The Cowboy Bucket List The Cowboy Bucket List book is part of the series of Bucket List books by Rio Grande Books. Slim Randles, award-winning author, journalist, and cowboy, lists the 100 things one should consider doing if one loves the West. Entries have a website to get more information. Readers can write their own Bucket List on the blank list at the back of the book. The book also ends with a charity - Horses For Heroes, that uses the cowboy philosophy to rehabilitate military heroes. There is more information on the charity and ways to help. Randles peppers his list with personal stories and hints as well as an explanation for each item. Items on the list are from all over the world.