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The Tarantula Whisperer: A Celebrity Vet Shares Her Secrets to Communicating with Animals [Paperback]

Laura Pasten (Author)

4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews) |

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Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Conari Press (August 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1573241598
ISBN-13: 978-1573241595
Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tarantula Whisperer, January 5, 2000

Terrie Demierre (Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tarantula Whisperer: A Celebrity Vet Shares Her Secrets to Communicating with Animals (Paperback)

I started this book expecting it to be the story of how Dr. Pasten came to understand what made her diverse universe of patients behave the way they do. Indeed, there is much to be learned here from her insights and sensitivity to these animals. What I didn't expect was the wealth of useful, practical medical information she has packed into this conveniently-sized book. But, most of all, I didn't expect to laugh...long, hard, and out loud almost every chapter. I ended up reading half of it to my husband because he kept wanting to know what was so funny!

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5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating and unique pet book, August 23, 1999

Paulette Cooper Noble "Happy Writer" (Palm Beach FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tarantula Whisperer: A Celebrity Vet Shares Her Secrets to Communicating with Animals (Paperback)

There's an interesting story on just about every page -- this is a terrific pet book for those who want to go beyond the (often boring) how-tos -- I've read hundreds of pet books (researching my own pet books "277 Secrets Your Dog Wants You To Know..." "...Cat Wants You To Know," etc.,) and this is clearly one of the best. You won't be able to put it down.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HATS OFF TO LAURA PASTEN !, March 14, 2000

Joan Drummond Miller (Carmel, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tarantula Whisperer: A Celebrity Vet Shares Her Secrets to Communicating with Animals (Paperback)

I love everything about the TARANTULA WHISPERER except the title. Referring to spiders just doesn't cover all the great stories found here. This wonderful record of a veterinarian's adventures covers everything from elephants to buzzards. It's downright "edutaining" (educational and entertaining). Don't miss it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A different animal
There's much to be learned about talking with one's pets from Dr. Pastan in this book. She doesn't, however, explicitly reveal her secret for whispering to tarantulas. Read more

Published on March 20, 2008 by Kirk Davis

1.0 out of 5 stars A lot of talking but not with the animals.
The title was interesting and a grabber as I am working in animal healing/communication and wished to learn more from someone claiming they knew how to do this. Read more

Published on December 22, 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment
Intrigued by the title and encouraged by the rave reviews, I was not prepared for my level of disappointment with this book. It struck me that Dr. Read more

Published on September 30, 2001 by Lynda Lacono

4.0 out of 5 stars Super
it was a really interesting book to read and is a great introduction for anyone interested in alternative animal medicine it had some good general points about communicating with... Read more

Published on June 27, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Superb!
The Tarantula Whisperer brought some tears and plenty of joy and laughter to me. I got the sense that Dr. Read more

Published on May 4, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for animal lovers
"Tarantula Whisperer" is not a book about spiders! It is a wonderfully entertaining, educational book on understanding animals, communciating with them and caring about... Read more

Published on April 14, 2000

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I was reading The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans recently, and this passage jumped out at me: "For secrets uttered softly into pricked and troubled ears, these men were known as Whisperers. Read the first page

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third eyelid, companion animals

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Desmond Morris, Diane Stein, Emma Harris, Rainbow Bridge, Ants Have, Clean Out Your Cupboards, Eat Crow While It's Still Warm, German Shepherd

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This book cites 14 books:

The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans on page 2, and Back Matter
Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats by Diane Stein on page 16, and Back Matter
Illustrated Dogwatching by Desmond Morris on page 60, and Back Matter
Natural Healing For Dogs And Cats by The Editors of Prevention Health Books in Back Matter
My Cat: A Snapshot Keepsake Book by Michele Durkson Clise in Back Matter

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