Llamas and Alpacas as a Metaphor for Life [Paperback]

Marty McGee Bennett (Author), Sandy Flanagan (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2003

For anyone who is fascinated by llamas and alpacas, this is the coffee table book for you! Charming stories throughout, accompanied by beautiful, color photographs. Read this book and you'll be instantly hooked on llamas and alpacas! A great gift for the camelid enthusiast in your life. Photography by Sandy Flanagan.

Editorial Reviews

Review

It is totally AWESOME! Loved every single page. You earned five Alpacas! -- Dave Belt Editor Alpacas Magazine

METAPHOR as in LLAMAS AND ALPACAS AS A METAPHOR FOR LIFE leads the reader through a literary field of flowers and camelids wherein llamas and alpacas and those who love them are seen as bearing strong resemblance to thing otherwise quite unrelated. If you love llamas and alpacas, youll become very attached to this book. -- Francie Greth-Peto --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Marty McGee Bennett’s first llama jumped off the back of a pickup truck and into her heart in 1981. Since then Marty has devoted her professional life to the well being of llamas and alpacas and the education of camelid enthusiasts. Over the years Marty has been a llama breeder, conference organizer, board member, fiber artist, and most importantly trainer and teacher.

Her clinics, books and videos have helped thousands of llama and alpaca owners more fully understand, appreciate and enjoy this magical animal. Marty’s most recent book "The Camelid Companion" a complete handling training and management manual published in 2001 has received rave reviews in publications worldwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Raccoon Press (April 24, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0970991657
• ISBN-13: 978-0970991652
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marty McGee Bennett's first llama jumped off the back of a pickup truck and into her heart in 1981. Since then Marty has devoted her professional life to the well being of llamas and alpacas and the education of camelid enthusiasts. Marty brings a variety of experience and qualifications to her work with camelids, including a B.S. degree in Animal Behavior. Marty's combination of TTEAM (the work developed by Linda Tellington-Jones), with the principals of balance and leverage and a second sense with both camelids and people make "Camelidynamics" the world's most popular, and enduring training/handling system for camelids.
Her clinics, books and videos have helped thousands of llama and alpaca owners more fully understand, appreciate and enjoy this magical animal. Marty's most book "The Camelid Companion" published in 2001 has received rave reviews in publications worldwide. Conducting hundreds of clinics in North America and around the world have kept Marty on the road for much of the past 25 years. Marty's work with camelids is popular with owners and veterinarians alike. She has taught the principles of animal handling to veterinarians and at veterinary schools around the county.

Most recently using the principles that work with llamas, alpacas, dogs and horses...all animals-- Marty is now helping people with their own personal animal... their bodies. With animals as inspiration Marty's newest book on weight maintenance and balance "The Problem with Weight is NOT Losing it! is helping readers understand the dynamics of maintaining a healthy weight in a way that is both simple and easy!

Marty her husband Brad and their family of four-leggeds have a farm in Bend, Oregon that is the home of the Camelidynamics Training Center and the base of operations for the Camelidynamics Guild. For more information about the guild, Marty, clinics and equipment log on to www.camelidynamics.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A picture paints a thousand words, May 4, 2003

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Suzan Lenk (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Llamas and Alpacas as a Metaphor for Life (Paperback)

Why waste words when pictures say so many. Just turning the pages of this book gives you a warm and wonderful feeling about alpacas and llamas. A desire to touch one because they look so adorable.

I have three holiday cottages and in each I have a copy of this book on the coffee tables. Every week my guests tell me what a lovely book it is and how their children love to look at the photos. They then ask me if I will show them my own alpacas and llamas for real. As we walk around the fields they ask informed questions which they formulated from reading the copy of 'Llamas and Alpacas as a Metaphor for Life'. The feel of them then becomes a reality.

I think it is a lovely book and just the right size for anyones' home. I also think that it is good value, especially with its fascination and appeal for the animals and the excellent photography which must cost a bomb. Well done Marty.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read: a fantastic gift, February 2, 2000

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Chris Uterback "c.a.t." (clackamas, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Llamas and Alpacas as a Metaphor for Life (Paperback)

You don't have to be a lama lover to love this book. The book is full of lessons for life. "Always ignore geese". If you'er feeling down, read this book. You will smile before you put it down. You will pick this book up time and again! A great gift to special friends. Very uplifting!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Special Gift For Yourself and Those You Love!, January 5, 2001

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Susan Downs (Nampa, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Llamas and Alpacas as a Metaphor for Life (Paperback)

Marty McGee once again shares her love and respect for camelids while entertaining and educating the reader. Through exquisite photos of captivating llamas and alpacas and delightful text that will both touch your heart and elicit giggles, Marty takes the reader into the pasture with her, to share the magical world of these remarkable beings. This is an enchanting book for people of all ages. You will want it nearby so that you can just pick it up whenever you want something to smile about. Think about buying several at once, because I guarantee you will want to make it your favorite gift for special people -- and if you give yours away, you'll have to wait for another to be shipped!