I haven't yet read Ferrets for Dummies, but I for one, think it's a great idea. I even like the title and I'll tell you why. Someone who might not be likely to do much research on care of their ferret might conceivably buy a book with this title. If this book is available at pet stores I can see them recommending this book to anyone who buys a ferret. I think that's great! We forget that even though there are over 3000 people on this list there are many more who have never even heard of it, and even if they had they would not have the inclination to read it, and they really don't know where to go to get help and information. The Dummies books are pretty good really. They are good at giving people information on a subject starting from a basis of absolutely zero knowledge. This will, of course, not be particularly useful if you are a ferret expert and have read every book out there and raised ferrets for 20+ years, but there are many people out there who get a ferret with zero information. They need something unintimidating, easy to understand, yet accurate and informative. So congratulations Kim. I hope the book is great and I'm planning on buying a copy as soon as I can find it. Thanks for all the hard work, Leigh W. [Posted in FML issue 3188]