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Summary: How Word of Mouth Advertising Works With Cow Books
Review: I live, with four widely spaced neighbors in 20 miles, in the high desert 84 miles east of San Diego. No one in their right mind lives out here unless they are in the coyotes/cows category as we evidently are. Today I had to go into town, and on the lonely road through miles of ranchland I saw a white VW camper like mine stopped alongside the road. I approached it slowly to try to see if it were an intentional or accidental stop. The guy in the driver's seat waived as I passed but looked contented as a cow to be there. In fact, he looked like he was just sitting there watching the cows nearby. Yet nobody out here watches cows, so a couple of miles down the road I started worrying. I turned back and asked him if he needed help. "Just watching cows," he said, and held up..."A Field Guide to Cows." Immediately I made a U-turn to check out this book. WOW!! Right away we found in it a Polled Gray I'd spotted at a Santa Ysabel ranch and was dying of curiously to identify. Had to have this book. (This elderly guy, all alone and recently returned from stargazing at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, had stopped to watch an Angus calf being nursed by a Jersey mom.) This book's a great way to meet great people as well as great cows! And living out here, I know Amazon will get it to me fast without having to burn 8 gallons worth of gas to the nearest store.
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Summary: When you can't go home to the range, you can read this book!
Review: I love cows. Whenever life takes a turn for the worse, I soothe myself by driving out to the country to watch our bovine friends. I wish I could share my life with a cow, but my 5,000 square foot lot makes it impossible. So, when I can't visit Bossie, I reach over to my beside table, pick up A Field Guide to Cows and immerse myself in bovine dreams. Calmed, contented and amused, I can drift into peaceful sleep. Better than a drive to Vermont!
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Summary: When you can't go home to the range, you can read this book!
Review: I love cows. Whenever life takes a turn for the worse, I soothe myself by driving out to the country to watch our bovine friends. I wish I could share my life with a cow, but my 5,000 square foot lot makes it impossible. So, when I can't visit Bossie, I reach over to my beside table, pick up A Field Guide to Cows and immerse myself in bovine dreams. Calmed, contented and amused, I can drift into peaceful sleep. Better than a drive to Vermont!
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Summary: Big Disappointment
Review: If you are looking for a cutesy book you won't be disappointed. If you are looking for information on identifying cattle of various breeds accurately - keep looking. This book has a cut out mask that you can hold in front of your face so you can moo at cows over the fence. There are no photographs of cows or anything else. Black and white sketches only. Buyer beware!!!
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Summary: Big Disappointment
Review: If you are looking for a cutesy book you won't be disappointed. If you are looking for information on identifying cattle of various breeds accurately - keep looking. This book has a cut out mask that you can hold in front of your face so you can moo at cows over the fence. There are no photographs of cows or anything else. Black and white sketches only. Buyer beware!!!
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Summary: Your handy guide for cow watching in North America.
Review: Learn the difference between a Simmental and Hereford. Find out what state has the most dairy cows. Discover the origin of the Texas Longhorn. See how many spots cover an official black and white Holstein. A Field Guide to Cows features detailed descriptions of 52 cool cow breeds. Each breed description includes a tasteful illustration, invaluable information on the cow's origin and history, and statistics on abundance and popularity. Also learn about: the best milking cow, the smallest cow, the longest-horned cow, and many more cows. Also includes: tips on cow watching, scores of cow facts, famous cows in history, and a genuine field-tested cow call. Reviews and Commentary for A Field Guide to Cows Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon : This is both a read-at-home and take-along book. The Courier-Journal, Kentucky : ...a fascinating and sometimes very funny paperback book with 141 pages of cow facts and more. Customer Comments powerplay@cheerful.com from Melbourne, Australia , 12/12/97, rating=8: Anyone who likes cows will like this book. This book has a light-hearted feel to it - and why not ? Cows are a bit hard to take seriously ! But 'A Field Guide to Cows' is not an attempt to poke fun AT cows, it is a fun , very readable summary of all the major types of cows, suitable for both beginners and experienced cow farmers. The non-serious nature of the book means you are more likely to keep re-reading it and learn more than you would from a boring serious book. I lent a copy of this to a cow farmer who normally doesn't enjoy books, and he loved it ! Cows Rule , OK?
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Summary: One of the best books i ever bought!
Review: This indispensable, versatile, and fascinating guide to America's 52 breeds of cattle is a must in the book collection of any cow lover. Anyone who loves cows will certainly be a-moosed with this a-moosing book. good to have standing by when you drive through Lancaster.
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