Today, I want to recommend some books and videos that are my favorites. As some of you may know, my very favorite author is James Herriot. I like to re-read his books from time to time, and they are just as good or better each time. Herriot wrote six books in all. All Creatures Great and Small is the first book. The next books are: All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, Every Living Thing and James Herriot's Yorkshire. In addition to these books, several anthologies of Herriot's writings are available. Some of these include the excellent James Herriot's Dog Stories as well as books with animal stories and cat stories. I think that anyone would really enjoy these books. They are extremely well-written.
Another good book is the book entitled The Real James Herriot written by Herriot's son. It tells about many things in Herriot's life not mentioned in the other books.
I would also recommend to you the British television series All Creatures Great and Small based on the Herriot books. There are seven seasons of this series available as well as two or three special episodes. The books are the best, but the tv series is excellent as well.
There have been several veterinarians who have attempted to follow in Herriot's footsteps and write about their lives. Most of these attempts aren't anywhere close to Herriot. One man whose books are very good though is Alexander Cameron. Cameron was a veterinarian for ten years before he became a minister in the Church of Scotland. His two books are Vet in the Vestry and Poultry in the Pulpit. I would recommend these books as well. He wrote another book about his days in the ministry, but I've not been able to find a copy here in the United States.
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