Animals Nature and Environment

Vicki Hearne / Animal Happiness (Large Paperback)

A collection of amazing animal stories introduces a Pakistani frog who became entranced by its own reflection, a lion who died of a broken heart, and a Brazilian parrot who enjoyed conversations with Albert Einstein. By the author of Bandit...

Irish Agriculture - Potato Varieties of Historical Interest in Ireland ( HB) & The Oak Park Potato Varieties ( PB) - 2 Book Lot

2 illustrated guide to historic potato varieties from Ireland - many of which are no longer cultivated comercially , but which are preserved for historic and genetic diversity / seedbank reasons.     

Mike Briggs / Encyclopedia of World Wildlife (Coffee Table Book)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

David Alderton / The Complete Guide to Tropical Aquarium Fish Care (Coffee Table Book)

Discusses how to care for tropical fish, covering such topics as preparing an aquarium, selecting fish, nutrition, and health care     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Portfolio 2002 (Coffee Table Book)

This is a collectable book for all lovers of wildlife and world-class photography. It is a new collection of stunning wildlife photographs that will represent the best images taken by top nature photographers round the world and submitted to the BG...

James Frankham / Wildlands: Adventures In Some Of the Most Extraordinary Places On Earth (Coffee Table Book)

Although not yet 30 years old James Frankham has travelled to more than 25 countries, including some of the most geographically remote and culturally diverse places on Earth. This is an account of his travels, distilled down to his experiences in a dozen...

Baby Animals (Coffee Table Book)

A phot collection of a wide range of baby wild animals.      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may...

Alastair Fothergill / Life in the Freezer: A Natural History of the Antarctic (Coffee Table Book)

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Sally Fear / Crown Keepers of the New Forest (Coffee Table Book)

These modern photographs of an ancient landscape show a deep-rooted attachment to place. They portray a way of life that is little noticed by most and yet has profoundly shaped history, and will continue to do so.     All of our books are...

Michael J. O'Neill / Zoobabies (Coffee Table Book)

From black rhinos to big cats, celebrated photographer Michael O'Neill has focused his lens on a group of totally irresistible baby animals and produced a book of universal appeal. Each double-page spread includes a shot of an exquisite animal--many of...

Michael Bright / Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown (Coffee Table Book)

An extraordinary companion guide to the next landmark natural history documentary series from the BBC, aiming to reshape the way we think about each region of Africa by revealing never-before-seen impressions of the continentSir David Attenborough CBE...

David Burnie / How Nature Works (Coffee Table Book)

This book is designed to open up the world of natural history to both children and adults alike. It involves the reader in actually doing things in order to learn and contains text linking each experiment with the wider world of natural history, to all...

David Attenborough / The Private Life of Plants (Coffee Table Book)

Accompanying a David Attenborough series on BBC Television, and with the aid of time-lapse photography, this book reveals hidden events and phenomena of plant-life throughout the world.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

Nicolas Cheetham / Earth (Coffee Table Book)

From Earth we have looked deep into the universe, embarking on a journey of discovery that has revealed the cosmos to be richer than we could ever imagine. But what happens when we reverse the process, when we look back on Earth from the heavens? We see...

Rory McGrath / Bearded Tit

A poignant but hilarious journey into the arcane world of birdwatching by one of the most popular names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s story of life among birds. From a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs listening...

Ralph Sheppard - The Birds of County Donegal Residents, Regulars and Rarities ( APRIL 2025) BRAND NEW

The Birds of County Donegal is the first complete record of the history and status of all 376 birds known to have occurred in County Donegal. In this comprehensive account every species and race is given its current vernacular name as used in...

Robert O'Leary - Wild Waterways : A Celebration of life on an Irish River - PB - BRAND NEW

n our modern, distracted world it is easy to miss the kaleidoscope of life that exists on our doorsteps. Stretching nearly thirty kilometres from the Wicklow Mountains to the Grand Canal Dock, the River Dodder offers a serene escape into nature in our...

Michelle Neff / Simple Acts to Save Our Planet: 500 Ways to Make a Difference (Hardback)

Simple Acts to Save Our Planet shows you how to be more active in saving our planet every day by performing some “Simple Acts of Kindness”—for the Earth.Treat the environment with kindness with these easy, manageable activities...

