Returning to the territory of "Brokeback Mountain" (in her first volume of Wyoming Stories) and Bad Dirt (her second), National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Proulx delivers a stunning and visceral new collection.

The fantastic new collection of stories from the Pulitzer Prize wiining author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain.

The Fantastic New Collection Of Stories From The Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Of The Shipping News And Brokeback Mountain. Fine Just The Way It Is Marks Annie Proulx'S Return To The Wyoming Of Brokeback Mountain And The Familiar Cast Of Hardy, Unsentimental Prairie Folk. The Stories Are Cast Over Centuries, And Capture The Voices And Lives Of The Settlers: From The Native Indian Tribes To The Modern Day Ranch Owners And Politicians, And Their Cowboy Forebears. In 'A Family Man', An Old Man Nearing The End Of His Life Unburdens Himself Of The Weighty Family Secrets That Were His Father'S Unwelcome Legacy. 'Them Old Cowboy Songs' Follows Archie And Rosie, A Young Pioneer Couple, And Their Hardships In Their Attempt To Homestead In The Exposed Wintry Expanses Of The Prairie, And 'Testimony Of The Donkey' Finds A Young International Couple, Marc And Caitlin, Struggling With Much More Modern Concerns, And Confronting Uncertainty As Their Relationship Comes To Its End. These Are Stories Of Desperation And Hard Times, Often Marked By An Inescapable Sadness, Set In A Landscape Both Brutal And Magnificent. Enlivened By Folk Tales, Flights Of Fancy, And Details Of Ranch And Rural Work, They Juxtapose Wyoming'S Traditional Character And Attitudes - Confrontation Of Tough Problems, Prejudice, Persistence In The Face Of Difficulty - With The More Benign Values Of The New West. These Are Bold, Elegant And Memorable Pieces, And Once More Confirm Annie Proulx As One Of The Most Talented, Unique Short Story Writers In The Language.

Matko is too wide to fit through the yard-gate. Her friends suggest different exercises to help her slim down, but nothing works. Finally, Matko comes up with her own way to fit in. 'Just the Way I Am' is translated by Alisha Berger. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Based on Original story: 'मैं ऐसी ही हूँ!', by Bindu Gupta . © Room to Read , 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. This story 'Just The Way I Am' has been published by Room to Read on StoryWeaver.

LOOK, MAYBE YOU’RE A NICE GIRL, but we’re guessing you’re more like us or you probably wouldn’t have picked up this book. Not that we have a problem with girls who are nice people. But being nice is just not the way to get what you want. And this book is about getting what you want. Not in like a finding happiness, giving back to the world, being grateful for what you have sort of way. But in a ruling your world, being the most desired, powerful badass in the room way, so you can come out on top of any situation: guys, career, friends, enemies, whatever. How does a betch make that happen? Here are some highlights: DON’T BE EASY. DON’T BE POOR. DON’T BE UGLY. We didn’t come up with these life lessons. We’re just the ones who wrote it all down. This is not self-help. Self-help is for fat people and divorcées. This is how to deal with your problems when you have no problems. You’re welcome.

If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...