. Good for Mr. Parker in writing this page turner. I highly recommend this book!!!!!
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