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| While You're Here Doc: Farmyard Adventures of a Maine Veterinarian | 
| Author: Bradford B. Brown
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 155927
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 174
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0884482790
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.089092
EAN: 9780884482796
ASIN: 0884482790
Publication Date: March 24, 2006
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Book Description
Veterinarian Brad Brown never knew what to expect when he was called out to a farm to deal with a sick cow or an injured horse. Invariably the cash-strapped farmer would say, "While you're here, Doc" and rattle off a list of surprise medical chores that weren't part of the original call. But whether he was trying to geld a spooked stallion in a blizzard or found himself in the middle of an all-out fracas involving a monkey's abscessed tooth and a shotgun, Dr. Brown took it in stride, with great affection for his four-legged patients as well as his two-legged clients. James Herriot, Baxter Black, and E. B. White rolled into one and wearing rubber boots, Brad Brown gives us a wonderful set of stories from the life of a country vet.
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keen insights into the human condition, among other things March 20, 2008
In the realm of veterinary literature, some books encapsulate the love and cameraderie between humans and animals with aplomb, and some hooooooooooooo!!!! A book can wheeeee wheeeeeeeeeeee wheeeeee! Some books are hoooooooo! Oh man. Sheeez. Get it together, Kirkman. Some books, like this one, some books hoooooo hooooooo. This thing kills me.
Animal Lovers Are In For A Treat August 21, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I discovered this book from a review in the Maine Sunday Telegram. "Small farms and their close, personal way of living... come alive for us in Brown's humorous, compassionate stories of struggling farm life."
You get first-hand accounts of the doc trying to save an ox that's choking on a too large potato or rescuing a cow from a love-struck moose. It's all told with enthusiasm and wry humor.
Wonderful, a great addition to my collection! July 15, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this book. It belongs in my collection along with all my James Herriot books! It is heartwarming and very funny. Also, Dr. Brown explains certain animal diseases and conditions in an down to earth, easy to understand way. I am a farmer and I found that I understand several diseases of our animals even better now. I only wish the book was longer. I couldn't put it down once I started reading it and I was very sorry to get to the last page. I wanted to read more of those wonderful animal stories. I would like to thank Dr. Brown for writing such a great book, and I sure hope he considers writing another one.
Wonderful Book! July 6, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm so glad I bought this book! I have read it twice...bet you can't read it just once. Get a copy it is great for all ages!
While You're Here Doc: Farmyard Adventure of a Maine Veternarian March 21, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is such a great read, full of humor and amazing life experience! Doctor Brown has a genius sense of humor and a wonderful heart. This book will have you laughing out loud but it is also an intelligent peek at the life of a very gifted man. Don't pass this book up, get a copy for everyone you know and get it in your libraries!
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