The book is allright for a novice. If you already know a bit about PNG, it is not worth the money. There is however a shortage of such books. I read it before I was sent there on a business trip and it helped a little

Herdt has spilled millions of word about pederastic initiation among the people he has called the Sambia. Anyone but a hardcore, masochistic anthropologist would do better to read his Holt book _The Sambia_ than this minimally edited, highly repetitious recycling of some of his journal articles. The introduction is particularly opaque and unhelpful. Herdt is a recovering Freudian who takes a thousand words to say what could be said clearly in a sentence.

I bought this book for my three year old daughter because we both enjoyed Beware of the Bears by the same author. This book is just okay. We have read it a few times but it has not become a favorite. The story revolves around Squeak the mouse who is being egged on by his sister to steal some chocolate cake from the kitchen. Along the way Squeak thinks he sees the cat everywhere and in the end he finally meets the cat and conquers his fear of it. The illustrations are cute but the story is not all that engaging. I think there are better books out there for kids that deal with the issue of facing up to your fears. I would rank this book more in the borrow from the library catagory as opposed to a must own book.

My mother told me my step-father was finally learning Spanish, so I purchased this for him as a Christmas gift. Unfortunately, his Spanish studies went nowhere, but I did get to share the book with my children, who are both learning Spanish. While the text was simple enough for a 9 year old to follow, it simply didn't have the same rhythm, charm, and cuteness that the English versions of the "Mouse" books. Illustrations are nice, however, and my kids enjoyed it.

This thin book has only bare bones information that is now mostly out of date. The photographs have all appeared in several other TFH published books about guinea pigs over the years. For example, photos of red cedar being used as bedding AND cages with wire mesh bottoms are included. It is now known that red cedar is one of the worst bedding materials for guinea pigs, and that wire mesh bottomed cages can often cripple or kill guinea pigs. The best thing going for this book is the CARTOONS! Yes, guinea pigs may seem cartoonish enough, but these dozen or so cartoons will definately make you look at your piggy differently! If you're looking for guinea pig caretaking information, don't look in here. If you collect guinea pig books and want to see something a little different with the cartoons, then step over to it.

All three novels are wonderful. They are real page turners, and I would definitely recommend reading them all. However, combining three novels into one hardback book is a BAD idea, despite the great price. The book weighs a ton, and it is cumbersome to read and carry around with you.

A cry guinea pig slaves--er, I mean owners--often emit! :) A hard to find book about a hard to find guinea pig. Actually, she's very easy to find if you are anywhere over 6 years old. But since this ia a cardboard picture book aimed for those possibly inder 6 years old, they might be really intreagued for about 10 minutes. A cute book, about 12 pages long, scribbly looking cartoons about a piggie who just wants to stop and smell the flowers. For the guinea pig book collector, an amusing addition--but don't knock yourself out trying to find it

William Wormsley is my Anthropology instructor at drexel university. Since taking the course, it allows a much greater understanding of the book, not only subject related, but as in insight to the writer and the points he was trying to stress. His writing tends towards pretentious i guess, in the way that he seems he is attempting to actually write literature, and some of his metaphors and analogies were just ridiculous. But its a good book, offering valuable insight into an indigineous people of New Guinea that is easily relatable. a definite recommendation to anyone interested in the field of anthropology.

Before getting my pets, I have looked up information on the internet and got a pretty good understanding, but I wanted a book as a handy reference. This book was rather disappointing because it doesnot offer much more than the internet: too much unimportant information (mickey mouse!), and not enough about mouse behavior, how to handle different medical problems such as taking care of pregnant mouse and her pups etc. I do not recommend this book.

This is a useful guide for those who either want to keep mice as pets or just to learn about them. It was released in 2000, and Stephanie Shulman is the author. According to the backcover, she has raised mice for over ten years. There are 125 pages that consist of 11 chapters. The color photos of the mice are good; also, there is a color drawing of a mouse that displays its external features. History of the mouse, anatomy, gestation and babies, senses, health, handling, housing, feeding, selection of the mouse, and varieties are examples of topics discussed. Helpful sidebars are included. I find this to be a worthy publication.

I thought I was buying a book that had real information about pet mice. Instead it told me about Mickey Mouse, Mighty Mouse, Tom and Jerry (I'm not lieing pages and pages were devoted to cartoon characters) and the was but a 1/4 page column on breeding. NO genetics, it only tells you what you can find out on the internet. Let me put it this way: For first time pet owners, or children ages 7-15, this is probably the book they need. But, for me, the experienced mouse breeder, I was looking for genetic information. There are lots of pictures, but not of individual colors or coat types, per afrma (american fancy rat and mouse association) standards. This book shows something about how to distinguish male and female mice, something even the pet-shop employees too often don't know. It also goes in depth to feeding, housing, selecting, showing your mouse, and even to what to do to your mouse when you take a vacation. To bring it to an end, if you are a first time or even a second or third time mouse owner, or thinking of getting a mouse (they are much better than a hamster) buy this book. If you want genetic information, or lists of standards, search elsewhere. Thank you.

I recieved this book as a gift. I read it and immediately threw it out. It is a horribly misleading book that should not be sold at all. It states that rats will not come when called by name or that will not bond to you. Tell this to my 12 rats that do exactly that. The author knows NOTHING about rat temperament. Other statements about what you can teach your rats are just plain wrong. The trifling details that are given about rat care are not enough to fill a thimble. Any current ir prospective owner should get Debbie Ducommun's books, Rat health Care, and Rats for Today's Pet Owner (this is available here). Debbie is the "rat lady" and her books should be considered rat owners bibles.
Just because a book is written by a vet does not mean it should be taken at face value. I give this book no stars because it deserves none. (no stars was not a valid choice, so I am telling you)

This book said that multiple rats would fight and did not recommend getting more than one. I thought that this was a really incorrect recommendation, rats are social animals. Unless a person can spend alot of time with a rat I feel that it is cruel to only have one and there are alot of rat lovers that agree with me. I have 5 male rats at one point, they got along really well. At one point some of them did start to fight, I tried natural remedies-which can definately work in some cases-but they continued to fight so I had the trouble makers nuetured and then everyone got along great! If you have rats that fight check out rat web pages for solutions, alittle bit of bickering is to be expected.

When I first got my very first rat, this book was really helpful and informative. Then, I got a second female rat that happened to be pregnant and I found that the book didn't have as much information in it as I would have liked to have known. I would reccommend this to anyone who is just starting out with their first rat. But, if you are planning on continuing breeding or keeping rats as pets, I suggest getting something more detailed.