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All Creatures Great and Small: Book 1
Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offers an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. James Herriot grew up in Glasgow and qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow Veterinary College.
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"This is a lovely book primarily about James Herriots early life as the assistant to a vet in the Yorkshire Dales."
"The stories feel so real, but apparently are loosely based on real events and stories, not necessarily commensurate with the time period in which they are portrayed, all wrapped in the guise of an autobiography."
"I first read this series when I was twelve (many years ago) thanks to my grandmother, and have re-read them through the years."
"I love animals and I clearly recognize the care and respect James Herriot exhibited for animals throughout his practice was sincere and honorable."
"So many years passed and I had forgotten about this author until I saw his name and titles of subsequent books."
"Though I may be a bit partial to this, the first in the set because it began my experience with Herriot and his friends, each of these books provided immense enjoyment for me."
"I've only read about a third of the book so far, but it's so easy to visualize everything he describes."
"Gentle, noble, gory and yucky in spots, displaying a deep love for the area and its people, and even including a sweet love story, this tale of a young veterinarian starting out in Yorkshire, England in the 1930's is well worth a read."
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The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease
Healthy chickens are happy chickens. “Widely regarded as the Patron Saint of Poultry since her 1994 edition became the chicken keeper’s bible, Gail Damerow has kept her finger on the pulse of chicken management innovations, advances, and trends, bringing us this completely recalibrated, modernized Chicken Health Handbook. Primary Care for a Thriving Flock Gail Damerow, leading authority on all things chicken, provides a complete reference to answer the questions and resolve the problems of any chicken raiser from beginner to professional. This fully updated and expanded edition of a longtime classic offers expert guidance on nutrition, reproductive issues, and a full range of health problems, along with the latest information on: - Practicing preventive healthcare. - Using natural approaches to enhance the immune system. - Treating and avoiding news-making diseases such as avian flu. - Raising healthy chickens in an urban environment. - Enhanced with full-color photographs and eye-opening illustrations, this is the essential guide to keeping your chickens healthy and productive.
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"Widely regarded as the Patron Saint of Poultry since her 1994 book of the same name became the chicken keeper’s bible, Gail Damerow has kept her finger on the pulse of chicken management innovations, advances and trends, bringing us this completely re-calibrated, modernized Chicken Health Handbook. More than a guide to chicken health, this book is a call to deliberate thought and informed chicken care decision-making, concisely providing the tools necessary in chapters that read like a novel. Ms. Damerow provides a refreshing reality check on many of the feel-good sound bites regarding holistic/natural/herbal approaches to chicken keeping that abound on chicken related blogs and books in recent years. Damerow writes, "Instructions found online and in print publications describing herbal medicine for backyard chickens suggest that such-and-such herb "is said to" work for a certain disease, or that you "try" such-and-such herb as a treatment- which sounds suspiciously like experimenting at the expense of an ailing chicken." We therefore limit alternative livestock therapies to their use as immunity enhancers.”. The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition is an indispensable resource for every chicken keeper."
"This was recommended by my vet!"
"Great book."
"This book is very comprehensive, but still easy to read."
"Great book, Wealth of information, must have book for any chicken keeper."
"Very useful book to have at hand if you've got chickens."
"This was a gift for someone new to chickens."
"An excellent Reference Book of Poultry Health care and How Too Book by Gail Damerow."
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All Things Wise and Wonderful: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet (James Herriot 3)
And while he is keen to serve Queen and country, James cannot help but miss his life in Darrowby – despite frequent arguments between his colleagues, bad-tempered cattle and equally irritable farmers, and the continuing saga of Cedric the flatulent dog. He often makes me smile, sometimes makes me cry, you can't really ask more from a writer than that.” ― Jon Katz, New York Times bestselling author of Second Chance Dog, A Dog Year, A Good Dog, and many others. Here Timothy reprises his role as the young country vet in this third collection of Herriot stories....Sit back with a cup of tea as Timothy tells you funny, gentle and occassionally sad tales about characters such as local farmers with broad accents; the posh Mrs. Pomphrey, whose overfed Poermanian passes gas; and the Ministry of Agriculture officials, who rake James over the coals for inept form-filling. "... humor, realism, sensitivity, earthiness... gentle compassion and a lively sense of the sad, the ridiculous, and the admirable."
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"I have all of Herriot"s books and have spent many a happy hour with them."
