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Summary: The Ultimate Cat Book is the Ultimate Dissapointment
Review: The write-up and history sections of each breed in this book are very shallow, not detailed, and in some cases inaccurate. For example, the Tiffany cat was NOT produced from crossing Burmese cats with Persians as stated on page 71. It did not show any accurate pictures of the Chantilly/Tiffany breed.Most of the information is of the level of detail about what you would expect from a middle-school or high-school book report. I was very disappointed. "The new Encylopedia of the Cat", by Dr. Fogle, which we ordered at the same time, is much better and has a lot more accurate and informative details. If you want one book, get Dr. Fogle's. "The Ultimate Cat Book" is not ultimate at all. It was a disappointment.
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Summary: The Ultimate Cat Book is the Ultimate Dissapointment
Review: The write-up and history sections of each breed in this book are very shallow, not detailed, and in some cases inaccurate. For example, the Tiffany cat was NOT produced from crossing Burmese cats with Persians as stated on page 71. It did not show any accurate pictures of the Chantilly/Tiffany breed. Most of the information is of the level of detail about what you would expect from a middle-school or high-school book report. I was very disappointed. "The new Encylopedia of the Cat", by Dr. Fogle, which we ordered at the same time, is much better and has a lot more accurate and informative details. If you want one book, get Dr. Fogle's. "The Ultimate Cat Book" is not ultimate at all. It was a disappointment.
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Summary: Its a Cat Lovers Tale!
Review: This is an amazing,187 pg. photografic book. Including pictures and details about 100 different cat breeds its amazing...You see Pictures of cats and they explain certain features of that purrr-ticular breed.. Includes information even on how to Keep a Cat,Knowing what to look for in a cat,Taking care of your cat,Basic equitment for your new friend,Diet tips ,food categories,Grooming your cat,Health Care and Reproduction. You have to see this book to Believe it!! If you ever wanted to know something about a certain cat this is the book! Buy It know!
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Summary: Its a Cat Lovers Tale!
Review: This is an amazing,187 pg. photografic book. Including pictures and details about 100 different cat breeds its amazing...You see Pictures of cats and they explain certain features of that purrr-ticular breed.. Includes information even on how to Keep a Cat,Knowing what to look for in a cat,Taking care of your cat,Basic equitment for your new friend,Diet tips ,food categories,Grooming your cat,Health Care and Reproduction. You have to see this book to Believe it!! If you ever wanted to know something about a certain cat this is the book! Buy It know!
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Summary: Buy it for the breathtaking photography!
Review: This is the ultimate book of cat photography. The textual material is NOT so ultimate. If you want a stunning experience, open Barron's Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds to any page in the breed description section, and look at the mediocre photographs. Then open the Ultimate Cat Book to the page about the same breed and see the breathtaking photos of the same breed! The verbal descriptions in the Ultimate Cat Book, on the other hand, leave a lot to be desired. There are no charts for ease of comparison of different breeds. The histories and descriptions are oversimpilified and contradicted by other books. It seems that the author finds it impossible to make any negative remark about any breed, which makes it impossible to weigh the pros and cons of different breeds. The whole subject of Traditional versus Extreme versions of different breeds is completely ignored - or, maybe, the authors are completely ignorant of the subject!
The TRULY ultimate cat book would consist of the photos from the Ultimate Cat Book and the text and charts from Barron's Encyclopedia. I would still recommend that every cat fancier buy the Ultimate Cat Book, but they should understand that what they are buying is the Ultimate Cat PICTURE Book.
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