Barron's Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior - Barron's

Advantages: Practical and helpful tips for the new father
Disadvantages: Not a baby care book

...'s had a baby and I'm having a meltdown" and I thought, mm, a book for the father. I was a bit sceptical at first. After all, there was no indication that Barron is in any way qualified to give advice. There is a photo on the back, of him with two kids but no mum in sight, happy or otherwise! But once I started through it I realised that you actually don't need any qualification or an -ology to write a book like this. You just need common sense, patience, a considerate and thoughtful approach and a good memory under pressure! The book basically consists of 260 points: observations, ideas, thoughts, recommendations. These are divided into five sections - for the newborn, two to six months, six to twelve months, the second year and the third year. That is about as chronological as it gets; there is no real order to them, but that doesn't seem... Read review

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Advantages: Has a picture about a parrot
Disadvantages: I killed my neighbours parrot because of it

...This is a fabulous book. I don't own it personally, but share it with my neighbours, as they keep parots, which I have to look after. Well, not anymore.... This book is incredibly confusing, I read it in the belief that it would teach me how to win one of my favourite online games "http://www.freegamesonline.dk/funnygames/insanegames/polly/index.php" Polly the kleptomaniac parrot. I soon discovered stabbing, netting, shooting and encouraging parrot homosexuality was wrong in the real world. Yet still that was too late.. Guide to owning a parrot teaches about how to own your parrot, not how to get the perfect headshot whilst its in mid flight. I beg of you, learn my lesson and do not buy this book. However if you want to kill parrots i would reccommend this book... Read review

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Advantages: Good Read
Disadvantages: high level of details

...Mr Nice Is the autobiography of Howard Marks an international Dope Smuggler. The story is a bit of commedy the way it is written. Howard is so blaze about everything it is all matter fo fact. Each Chapter is titled according to howards Current Name in the story, for example Master Marks is when he was at Oxford University Studying and Marco Polo Is when he was Mistaken for a mafia Drug Barron. Howard Knew what he was doing was wrong but justified it in his head as dope never did anyone any harm it wasnt like he was supplying crack or heroin. Howard Travelled the world meeting people Like Malik from Pakistan on of his main suppliers to a daft Lord In the Philipines who ends up doublecrossing him to the DEA. Ammusing stories about when howard and Co got off their heads all over he world. The story ended after him getting... Read review

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