Author: Jane Skepper
By Kenilworth Press Ltd

Really useful for the first time breeder., 2006-10-20
This book is excellent. A really useful, easy to understand guide which is certainly a must for the first time breeder.
All the diagrams are easy to follow and the glossy pages and photographs make it a pleasure to use.

Author: Jane Upton, Dennis Soden
By Farming Books & Videos Ltd

A handy book for beginners to have around, 2000-10-17
This is a fairly basic book but does give some excellent advice, particularly on lambing presentations. Having farmed sheep now for 5 years, I feel this book tends to cover the 'nice' side to sheep farming and often doesn't get down to the nitty-gritty. However, having said that, when I first started to farm sheep I hardly put the book down as there was always something I wanted to know. It really is an 'introduction' and within 2 years I felt I'd 'outgrown' it. One of the best features of the book is that it is presented in wipe-clean hard back, which is great because the times you'll really need it are the times when you're covered in mud and blood ! For the beginner, it's a 'must-have' for lambing time. Happy farming !

Author: Renate Ettl
By Cadmos Equestrian

Author: Francine Raymond
By Kitchen Garden

Interesting little book, 2007-09-12
Looking at the two negative reviews (not counting the would-be funny one) I am rather surprised by them. Perhaps the problem is the title which suggests you will be getting a down to earth practical handbook about keeping ducks instead of a rather nice little book with plenty of useful information but also material for those who already are interested in and enjoy learning a bit about ducks. It's not (as suggested) full of anecdotes about the author's ducks, although it has a chatty style a bit like someone writing you a letter. It does tell you how to get going in an informal way, how to look afer your ducks, tells you various types of ducks and their characteristics, and gives attractive pictures. Sure, it's not an encyclopedia of duck keeping but for me it made an extremely nice and very acceptable gift, and I would recommend it for this purpose.

Author: Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling
By J.A.Allen & Co Ltd

Once you pick this up you will not put it down, 2004-01-08
This is a beautiful book and of all the natural horsemanship ones i have come across it is the best for many reasons.It is well written, easy to understand, and beautifully illustrated with many photographs.I believe the author truly loves horses and is not just in the horseworld for financial gain.No equire book shelf would be complete without it.Check out the author riding a young horse for the first time with a rope round its neck ! (the horses neck not the author - truly magical - EnJOY!

Author: Mary W. Bromiley
By Blackwell Publishing

Author: P. J. Quinn, B. K. Markey, M. E. Carter, W. J. Donnelly, F. C. Leonard
By WileyBlackwell

Author: Paul Smith
By The Crowood Press Ltd

Practical Pig Keeping, 2004-05-06
Practical Pig Keeping is such a handy book to have, it tells you everything from how to feed pigs, to raising piglets. I found the information on marketing pigs so simple and easy to undersatand, and all in all this is a must have book for first time pig breeders.

Author: James Herriot
By Pan Books

number 5 - a new breed of war time tales, 2006-09-09
World War Two has begun and James Herriot who enlisted for the RAF has been called up. Leaving his new wife behind he heads off to London for the initial part of his training which includes lots of marching, running and other activities to make them fit for the forces. The book isn't really about what happens to him while in the forces but we do get snippets of it, mostly the more jovial ones. Most of the time he uses a memory from the forces as a launch pad into a story from his time as a vet.

Still funny as ever but this foray into the life of James Herriot tugs a little more at the heartstrings as it takes us back to a time of human suffering and camaraderie that only war can bring about. More first rate stuff by Mr Herriot!

Author: K. M. Dyce, Wolfgang O. Sack, C. J. G. Wensing
By Saunders

Anatomy essential!, 2008-04-08
Essential for anatomy, takes a bit of getting used to but once I did I used it for all my anatomy revision. Definitely recommended!