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Handbook of Turtles: The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California (Comstock Classic Handbooks)

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This book not only is an invaluable factual resource for anyone interested in turtles, it's written in Carr's delightful and completely readable style. He says, for example, about people who intentionally run over turtles, that there "is probably nothing much that can be done about these people except to hope they skid." A great book for anyone who loves nature, turtles, or just good writing.

I bought this book because I read good things about it and I like turtles. I thought it was another field guide that specialized in turtle. It turns out that the good things said about it are true. This is a classic among turtle guides as it cover anatomy and physiology of turtles and provides extra incite on species. The book was revised in the 1995 mainly to update the scientific names and the maps may have been updated. This book was not revised by Archie Carr since he had passed away. However the original content of the book has not changed. Mr. Carr makes this guide interesting read which is a great feat when you do nature, field or animal guides. The book is hard to find since it has not been reprinted since 1995. If you can get one at a reasonable price and you like turtles this is a book you want to add to your personal library.