Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy: A True Story of Discovery
Alternative Health Biography Self-Help Travelogue Humorous Non-Fiction Holistic Healing Cancer Survivor Memoir Hollywood Celebrity Memoir
Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy is the wildly candid memoir that fans of Dirk Benedict—Starbuck from the original Battlestar Galactica and Face from The A-Team—have been hunting for years. In this 2005 illustrated paperback, Benedict trades Hollywood bravado for raw honesty, chronicling how a terminal prostate-cancer diagnosis at age forty-five sent him racing from studio lots to the healing backroads of Montana. What unfolds is a rollicking, often hilarious account of trading chemotherapy for organic carrots, learning to listen to his body, and ultimately proving that sometimes the best medicine is a stubborn refusal to follow the expected script.
Collectors love this Square One first-edition for its generous 6" x 9" page block that stays flat and bright; the copy offered here is notably clean—no previous owner marks, no dog-eared corners, and a spine that hasn’t been cracked. Inside, Benedict’s own ink sketches punctuate the narrative, giving readers the feeling they’ve stumbled onto a private travel journal rather than a standard celebrity memoir. At 232 fast-moving pages, it’s the perfect weekend read for anyone curious about holistic healing, 1980s TV nostalgia, or simply a great comeback story.
Beyond the star power, the book’s enduring appeal lies in its everyman voice: Benedict never claims guru status, admitting he fumbled through juicers, enemas, and macrobiotic diets like any other confused patient. Young adults grappling with health anxiety, parents seeking alternatives to conventional cancer protocols, and wellness enthusiasts all find practical takeaways woven into the humor. Add the scarcity of well-kept early printings—most copies were read and re-read until they fell apart—and this tight, bright example becomes a shelf trophy and a conversation starter in one.
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