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  <about><![CDATA[Willie Hugh Nelson is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most beloved and notorious country music singers. He reached his greatest fame during the so-called &quot;outlaw country&quot; movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture. In recent years he has continued to tour, record, and perform, and this, combined with activities in advocacy of cannabis, as well as a well-publicized 2006 arrest for cannabis possession, have made him the subject of renewed media attention.]]></about>
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    <![CDATA[The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart]]>
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    <![CDATA[ National icon Willie Nelson has evolved over the years from country music outlaw  swimming against a Whiskey River to a Zen-like figure of wisdom and contentment.  In  this autobiographical collection of life advice, <em>The Tao of Willie</em>, one of  America's truest hearts reveals the spiritual and practical lessons learned from decades of  hard knocks and good bounces.   <p> This inspiring and entertaining collection of &quot;Willie wisdom&quot; takes us from his days as a  young boy in Texas where he learns to respect his elders, to his roadhouse days when he  united redneck rockers, long-haired hippies and straight-laced country music fans, to the  mega-sized benefit concerts and environmentalism that define his boundless heart. And  there are plenty of his favorite jokes along the way.  <p> With stories that will both make you laugh out loud and look deep inside yourself, he  shows us how the Willie way &#151; and the way of the Tao &#151; can also be <em>your</em>  way. Let Willie's common sense approach to life awaken you to the happiness that  already exists in your own heart. With Willie as your guide, join the river of life and  you'll be carried on an amazing journey.</p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Facts of Life: and Other Dirty Jokes]]>
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    <![CDATA[If you had to give America a voice, it&#8217;s been said more than once, that voice would be Willie Nelson&#8217;s. For more than fifty years, he&#8217;s taken the stuff of his life&#8212;the good and the bad&#8212;and made from it a body of work that has become a permanent part of our musical heritage and kept us company through the good and the bad of our own lives. So it&#8217;s fitting, and cause for celebration, that he has finally set down in his own words a book that does  justice to his great gifts as a storyteller. In <strong>The Facts of Life</strong>, Willie Nelson reflects on what has mattered to him in life and what hasn&#8217;t. He also tells some great dirty jokes. The result is a book as wise and hilarious as its author.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Willie]]>
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    <![CDATA[Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captured the imagination of America for more than thirty years.]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Tale Out of Luck: A Novel]]>
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    <![CDATA[Retired Texas Ranger Captain Hank Tomlinson intends to spend the rest of his days raising cattle on his Broken Arrow Ranch, and nurturing his frontier town of &lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Luck&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:State w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Texas&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:State&gt;.  But when the brutal murder and scalping of a mysterious drifter leads to a clash between cavalry soldiers and a band of Comanche Indians suspected of the killing, a full-scale Indian uprising seems likely.  Worse yet, the murder of the drifter bears a disturbing resemblance to a string of killings Hank remembers from his distant and violent past as a Texas Ranger. <br/><br/><br/>   Meanwhile, Hank's twenty-year-old son, Jay Blue, and his adoptive brother, Skeeter, find themselves on the trail of a valuable &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:State w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Kentucky&lt;/st1:State&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; mare who vanished under their watch.  The trail leads them into the dangerous haunts of outlaws and vengeful Comanche warriors.  Now Hank must attempt to keep his sons safe while trying to catch a murderer who he knows will soon strike again.  His ace-in-the-hole is beautiful Flora Barlow, the tavern owner with a knack for detective work.<br/><br/><br/> Though rival lawman, Matt Kenyon, and competing rancher, Jack Brennan, complicate Hank's investigation, he and Flora slowly begin to uncover a crooked web of crime, deception, and murder.  Dark secrets emerge, and everyone must choose sides as lawmen, outlaws, soldiers, and Indian warriors converge for a final, bloody confrontation. (2008)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Farm Aid: A Song for America]]>
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    <![CDATA[A celebration of Farm Aids 20th anniversarya beautifully designed treasure documenting the struggles and contributions of family farmers in America and the more than 200 American artists who have played on the Farm Aid stage When Willie Nelson organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985, he hoped it would be a one-time event that would ensure the continued survival of the national treasure upon which our country was founded: the independent family farmer. But two decades later, the nation is still losing an average of 330 family farms per week. And the annual Farm Aid concert, which has helped to raise more than $26 million to keep family farmers on their land, is now the longest-running benefit concert in history. To commemorate this landmark and to call renewed attention to the importance of where, how, and by whom our food is produced, Farm Aid has put together this volume. Essays, interviews, poems, song lyrics, and fictional excerpts mix with more than 200 color and black-and-white photographs, including shots of farmland and farmers, as well as never-before-seen pictures of Farm Aid performers, from the late Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison to Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt. Among the many contributors are writers Eric Schlosser and Howard Zinn; performers Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris; photographers Paul Natkin and Ebet Roberts; and Farm Aid board members Neil Young, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, and Willie Nelson.]]>
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    <![CDATA[On the &quot;Clean&quot; Road Again: Biodiesel and the Future of the Family Farm]]>
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    <![CDATA[For more than 40 years, Willie Nelson has been a national  treasure, contributing many memorable songs to our musical canon.  His  impact, however, extends far beyond the scope of his music.  A champion of  family farms, Nelson has helped mobilize support for the American farmer,  both as a founder of Farm Aid and more recently as one of the nation's most  knowledgeable and recognized advocates of the use of biodiesel - a  clean-burning, renewable fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats.  In  this funny and inspirational book, Nelson confronts our dependency on  foreign oil as a source of energy.  Through facts, stories, and interviews  with everyday Americans, he explains the benefits of biodiesel as an  alternative fuel that not only drastically reduces carbon dioxide  emissions, but also may help save our family farms.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Facts of Life: and Other Dirty Jokes]]>
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    <![CDATA[If you had to give America a voice, it’s been said more than once, that voice would be Willie Nelson’s. For more than fifty years, he’s taken the stuff of his life-the good and the bad-and made from it a body of work that has become a permanent part of our musical heritage and kept us company through the good and the bad of our own lives. Long before he became famous as a performer, Willie Nelson was known as a songwriter, keeping his young family afloat by writing songs-like “Crazy”-that other people turned into hits.<br/><br/>So it’s fitting, and cause for celebration, that he has finally set down in his own words, a book that does justice to his great gifts as a storyteller. In<strong> The Facts of Life</strong>, Willie Nelson reflects on what has mattered to him in life and what hasn’t. He also tells some great dirty jokes. The result is a book as wise and hilarious as its author. It’s not meant to be taken seriously as an instruction manual for living-but you could do a lot worse.<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em>]]>
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    <![CDATA[If you had to give America a voice, it&#8217;s been said more than once, that voice would be Willie Nelson&#8217;s. For more than fifty years, he&#8217;s taken the stuff of his life-the good and the bad-and made from it a body of work that has become a permanent part of our musical heritage and kept us company through the good and the bad of our own lives. Long before he became famous as a performer, Willie Nelson was known as a songwriter, keeping his young family afloat by writing songs-like &#8220;Crazy&#8221;-that other people turned into hits.<br/><br/>So it&#8217;s fitting, and cause for celebration, that he has finally set down in his own words, a book that does justice to his great gifts as a storyteller. In<strong> The Facts of Life</strong>, Willie Nelson reflects on what has mattered to him in life and what hasn&#8217;t. He also tells some great dirty jokes. The result is a book as wise and hilarious as its author. It&#8217;s not meant to be taken seriously as an instruction manual for living-but you could do a lot worse.]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[Turk Pipkin]]></name>
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