Ashley Ward / The Social Lives of Animals: How Co-Operation Conquered the Natural World (Hardback)

Everything you ever wanted to know about how animals live together, and what that means for usSome animal societies hold a mirror up to the human world: elephants hold funerals for departed family members. Pinyon jays run collective creches. Rats will go...

Augustus Brown / Play It Again, Tom - Curious Truths about Cats and Dogs (Hardback)

Dogs can smell electricity; Cats can heal bones by purring. Kittens can contact their mothers via a secret, ultra-sonic language; Dogs can understand a vocabulary of two-hundred words.Every day, it seems, new scientific discoveries are fuelling the...

Richard Ives / Of Tigers and Men: Entering the Age of Extinction (Hardback)

A naturalist describes his journey through the shrinking wild areas of India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia in search of the elusive and endangered tiger, profiling the conservators who have been fighting a losing battle to save the animal in its natural...

Michael Bywater / Lost Worlds: What Have We Lost & Where Did it Go? (Hardback)

Works of art disappear, species are extinguished, books are lost, cities drown, things once thought immortal suddenly aren’t there at all. Whole libraries of knowledge, and whole galleries of secrets are gone. Our culture, our knowledge, and...

John Connell / Twelve Sheep : Life Lessons from a Lambing Season (Hardback)

For John Connell, the lambing season on his County Longford farm begins in the autumn. In the sheep shed, he surveys the dozen females in his care and contemplates the work ahead as the season slowly turns to winter, then spring.The twelve sheep have...

Virginia Parker Guidry / The Poodle: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardback)

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Willy Jocher / Turtles for Home and Garden (Hardback)

Recommendations for caring for a pet turtle, with descriptions and photographs of many kinds of turtles.         All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our...

Godried Schulbert / Fish Diseases: A Complete Introduction (Hardback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Paul Chambers / Jumbo : This Being the True Story of the Greatest Elephant in the World (Hardback)

This Being the True Story of the Greatest Elephant in the World   A magical blend of true story and popular science, "Jumbo" is the wonderful, colourful biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned...

David Lindo / The Urban Birder (Large Print) (Large Paperback)

ex library copy     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you...

Paul Hillyard / Book Of The Spider (Hardback)

"Nothing pleases me more than to come upon an impressive orb-web with a large spider sitting head-down in the middle," writes Paul Hillyard, a spider specialist at the Natural History Museum in London in The Book of the Spider. Hillyard is in the...

Philip Lymbery / Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were (Large Paperback)

  A tour of some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them.Most of us are aware that many animals are threatened by extinction--the plight of creatures such as polar bears, tigers, and whales has been well...

Eduardo Haene / 100 Trees of Argentina (Large Paperback)

It is a summary of the main tree species for ornamental use Argentina offers to the world. Nowadays, experiments on acclimation in foreign countries are successfully being performed on some of them. This book provides an illustrated catalog as regards...

Mark Hertsgaard / Earth Odyssey (Large Paperback)

Like many of us, Mark Hertsgaard has long worried about the declining health of our environment. But in 1991, he decided to act on his concern and investigate the escalating crisis for himself. Traveling on his own dime, he embarked on an odyssey lasting...

Paul Waldau / Animal Rights : What Everyone Needs to Know (Large Paperback)

In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement.Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely...

D. Houghton / Mad Twitching (Large Paperback)

The Birdwatching adventures of a Yorkshire lad.       All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may...

Peter H. Schuck / Agent Orange on Trial : Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts, Enlarged Edition (Large Paperback)

Agent Orange on Trial is a riveting legal drama with all the suspense of a courtroom thriller. One of the Vietnam War’s farthest reaching legacies was the Agent Orange case. In this unprecedented personal injury class action, veterans charge that a...

Helen Orme / Habitat Destruction (Large Paperback)

This title in a series for reluctant readers looks at what habitats are in danger and why, the harmful effects of mining, pollution and farming, the destruction of the rainforests that are so vital to the Earth's climate, the effects of climate change...

