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Don'T Turn Your Back In The Barn Country Vet
by David Perrin
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (2002-04-01)
ISBN: 0740723502
EAN: 9780740723506
Dewy Decimal #: 636.089092
Paperback: 320 pages
SKU: 6521
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
For 26 years, Dr. David Perrin served as a country veterinarian in the rural (but never quiet) Creston valley of southern British Columbia. Don't Turn Your Back in the Barn is his engaging and entertaining firsthand account of his rookie year on the job in the early 1970s. Reminiscent of the beloved books of British veterinarian and writer James Herriot, Perrin's book is by turns heartbreaking and hysterical. In 22 stories, he relays his encounters with an eclectic group of two-legged clients and a roster of four-legged patients that range in size from a newborn kitten to a 1,500-pound pregnant heifer. Perrin's honest account of veterinary life includes his mistakes, successes, and frequent searches for answers to problems that most of us will thankfully never have to consider (for example, how does one discourage the advances of an amorous billy goat?). Passion, pathos, adventure, humor-Don't Turn Your Back in the Barn has it all.
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Customer Reviews
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a quick, entertaining read
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-05-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I can definately recommend this book, maybe not worth the cover price, but good if 2nd hand or from the library. Dr. Perrin's stories are funny, if you like Herriot, you will like this. However, I only gave it 4 stars because Perrin, while adequate, is not the most talented writer, and I found that the print in the book is very large and misrepresents how much text there actually is. I read through the book very quickly, I was hoping he would have packed more into the book. But still, it's a good read and has some good stories in it.
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Hilarious and a must read for any animal lover!!!!!
Rating (4)
Date: 2004-06-07
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
These books take you through hilarious and moving stories, real life stories of new veterinary in a little town. It inspires you to reach for your goals and never take no for an answer, great for inspiring vets or any animal lover!
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Interesting but wooden writing
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-01-02
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is fascinating--stories from a rural vet in Canada, treating everything from cats to cows. The sad part is that Perrin isn't a very fluid writer, so it is sometimes a chore to get through.I had the sense that if Perrin had just dictated these stories and had worked with a good editor, it would have been a much better book.
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Retail Price: $12.95
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