Schmidt-Fockes Discus Book [Hardcover]

Eduard Schmidt-Focke (Author)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 3 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866220771
• ISBN-13: 978-0866220774
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,689,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE book for serious discus people!, June 24, 2000

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KitchenSharkMama "MicahBina" (NC,, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schmidt-Fockes Discus Book (Hardcover)

Dr. Schmidt-Focke should have titled this the Discus Bible! This is THE book of Discus fish. His vision and groundbreaking work with this fish has taken the discus further than anyone could have imagined or DID imagine. His views, thoughts and teaching skills can be used by the beginner as well as the professional. A must have for anyone "in" the breed! Well worth every single penney you have to pay for it. Don't miss this one!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Discus Book, April 11, 2002

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William S. Knadler (Norwalk, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schmidt-Fockes Discus Book (Hardcover)

I was thoroughly disappointed in this book. It seems more like a biography of E. S. Focke and his personal travels. I was not happy with the amount of technical advice concerning discus. The pictures are very good. All in all, I think I wasted money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time and money, January 21, 2003

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Michael Peklin (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schmidt-Fockes Discus Book (Hardcover)

What a disappointment! I'd expect the well-known and respected discus breeder to really share his experience, provide tips, give some helpful info, etc. Instead, we have a poorly translated and unorganized (ala TFH) coffee table book filled with fragmentary biographical memoirs and reiterations.
The same photos are repeated over and over again, and the great Dr.Axelrod is pictured and praised on almost every page (what a surprise for a TFH book!).
By the end of the book, the author is starting talking about his OBGYN practice and birth control, security at the airports and his years of medical residency. It sounds like he either got completely disoriented or was desperately trying to finish this literary nightmare.