This morning I received in the post my "Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Israel". I had the pleasure of sitting in the sun and reading the book cover to cover..
I strongly recommend anyone travelling to Israel to not leave home without it! a very easy to follow, concise and logical guide, good photos and a distribution map for every species. A fascinating section on tracking herps across sand..Its how a field guide should be, but sadly many guides are not so organised..
Even if you are not herping in Israel, it stands as a great reference work for those, like me, that are geeky herp/bird/orchid bibliophiles...
Happily I am off to Israel shortly, and I am sure I will have ticked off the majority of the book in a few hours... or a couple of days if I slack by the pool
Cheers Paul