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Self-made In America: Plain Talk For Plain People About The Meaning Of Success

Business & Money

McCormack, John

Legge, David

Management & Leadership

Basic Books

Once a New York City cop, John McCormack made his first million on Wall Street in his twenties, and lost it before he was thirty. He went to work for—and learned from—savvy businessmen who had made it from the ground up. Blending their wisdom with his own entrepreneurial gifts, McCormack made a stunningly successful comeback. Here he shares his inspiring story as well as the lessons he's learned about motivation, setting goals, and how creative companies can bring the American dream to those born without a silver spoon.

Self-Made in America: Plain Talk for Plain People about the Meaning of Success

Business Culture

The two-way radio crackled out a one A.M. emergency call, sending young veterinarian John McCormack bumping down yet another Alabama dirt road to save a downed farm animal. He'd be up just as early the next day to extract the tonsils of a temperamental chihuahua and rassle a flock of sheep. In this beguiling sequel to his beloved Fields and Pastures New, McCormack relives more great moments in his career as a country animal doctor--and renews our acquaintance with the local folks as they hash over the doc's exploits at the local barbershop. Brimming with home-spun wisdom and great humor, A Friend of the Flock is a heartwarming portrait of life in the Deep South.

Friend of the Flock

Biographies & Memoirs

Ballantine Books

Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet

In 1963, just three years out of veterinary school, Dr. John McCormack moved his wife and kids to Choctaw County, Alabama, to start his first practice. Choctaw folk never had a licensed vet before, and, with few exceptions, they welcomed the red-headed doctor and the tireless care he gave their animals. Fields and Pastures New is the heartwarming story of young Dr. McCormack's first years in this deeply rural country, where mule-drawn wagons still bumped down dirt roads . . . where the local barbershop was the best place to catch up on the news . . . and where nobody ever let Doc forget his most embarrassing moments. "I am proud to say that my closest friendships, outside my family, have been with my clients," Dr. McCormack writes. "I hope readers will get to know some of the workings of the small family farm, and how these down-to-earth people confront their hardships and disappointments with so much good humor."

Professionals & Academics

The warm and gently humorous memoir of a young veterinarian's first year of practice in Choctaw County, Alabama, in the early 1960s. "I can relate to Dr. McCormack on page after page of this book. In his writing he beguilingly captures the laughter and tears of the veterinary scene. A heartwarming read for the animal lover."--James Herriot.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Crown

In the welcome sequel to Fields and Pastures New, country veterinarian and storyteller extraordinaire Dr. John McCormack continues his warm and witty reminiscences of his experience tending to the animals and people of Choctaw County, Alabama. John McCormack's stories of rural life in the 1960s are beloved by animal enthusiasts everywhere. In his first book, his readers were introduced to Choctaw County through the eyes of a newcomer to the community, as Dr. McCormack and his wife and children settled into their new home, befriending animal owners and their animals. In A Friend of the Flock, McCormack revisits the memorable characters that make up Butler, Alabama, and introduces others, including a cowboy who loses his clothes to an ornery calf, a hog who gets a facelift, the members of the local hunt club, and many more farmers, ranchers, pet owners, dogs, cats, sheep, cows, and even one parakeet with a bad headache. Dr. McCormack and his family build a new clinic for their growing veterinary practice and join in the life of Choctaw County, treating livestock and pets and acquiring some of their own. Much as James Herriot did with the Yorkshire countryside, John McCormack captures every comical and heartwarming detail of rural Southern life in this touching account of putting down roots, traveling the dirt roads, and becoming a trusted member of a community. With its charming, familiar places, and some fresh faces and tales to boot, A Friend of the Flock is a treat for McCormack fans old and new.

A Friend of the Flock: Tales of a Country Veterinarian

For the thousands of readers who fell in love with Doc McCormack and the farmers, cattlemen, and moonshiners of Choctaw County in Fields and Pastures New and A Friend of the Flock, The Hero of the Herd is like coming home to old friends. There's Carney Sam Jenkins, the county's amateur vet/taxidermist, with his stock diagnosis of "kidneyitis"; Bob "Sinkin" Jenkins, a 250-pound tough-as-nails hog farmer and "Olympic champion fainter" who can barely stand the sight of blood; and Goat, the mailman who doubles as the town gossip. There are new folks too--the McCormacks' infant son, Paul; J.B. and Pool Do, the best hired hands in the state of Alabama; and one especially fractious piglet named Fred. There are even some big changes--like the new color television behind the counter at Miss Ruby McCord's Grocery and Service Station. But it's still the same Choctaw County, where late-night calf deliveries keep Doc up past his bedtime, where the local barbershop is the place to catch up on all the news, and where your best friends and neighbors are always just a holler away. Of course, our coveralls were wet and covered with mud, and, as expected, there was a problem with one hard-core resister. That particular hog had apparently decided he wanted no part of the surgical procedure and had somehow evaded capture by scaling the short fence and retreating back down the hill into the swamp. Suddenly a grim-faced Buck beelined toward the escapee, who was taking a breather in the deepest, gummiest part of the lot. When he came to within about ten feet of the porker, Buck made a flying tackle and landed atop the surprised pig. The resulting chaos was worthy of national television coverage. In spite of their giggling, Everett and John piled on the wallowing duo. In the process of trying to jump and run through the mud, I lost both of my knee-high rubber boots. When it was all over, we stood staring at the scene for several minutes. Never had I seen such a sight. All we needed were several fires burning, smoke spiraling upward, and the scene would have been reminiscent of a Civil War movie not long after the Yankees had marched through the farmsteads outside Atlanta.

The Hero of the Herd: More Tales from a Country Veterinarian

Tells the story of a young veterinarian and his family who move to rural Choctaw County, Alabama in 1963, and his first year as the only vet in the county

Fields and Pastures New: My First Year As a Country Vet (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)

Science & Math

Technology

G.K.Hall & Co.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

John McCormack: His Own Life Story

Arts & Photography

Music

Vienna House

One Million Mercenaries

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Leo Cooper

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Self-made In America: Plain Talk For Plain People About The Meaning Of Success

Self-Made in America: Plain Talk for Plain People about the Meaning of Success

Friend of the Flock

Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet

Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet

A Friend of the Flock: Tales of a Country Veterinarian

The Hero of the Herd: More Tales from a Country Veterinarian

Fields and Pastures New: My First Year As a Country Vet (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)

John McCormack: His Own Life Story

One Million Mercenaries