Veterinary Book Review - Business Basics for Veterinarians

The title says it all. This book introduces basic business concepts and illustrates with veterinary examples that make them easy to understand.  The visual aids within the book are particularly helpful at illustrating more complicated concepts.

Each chapter covers a fundamental topic from basic leadership, accounting, marketing, operations and finance.

This book is clearly intended for any veterinarian or veterinary student, not just those interested in practice management or ownership. 

Each topic covered can either boost a veterinarian’s personal financial or leadership skills or help them better understand clients’ and practice owners’ motivations.

For those who *do* want to develop business expertise, this book provides a good foundation to build upon.

I would recommend this very readable book to any veterinarian who wants to increase their basic business literacy.

You can find this book here. 

If you enjoy this book, a good follow up read would be The Personal MBAby Josh Kaufman

Perspective Changing Book - A Dog's Purpose & A Dog's Journey

A Dog’s Purpose and a Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce Cameron are magical books that help you see the world through a dog’s eyes.

In his stories, a dog goes through multiple lifetimes as a variety of pooches, trying to find (since it’s gender changes) his/her true calling. These heartwarming books will make you laugh and cry as you see the joy dog’s bring to our lives and the cruelty humans can bring to theirs.

My favorite part of these books is how well they show how silly our expectations and behaviors sometimes seem through a dog’s eyes.

Absolute must reads for every dog lover.

Perspective Changing Book - The Mount by Carol Emshwiller

What is it like to be an underestimated domesticated species?

This fascinating science fiction book gives you a little better idea of what it might be like to be a horse or a dog.

Domesticated by an invading alien species humans deal with conflicting desires for loyalty and freedom.

With a great story line, this is an intriguing and thought provoking read for any animal lover.

Check out The Mount by Carol Emshwiller