Breeders Books

An early X-Men module, that was eagerly awaited by fans of the game. Magneto, Danger Room, and more.

Due to the fact of many good, already existing leopard gecko books on the market i expected a lot more ...
it's a good book for beginners, for it is very easy and clear to understand, but nothing worth spending the money if you already own or have read books on the subject!

Jackson came up through Silhouette Special Editions, and currently does a lot of suspense, but her early works show great merit. This one was first printed in 1986, and it shows dating, but still holds up rather well. She had a strong pattern in SSE, the woman who had been done wrong and left behind. THE man returns some time later and they have to come to terms with the past. I have all her works, and think she is one of the best writers to rise through SSE ranks. Jackson is a strong, emotional writer and always delivers on that level, but there are a few flaws in this particular one. Still, if you are a Jackson fan, as I am, you will want to read this one.
I just found Jackson title a little off her perfect tempo, due to the heroine just accepting the treatment she received 8 years before. She just accepts he married another, leaving her hanging without word (she could have been pregnant, but he never bothered to find out), then let him right back into her life. It seemed forced.

Savannah Beaumont, rich daughter of a horse breeder, grew up with Travis McCord, loving him first as a child would a brother, later as a woman would a man. Travis declares his love to her - in his mind - (while playing around with lover Melissa). One night when drunk, he gives into his passion for 17-year-old Savannah, promising to come to her later. Instead, she is greeted the next morning with the news that Travis is marrying Melissa. During the next 8 years, she barely sees Travis. He wanted to explain why he was forced to marry Melissa (she tricked him, but then he declares he loved her - sorry that came over a little fickle. Just like his desertion of Savannah, leaving her a situation that could have become bad without thought). It really causes you like Travis a lot less. Also, that Savannah's brother-in-law strikes her 9-year-old nephew and everyone just warns him "not to do it again" shows a dated attitude toward what is and is not acceptable in child abuse.

Now Travis is back, demanding Savannah accept his excuses, saying he is going to change everything at the horse farm. Savannah is distressed by the situation. Someone is stealing from the farm, someone is stealing from Travis and he is going to put a stop to it. It's all clear, no mystery here except to Savannah.

You like Savannah, feel for her. But her too easy acceptance of the striking of her nephew (she is angry and fusses a bit, but that is all) and her too easy accepts of the betrayal Travis did to her, undermines Jackson's strong writing.

Despite the flaws, Jackson makes you see feel for people that are less than perfect, paints vivid characters (though dated). Considering this work is nearly 20 years old, we can forgive a few bumps in an otherwise good read.

This book takes a long time to get into (and it's not that long!). At first I was really turned off by a strange writing style: it doesn't flow; it seems unnatural; although not complex it requires time for interpretation. However, once the Chinese come into contact with the Europeans, the conflict is intensified and interest ignites. Then again at the end, too much denouement occurs too rapidly. But through all the strangeness, the reader is forced to think about the value of knowledge for its own sake. This novel should be made into a movie as it has great potential for great visual beauty.

This book turned out to mostly be an advertisement for other books in the "Felines by Design" series. It seemed like every other paragraph said something like "it's really important to know this if you want to breed or buy purebred cats, but I'm not going to tell you here. You'll have to buy another book by me." The information it did give was common sense: like be nice to prospective buyers and answer all their questions patiently. Save yourself a couple of bucks and don't buy this book.

I was so confused trying to read this book that I put it down after the first chapter. There are paragraphs written in the first person layered between those beginning with "Jasmine says..". The entire book is written this way. The editor and writer have so hatcheted the writing it is hard to take any of the advice contained in it seriously. Very disappointing.

This book was very dissappointing. The author wasted alot of space complaining about her first experience purchasing purebred kittens. She doesn't point out the fact that she was a totally uneducated buyer. This book is completely useles.

Jasmine has a way of simplifying the information for the newbies and experienced. I have read it through 2 times already and learned basic info. both times. Cat breeding is not an everyday common venture, it is tough to find people you can trust to help you learn it ethically.
It was helpful with breeding and with marketing. How to place a basic ad to encourage calls and to protect yourself from un-ethical breeders.
I am looking forward to her upcoming books as they will be a great learning and teaching tool to help others also.
Thanks so much.

The books have good information, if you can get glean it from the poorly edited and written volumes. These books jump back and forth, in a disturbing way, between first person "I did this.." and "Jasmine thinks this...". Unfortunately, You cannot tell if the book is: a. written by a professional cat breeder b. ghost written FOR a professional cat breeder or c. written by someone that feels alright about talking about herself in the third person.

If you can get past the poor writing style there is good information. Just be warned, it is not all in ONE volume. You are being led into purchasing a multi-volume set. "Jasmine will address this in the next book on..."

Ok book. Some good information. But really doesn't get into detail. Very basic information. Great common knowlege that can apply to many dogs. Great "I am thinking about buying a Pug" Book. If you own a Pug or decided to buy a pug look for a more deetailed one.

This is a 55 page paperback booklet!

This book has only one picture on the back cover and is very short. You can find all this information on the net. The book was VERY poorly written and obviously was NOT proofread. There are many many mispellings and incorrect sentencing in this book. It made it very hard to read... basically, I just gave up. I was very disappointed !!! What a rip off for 9 bucks !!!