Llewellyn's 2009 Green Living Guide (Large Paperback)

Renew, re-use, recycle" has become a call to action for millions who care about our planet. What can each of us do to ensure a bright future for our children, grandchildren, and forthcoming generations? The Green Living Guide ―a new annual from...

Judith Hoad / Need or Greed : Our Practical Choices for the Earth (Large Paperback)

A book giving practical advice on altering lifestyles in order to preserve the safety and security of the environment. Concerns such as deforestation and industrial pollution are discussed, with examples of successful campaigns already undertaken as well...

David Grant / Still Practising

Bestselling author and TV vet David Grant won a legion of new fans with the warm and funny account of his first years as a vet in Just Practising. In this book he relives more of the highs and lows of the green young country vet with a fair bit still to...

Nicholas Stern / A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How We Can Save the World and Create Prosperity

Hurricanes and storms strike New Orleans and Mumbai; flooding causes devastation in England and Mozambique; and, droughts occur in Australia and Darfur...Further substantial climate change is unavoidable and the risks to the natural world, the economy...

Tony Juniper / What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow on Trees

From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. From the recycling miracles in the soil; an army of predators ridding us of unwanted pests; an abundance of life creating a genetic codebook that...

Kate Aronoff / A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal

In the twenty-first century, all politics are climate politics.The age of climate gradualism is over, as unprecedented disasters are exacerbated by inequalities of race and class. We need profound, radical change. A Green New Deal can tackle the climate...

James Crombie - Murmurations - HB - BRAND NEW

 As seen in THE IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT, RTÉ, IRISH EXAMINER, THE JOURNAL and many more…. In the dusk hours of a November evening in 2020, James Crombie set out for the shore of Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath with no goal except to...

Donal Magner - Why Forests? - The Case for Multipurpose Forestry in Uncertain Times - PB - BRAND NEW

Donal Magner knows the importance of forests better than most as illustrated in his critically acclaimed Stopping by Woods, the definitive guide to over 340 of Ireland’s forests and woodlands. In Why Forests? Why Wood? he seeks...

Louise Malo / The Little Book of Dangerous Animals (Hardback)

Little Book of Dangerous Animals is a 128-page hardback book written by Louise Malo. This interesting and informative Little Book is packed full of facts and figures about the world's most feared creatures. From sharks, crocodiles, bears to snakes this...

James Rennie - Insect Architecture - HB -1857 ( Illustrated by John George Wood )

Insect Architecture is a book written by James Rennie and published in 1869. The book is a detailed exploration of the architectural structures created by various species of insects, including ants, bees, wasps, and termites. It examines the intricate...

Cassandra Coburn / Enough: How your food choices will save the planet (Large Paperback)

Cut through the doom and confusion around the food we produce and eat - this shows the way forward for both people and planet .Enough is a practical explanation of the Planetary Health Diet's research, allowing everyone to understand the science and to...

Richard & Alastair Fitter - The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe ( 3rd Edition) - PB -1978

P Pocketbook sized ( long and thin) - with laminate type covers ( someone added an additional adhesive Contact  covering also for durability)  All illustrations ( mostly from paintings rather than photographs) are in full colour, with guides on...

Soil Association / The Real Good Life : A Practical Guide to a Healthy, Organic Lifestyle (Coffee Table Book)

This practical manual is the perfect guide for anyone interested in incorporating some aspect of self-sufficiency or organic living into their daily lives. Whether you want to grow your own vegetables keep some chickens, or just 'green' your home, this...

Stephen Aldridge, Laurel Miller / Why Shrinkwrap a Cucumber?: The Complete Guide to Environmental Packaging (Coffee Table Book)

Designed for all those involved in the packaging industry—packaging designers, manufacturers and retailers—this book provides a comprehensive illustrated guide to designing environmentally friendly packaging. Containing comprehensive...

David Attenborough / The Trials of Life (Coffee Table Book)

"Watching and filming animals world-wide has occupied most of my working life. By the end of the 1970's, the marvels and wonders I had witnessed had become a dazzling, almost confusing kaleidoscope and I began to feel a need to put them in some kind of...

Alastair Fothergill / The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans (Coffee Table Book)

Explores this fascinating environment in all its variety, from the apparent desert of the open ocean to the abyssal depths where monstrous creatures lurk in the darkness.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact...