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Pets are often treated for senseless, easily avoidable accidents––inadvertently being poisoned by their owners, hit by cars, attacked by other pets, eating things that aren't food. For the cats and dogs this means needless pain and suffering. For the owners it translates into unnecessary regret, heartache, and substantial bills.
In Collars and Sense, Dr. Halligan provides a complete healthy pet guide, beginning with bringing your kitten or puppy home and gives many tips and expert advice to ensure your pet lives to a happy old age. She anwsers tough questions such as whether buying pet health insurance is a good idea and how to make difficult decisions concerning expensive medical issues. she shows how to avoid costly misfortunes as well as giving proper feeding and care guidelines to maximize the lifespan of your pet.
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My Dog bible- this book has saved me thousands!.......2007-10-04
This is one of the best books out there. It is very thorough, informative and detailed. I could not put it down, took it on our family vacation last month and I learned so many things that will benefit our 2 dogs which are like our kids-A must have for everyone, and a great gift, I bought a few for friends and co-workers and they love it too!
Doc Halligan's What Every Pet Owner Should Know..........2007-05-15
While I'm no expert on dog care, I've read at least a dozen books on the subject and have talked with numerous pet owners about general pet care. This book, however, is perhaps best aimed at an audience that is less informed and less educated. I say this because in the introduction to this book, the author describes her early experiences of working at a vaccination clinic and treating numerous victims from hurricane Katrina. The author is also president of the ASPCA-LA. With this kind of background, I presume the author's experience is primarily based on worst case scenarios of pets that had been either neglected or abandoned by their owners. And this book is geared more towards that audience, who probably wouldn't read a book on pet care in the first place. If you really want quality information on pet care, buy another book and skip this one.
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thanks for the help.......2005-07-20
This book helped me so much the last time I went camping. I was always so scared to bring my dog with me...too many variables. My friend told me about this book and that it might help. It told me everything I really needed to know in a simplistic way. Gary Hoffman didn't make me feel any less intelligent for my lack of knowledge about camping with my dog. I got all the information I needed and the trip was a success. Next time I just might stay longer!
Hiking With Your Dog, is extremely helpful..........2005-06-09
Gary Hoffman's book, Hiking With Your Dog, is extremely helpful when backpacking with the family dogs. I consider myself a well informed person, but having information available in print is invaluable. It's not always easy to keep your facts straight while dogs bark, children yell and husbands fish. I would have liked even more information. I'm not concerned about typos. Content presented in a concise and simple manner, to me, means the difference between a wonderful camping trip and a disaster.
Informative read.......2005-06-06
This book is delightful presented as well as informative due to the very artistic and funny bone tickling illustrations. The author is obviously writing about something he has done many times and holds especially dear to his heart. There are two "loves" in this book - the rewarding pleasure of canine companionship enhancing the awesome grandeur of outdoor experience. A joy to read!
Poorly written, unhelpful.......2003-07-23
This is a very disappointing book. Almost anyone with dog experience and an 8th grade education could do a better job. The author states in his foreword that he makes no apologies for spelling or grammar mistakes. No excuse! There are errors of punctuation, grammar, and spelling throughout. This might be excusable if the information were of any help, but it's not. About 80% of the information is self-evident, 19% is speculative personal opinion, and only 1% is anything I was unaware of (and I'm not exactly a dog expert). The number of pages is misleading, as there are many blank pages or pages with almost no text, silly cartoons, or big type. The material could fit into about 20 pages of double-spaced text.
Don't waste your money on this book! I recommend Charlene Bell's book instead.
No so bad.......2003-03-19
This is the first "Dog hiking"-book I've seen that has something for the more difficult situations. The book has even short chapter about things like fording and bouldering. It still has the basics too.
No photos, just drawn pictures. Not very informational ones, except the ones about first aid.
Good book, but a bit short. Especially if you do longer, overnight hikes in difficult terrain. LaBelle's book "Guide to backpacking with your dog" is definetly better if you do shorter walks that last only a day. If you decide to buy it, avoid 1st edition. The 2nd edition is definetly improved version.
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What Happy Dogs Know
Glenn Dromgoole
Manufacturer: Sourcebooks
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The tricks dogs teach us are more important than any tricks we can ever teach them.
We teach them to beg, roll over and fetch. They teach us about loyalty, friendship, enthusiasm, joy, patience, forgiveness and unconditional love.
This lovely gift book by the author of What Dogs Teach Us (more than 200,000 sold) offers a heart-warming look at the life lessons dogs have to offer us.
Examples: No whining. Why do we complain so much? Isn't that one of the things we like about dogs? They don't complain. After dealing all day with criticisms, whines and complaints everywhere we turn--from the boss, from fellow workers, from customers, from commuters--it's refreshing to come home and be greeted with happiness, acceptance and an enthusiastic kiss!
Just say thanks. Dogs are so appreciative of even the slightest favor or attention--a pat on the head, a dog biscuit, a romp in the back yard. We, on the other hand, rarely stop to express our appreciation for anything. If we said thank you as often and as sincerely as dogs do, we might find we like each other as much as we like our dogs.
A good walk. A walk in the park. A vigorous stroll. It's good for the heart, And great for the soul.
Customer Reviews:
very cute.......2007-01-12
Very, very, cute book. It shows all the wonderful little life lessons dogs can teach us.It makes you reflect on the trivial things we worry about sometimes.
Book Description
Why do people who have dogs live happier, longer, and more fulfulling lives? Sociologists and veterinarians have spent years investigating the positive effects that dogs have on people's health and happiness yet their findings are inaccessible to ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals to be shared with other experts.
Now the international bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series has collected the most current and significant data from more than a thousand of the best scientific studies on the profound relationship between humans and our canine companions. These findings have been boiled down to the one hundred essential ways dogs positively impact our lives. Each fact is accompanied by a inspiring true story. If you love your dog, and science tells us that you do, this book will inspire and entertain.
Communicate Better: It sounds odd to say a creature that communicates with barking and body language can have such a profound effect on human communication. But by providing a common point of reference and concern, dogs help us to feel a connection to other humans. That connection makes us feel more comfortable communicating with each other. When meeting a new person, the presence of a dog reduces the time before people feel comfortable while talking with each other by 45 percent.
Live Longer: There is perhaps no better gift that dogs offer us humans than this simple fact. People who care for a dog live longer, healthier lives than those who do not. On average, people who cared for dogs during their lives lived 3 years longer than people who never had a dog.
No Monkey Business: Primates are genetically more similar to humans than any other creature. But try to tell a chimpanzee something and you will be hard pressed to get your message across. Dogs are uniquely attuned to the messages we send. Dogs study humans and have evolved to build social skills that help them to function around us. Dogs are 52 percent more likely to follow human cues such as pointing toward a source of food than are primates.
Around the Block: Good habits are often misunderstood as difficult or unpleasant chores. But there is tremendous value in the simple act of taking a walk. Walking not only burns calories, it also decreases stress. Having a dog means regularly talking walks – it's something you do for your dog but in truth your dog is doing for you. Dog owners walk 79 percent farther in an average week than non–dog owners.
Customer Reviews:
Want to smile?.......2007-10-03
This is a tiny book. The kind your parents put in your stocking at Christmas. But it's also charming, cute, and sure to make you smile.
There are one hundred short chapters in this book, mostly only one page, each one with a title like "Dogs Take Us Walking" and "Families With Dogs are Closer", and each with a short story about dogs. It's uplifting and pleasant. At the end of each short chapter the author includes a study that has been done on dogs. Here was one I especially liked: "While there is a significant long-term effect of dogs on our health, cats have no effect on us" (p 68).
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- The book gives in complete detail, what to collect.
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Greenberg's Guide to Star Trek Collectibles/A-E (Greenberg's Guide to Star Trek Collectibles)
Christine Gentry , and
Sally Gibson-Downs
Manufacturer: Greenberg Pub
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The book gives in complete detail, what to collect........1999-02-15
The book was extremely good, I couldn't remember it all so I carried it around with me when I went to buy my stuff.
Book Description
Why do gardeners start plants from seed instead of just buying a flat of seedlings from their local nursery? Necessity. Seedlings of unusual or exotic plants simply aren't available at garden stores, but they are available in seed. Then there's the cost factor. A few packets of seeds are much cheaper than dozens upon dozens of seedlings. And finally there's the plants' health to consider. Plants grown from seed get a healthy start that can almost guarantee you a magnificent display in your garden. The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom will teach you everything you need to know to germinate and grow more than 500 types of flowering plants. For every plant listed you'll find precise information on whether it will do well in your part of the country; how to sow seeds indoors and outdoors; when to transplant indoor seedlings out in the garden; what light, soil, and spacing requirements are necessary; general plant care; when you can expect the plants to flower; how to encourage more blooms; and how to propagate your plants by cutting, division, layering, or detaching runners.
The book also features more than 500 full-color flower photographs. A quick-reference chart outlines bloom time, color, height, and site requirements for more than 1,000 species, making this book an indispensable reference for planning and planting fabulous gardens.
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- A-Z of Perennials
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A-Z of Perennials (Successful Gardening)
Reader's Digest
Manufacturer: Reader's Digest Association
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A-Z of Perennials.......2001-06-08
This book had very nice pictures. Wonderful pictures of flowers in bloom and/or foliage. It briefly listed size, color, time of bloom, and sun/shade preferences, and then went into explanation at the bottom. I found that helpful for a quick reference on the details of a plant. The author could have listed other details though. Such as, the soil preference,etc. When comparing it to other books, I found that some plant specifications were not accurate, although this book had some nice plants listed that others did not even have. Overall, this book is a helpful book for the gardener or for a landscaper to use a picture book for customers.
Great Helper! :).......2001-02-04
I thought this book was really good because it helped me with many things. It really shows you how tto garden also!
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- One of Michael Lewin's best
- Haven't read it, but here's the back cover--
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Missing woman (The Perennial Library mystery series)
Michael Z Lewin
Manufacturer: Perennial Library
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One of Michael Lewin's best.......2006-02-01
This is a terrific, humorous mystery. The ending was totally unexpected. I love all of Lewin's books and this one was just great.
