This is a wonderful book for new ferrets owners and long time ferret enthusiasts as well! It's fun to read and VERY informative. Each chapter covers a separate topic so you can either skip around or read the book in order. Everything is written from the point of view of Mary and Eric Shefferman's ferrets, taken from columns that originally appeared in "Modern Ferret" magazine.Mary is a very well-respected ferret expert who has been writing about ferrets for a number of years. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves ferrets--even if you've had ferrets for a long time, you'll pick up some solid information here. And the price is right too!