"Talk about a culture shock, I just finished a review of "The Old Breed At Peleliu and Okinawa". and now James Herriot and his time as a vet.."
"I was enthralled by his account of all the animals, both big and small that he encountered, I laughed and shed tears too, what a wonderful gift of the narrative he had."
"Many things that happen to him during basic training and learning to be a pilot remind him of his experiences as a county vet, so we get a double set of memories."
"Some of the stories are kind of repeated - not the exact same stories as we read in the first two books of the series, but they are very similar (which I am sure he encountered many of the same things over and over). I LOVE these books and I really want to go to England to see if I can find anything similar today to what he speaks about from the 30's."
"I started reading the James Herrick book Eros a the he of 15, thy ere ala my choice of reads , reading each over and over, he fact that l was also in charge of milking 40+ head of Holstein cows each morning and night, starting at the age of 14 and with no help at all, needless to say I was a tough job for a young girl, and the local vet as indeed my best friend and greatest allie, as he knew h challenge l faced, having lost my living dad at the tender age of 11l was left with a not so kind mother, desperate to get a good education, l studied while l milked (machine operated Miller's) my beloved head of cows, finally graduating at the top of my senior, all he freezing mornings and sweltering summer's rewarded me with a full college ride scholarship Now a the age of 52 retired from rewarding career in nursing, l used many of he treatments on my cows that l read in his books."
"I love anecdotal stories, and a kind, gentle narrator in love with the material doesn't hurt my love for the Herriot books."
"They give the reader a wonderful glimpse into life duting the 1930’s and 1940’s in Yorkshire, England."
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Best Small Animal Veterinary Medicine

The Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog's Life Quality and Longevity
If your dog has cancer, you need this book. No matter what diagnosis or stage of cancer your dog has, this book is packed with precious advice that can help now. * How to analyze the options and develop a specific plan for your own dog based on your dog’s type of cancer, your dog’s age, your financial and time budget, your personality, and many other personal factors. You can help your dog fight cancer and you can honor your dog’s life by living each moment to the fullest, starting now. "I wish that I had had The Dog Cancer Survival Guide when my dearly beloved Flat-coated Retriever, Odin, contracted cancer. "A comprehensive guide that distills both alternative and allopathic cancer treatments in dogs...With the overwhelming amount of conflicting information about cancer prevention and treatment, this book provides a pet owner with an easy to follow approach to one of the most serious diseases in animals." "At this troubling time, having The Dog Cancer Survival Guide by your side is like having both a knowledgeable and a caring friend beside you...This valuable and compassionate guide is a must-have for anyone caring for a dog with cancer."
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"Not nearly finished reading."
"This book came highly recommended by a canine cancer support group, and with good reason."
"The information not only gave me peace of mind but a plan of attack to rebuild my dog's immune system so her body can do its job."
"It's great."
"Can't recommend highly enough, even if it's help understanding human cancer."
"excellent book great information."
"I wish I could say something positive and make everything better for whoever reads this but unfortunatly...False hope."
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Best Equine Medicine

All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, and All Things Wise and Wonderful: Three James Herriot Classics
James Herriot’s timeless bestselling series is a delightfully fun look at a country veterinarian and the creatures that populate a charming English town Perhaps better than any other writer, James Herriot reveals the ties that bind us to the natural world. Herriot’s stories rely on numerous autobiographical elements taken from his life in northern England’s Yorkshire County, and they depict a simple, rustic world deeply in touch with the cycles of nature.
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"While in most cases it was easy to figure out the correct word (especially since I have read the print editions many times), these mistakes detract from the reading experience."
"I don't know if it helps to have seen the 1970s television series based on these books, but my visualizing of James, Helen, Siegfried and Tristan was definitely drawing from the actors who did such a splendid job bringing the characters to life. Either the editors took the proper care when assembling this volume or the editing style eschewed the device in favour of traditional chapter markup."
"Heartwarming story that helps prioritize why we put up with the things we do when owning a pet."
"Love this series, especially All Creatures Great and Small, belly-laughed at so many parts, wished to see Yorkshire and meet the author in others."
"I simply love these books, they are worth reading and rereading."
"As an RN, I can appreciate Mr. Wight's scientific descriptions."
"It is homey, amusing, gentle and kind, if that kind of thing appeals to you - it sure does to me!"
"Love it, can be read over and over and enjoyed at bedtime for a few minutes or on a long plane ride to hold one's interest for a long while."
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