Haven't read it, but here's the back cover--.......2003-11-15
Beset with prospects of insolvency and eviction, private investigator Albert Samson is hired by a plump, dowdy woman to locate her vanished college chum, and is inexplicably fired---until the missing woman's art-dealer lover turns up--dead. Then, of course, Samson finds himself back in business.
Picking his way through a maze of intrigues, lures, and lies, barely surviving the aggravation of the hostile police, confronted within an hour by two murderers, narrowly escaping death by scissors, Samson wonders if it isn't time for him to hand up his gumshoes and learn an honest trade.
Through sheer wit and guts, Samson comes out on top by getting to the bottom of the most tatnatlizng and entertaining puzzle yet devised by Michael Z. Lewin.
Hope this helped. I hate it when I want to find out more about a book and Amazon doesn't have a thing.
CMB
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The Smaller Perennials: A Comprehensive A-Z
Jack Elliott
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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An illustrated dictionary of perennials that grow to a height under 30 inches, this book is ideal for gardeners wishing to grow a large number of plants within limited space. These plants are particularly popular for use at the front of herbaceous or mixed borders, or between architectural plants and shrubs in shady beds. Published at $29.95 Our last copies available at $14.98
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Tulips: Taxonomy, Morphology, Cytology, Phytogeogr
Z. Botschantzeva
Manufacturer: CRC
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This text is a taxonomic source for the genus with information on the botanic species in the genus centres.
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A-Z of Perennials
Alan R. Toogood
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An encyclopedic book, designed for the wide range of American climatic and cultural conditions. Includes 400 classes and 3000 species of cultivated varieties and hybrids. 360 full-color photos. Just published in '89, this is already a backlist bestseller
Customer Reviews:
An Excellent Foundation..........2000-02-24
This excellent book is one of my plant "bibles." Good photographs and good character and cultural information for a broad range of garden perennials. It could be even BETTER, as it is slipping out of date (more than 10 years!). Time for a good revision, not just a reprint. This superb foundation should be invested in and built upon by the publisher. I own 5 copies and also give copies as gifts. I'd renew all of them if more current varietal information were included...
Excellent and Comprehensive Reference.......2000-02-12
I have owned this book for ten years and probably use it at least ten to fifteen times a year. I have given several as gifts and frequently hear positive remarks about the book years later from the recipient. A very comprehensive reference that will not disappoint.
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- This diet works!!!!!
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- Saved my father's health!!
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Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery
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Dr. Dean Ornish is the first clinician to offer documented proof that heart disease can be halted, or even reversed, simply by changing your lifestyle. Based on his internationally acclaimed scientific study, which has now been ongoing for years, Dr. Ornish's program has yielded amazing results. Participants reduced or discontinued medications; their chest pain diminished or disappeared; they felt more energetic, happy, and calm; they lost weight while eating more; and blockages in coronary arteries were actually reduced.
In his breakthrough book, Dr. Ornish presents this and other dramatic evidence and guides you, step-by-step, through the extraordinary Opening Your Heart program, which is winning landmark approval from America's health insurers. The program takes you beyond the purely physical side of health care to include the psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects so vital to healing. This book represents the best modern medicine has to offer. It can inspire you to open your heart to a longer, better, happier life.
Customer Reviews:
This diet works!!!!!.......2007-09-19
This program works as my father is living proof. You have to be very dedicated to be able to follow it. My father refuses to have any kind of surgery, meds etc and has followed Dr Ornishs program in this book and has lost weight, and his cholesterol is down and he feels great. His Dr says to keep doing what he is doing.
research.......2007-05-24
Dr Ornish just skips over mountains of research on the healing benefits of various oils and essential fatty oils.He substitues his own "clinical trials" for independent research.I will wait for the independent research to come out before I make an evaluation of his diet.
UNGAINLY FOR THE READER.......2007-05-20
I am unhappy to report that the presentation of Dr. Ornish's book makes it impossible to absorb the information.
The font in the paperback is uncomfortably small, and the typesetting is scrunched leaving minimal space, making it impossible for the eye to rest comfortably and stay with the text.
Consequently it is a frustrating read and difficult for the reader to take advantage of Dr. Orinish's expertise.
Had I been forewarned I would not have purchased this edition.
Saved my father's health!!.......2007-03-14
I purchased this book in Spring of 2004 for my father who had just suffered from a moderate heart attack and he started following the diet almost immediately; within a year his arteries were completely free of any signs of buildup. His cardiologist who had never even mentioned a modification to his diet was impressed and told him that most people aren't willing to change their eating habits that much. He is currently healthier than ever and no longer takes any prescription medications, only daily vitamin E to keep his blood thin as well as "regular" vitamin and mineral supplementation. I would suggest this book to anyone who wants to reverse their heart disease in a non-traditional way!
Empower yourself to improve your health.......2007-01-12
Dr. Ornish's excellent book is readable, entertaining, and full of valuable information on how to prevent heart disease.
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