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The Nature of Animal Healing : The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat 135 reviews
Martin Goldstein D.V.M.
Ballantine Books, 2000
The Nature of Animal Healing: The definitive holistic medicine guide to caring for your dog and cat
I have found this book an exceptional help in the healing of my very sick dog and has reinforced my belief in homeopathic and natural healing. I believe that this book should be in every pet owner's home as it is essential to our pet's health. I had to perservere with my process of natural healing to bring my beautiful girl back from near death, even with constant nagging to take her to a vet to ...
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El Lorax150 reviews
Dr. Seuss, Aida E. Marcuse
Lectorum Publications, 1993
A powerful story about competing interests, for children and adults...
In 1981's, a forestry-dependent community in north-coastal California (Laytonville) proposed removing The Lorax from the required reading list for second graders. One comment was, "To teach our children that harvesting redwood trees is bad is not the education we need."
The numerous lawsuits and objections regarding sustainable forestry practices were a bleeding wound to these communities. ...
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All Creatures Great and Small131 reviews
James Herriot
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
My favorite book.
I felt compelled to submit this on the birthday of James Herriot.
"All Creatures Great and Small" is a heartwarming collection of tales told well of a veterinarian as his travels takes him over the lush wind-swept fells of Yorkshire. Never have I longed to return to a place I have never been. I feel his adoration of a timeless land, the endlessly toiling farmers, and the mischievous brothers ...
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NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe111 reviews
Terence Dickinson
Firefly Books, 1998
The reviews say it all, for any beginner (and even interm.) this book is a must!
The reviews say it all on this book. It gives you a great analysis of amateur stargazing and telescoping. I found the best thing was the back charts. He includes 20 charts of the constellations and what an amateur stargazer can expect to see within each constellation (what galaxy's, nebulas, binary stars, etc). It was awesomely educational. His comment on the Andromeda galaxy was spot on. I was ...
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On the Night You Were Born121 reviews
Nancy Tillman
Feiwel & Friends, 2006
Sweet little book.
I love this book. It has beautiful illustrations and a sweet story. I love it more than my 17 month old, but my 3 year old thinks it is a great book too.
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Forensic Art and Illustration105 reviews
Karen T. Taylor
CRC Press, 2000
Taylor's forensic instruction book a gem
As a full-time instructor at the Art Institute of Phoenix, where I teach life drawing, character design, backgrounds design and similar classes, I often look for texts and information related to the subjects I teach. I picked up Forensic Art and Illustration recently, and have found it to be one of the best text purchases that I've ever made. Karen Taylor has accomplished in a single book what ...
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The River Why103 reviews
David James Duncan
Sierra Club Books, 1983
Love is like poison oak, once you get it, it drives you crazy, and it spreads to others
As a fellow fisherman, a hobby of mine, I have read a river runs through it, seen the movie and love both.
I really enjoyed this book, this book is for all ages, it's a coming of age story of sorts, and does deal with fishing! Duncan engrosses the reader with his words, his meditation on fishing and asking some tough questions as for our protagonist Gus, Why am I here? What is it all about? This ...
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Hope for the Flowers95 reviews
Trina Paulus
Listening Library, 1997
Hope for the Flowers
A METAPHORICAL STORY FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO GRADUATE
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The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World125 reviews
John Robbins
Conari Pr, 2001
Most eye-opening book I read in 2009
Without a doubt the one of best books I have read in 2009. I would highly recommended it to anyone and am simply writing this short review in the hope that more people would give it a read. Originally I was led to this author from reading Anthony Robbins' Unlimited Power and found that much of Anthony Robbins' teachings on maximising physical energy comes from the research that John Robbins had ...
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod158 reviews
Gary Paulsen
Harcourt, 1994
Book Club Must!
As mentioned by almost every other review, this book is incredibly funny! & importantly this is done without coming across as trying too hard. Gary's straightforward honesty is shocking in that many people, myself included, would probably never try to get their many mistakes published out of sheer embarrassment. Telling friends & family of your funny learning experiences is one thing, but ...
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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure72 reviews
Joseph C. Jenkins
Jenkins Publishing (PA), 1996
Required Reading
The Humanure Handbook is thorough, funny, provocative and well-written. It challenged my own "fecophobia" and convinced me that humanure recycling is the most environmentally friendly approach to handling human elimination. Its adoption would change the world.
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Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership76 reviews
Mark Rashid
Spring Creek Press, 2000
Mark Rashid is great
Rashid has a great sence of horsemanship. Most of what he writes can also be applied to life.
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Animal72 reviews
David Burnie
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2004
Great book!
Bought this book for my son. He is 7 and really into animals. I know this book is intended for older folks, but he's a very good reader so I figured why not get him the big one with all the pictures. I am very happy I choose this book. I swear it must have almost every animal on the planet. Beautiful photography. Love the format which shows the country the animal lives or is from.
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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)91 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...
HCI, 1998
Gotta love them fur kids!
As both a dog and cat owner, and a would-be everything-else owner, too, I love this book! I have several "Chicken Soup" books, plan to add several more to my collection, but this one is probably my favorite so far. It keeps you between tears and laughter from beginning to end. All pet lovers will see themselves and their furry, feathered or finned friends somewhere in here, I'm sure!
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The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss80 reviews
Claire Nouvian
University Of Chicago Press, 2007
Very good and very different
This book is unique. You can see animals that you have never seen before. It is highly recommended.
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Paddle-to-the-Sea (Sandpiper Books)77 reviews
Holling C. Holling
Sandpiper, 1980
My kids love it
My kids (4 and 6) love this book.
We have read and re-read it many times.
Sure there are parts thay have less interest in and some details they do not need or get the first time through, but the adventure keeps their attention.
You can spend some time teaching them the geography and history along the way.
We also have Tree in the Trail, Minn, and Seabird. They love them all!
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The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists83 reviews
Robert M. Fenner
Chapters Pub Ltd, 1997
You need to get this book!
I am new to the hobby and have purchased several books on saltwater, this book is awesome! The author is very thorough on the subject matter and I'm sure it'll be my ultimate reference as I delve into the wonderful world of marine life. I cannot say enough about this meritorious book! I highly reccomend this book.
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I Am a Bunny (A Golden Sturdy Book)88 reviews
Ole Risom
Golden Books, 2004
I LOVE this book!
This is my most favorite book from when I was a child, and one that I recommend the most! The illustrations are great, and there are so many things on the pages that you can point out with a child. I am very happy that this got released again, and have since bought three to share with family and friends.
It's also a very sturdy book for the little guys and gals out there.
Love it.
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The Stars73 reviews
H. A. Rey
HMH Books, 2008
The BEST place to start...
If you have a general interest in seeing what a constallation is named for, what it`s supposed to look like, where it is found, then this is the book for you. If we as children had grown up with this as a constant companion, we would have such a far better grasp of the heavens. Order this for yourself and enjoy it with your children and grandchildren. A week spent outside after dark with this ...
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My Family and Other Animals73 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Chivers Audio Books, 1994
I wish I could give it 6 stars!
This book is absolutely, brilliantly funny. The wit and unique characterizations are woven with great descriptions of the animals and plants of Corfu. That Durrell can hold the attention of readers who have no interest in biology simply demonstrates what a fine work this is. Gerald's depiction of a larger-than-life expatriate family on a larger-than-life Greek island is a tremendous celebration ...
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