This book is in a category of its own.

Consider this the "Tao of the Anatidae". Tucked away in it's fabulously exquisite pages of hand-laid paper are gems of rare beauty. The illustrations (drawn with a fastidious eye and imported Mongolian calligraphic brushes, I believe) will not fail to make all but those with a heart of stone weep at the portrayal of the timeless essence -- the very soul -- of every duck depicted. The full, glorious flowering of every member of the family Anatidae is transmuted to two-dimensions and preserved for all eternity here.

While the illustrations may astound you, the author's dazzling word-portraits of her treasured ducks and how they have affected her mind, body and soul will affect you no less deeply.

If you love ducks, you simply must buy this. In fact, you should buy several copies for yourself and each of your friends. You will doubtless soon wear them out with constant perusal.

Seek and you shall find. All the secrets life are concealed within these seemingly humble few pages.

There is minimal useful information here. Nor is there much amusement to be found in the few thousand words. In short, you can be assured that buying this glorified leaflet will prove as much a waste of your money as it was of mine.

Its 32 pages are largely filled with competently executed line drawings and a few anecdotes about the author's flock of ducks.

If you are looking for real, solid information about ducks, get the Storey's Guide. For three times the price of this pamphlet, you get ten times as many pages and twenty times as much useful information.