Monthly Archives: January 2008

Eric Sloane’s An Age of Barns

Posted on by January 31, 2013

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Unfortunately, this book appears to be out of print and used copies are commanding very high prices. However, keep your eyes open the next time you visit a used bookstore or flea market because you may still be able to find a copy for a reasonable price.

This is a re-issue of Sloane’s classic folksy history of barn folklore, architecture, and history, which has been out of print for twenty years. “Eric Sloane’s An Age of Barns” is filled with fabulous black-and-white illustrations from this great American artist. Covering all types of American and Canadian barns and everything associated with them-implements and tools, hex signs, silos, out buildings, hinges, barn raising, and more-“Eric Sloane’s An Age of Barns” is a spectacular album tribute to this important facet of our architecture and agriculture. This book is sure to once again become a collector’s item.

The Camelid Companion

Posted on by January 31, 2013

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The definitive guide to handling, training, and managing llamas and alpacas.
Learn to be the kind of person a camelid loves to be around and still get your management job done safely and efficiently.

If you already have Marty’s first book, Llama Handling and Training the TTEAM Approach,referred to by many as the “Training Bible” then you will surely want to get the new testament! This is not a revision but a totally new book. Chock full of new techniques that Marty has developed over the last 10 years you will find this book absolutely indispensable as well as lots of fun to read.

Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids

Posted on by January 31, 2013

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The finest of the few books on medical care of South American camelids-and the only comprehensive account of the subject-this volume appears here in a new edition expanded to include new topics and some reference to Old World camels, along with llamas, alpacas, vicunas, and guanacos.