Animals Nature and Environment

A Field Guide in Colour to Animal World

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Michael Punke / Last Stand : George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West

From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the fascinating story of America’s first battle over the environment.In the last three decades of the nineteenth...

Dave Wardell / Fabulous Finn: The Brave Police Dog Who Came Back from the Brink

 Hertfordshire, October 5th 2016. At around 2 a.m., PC Dave Wardell and his dog, PD Finn, were trying to apprehend a robbery suspect when he turned around and attacked them. Finn was stabbed with a ten-inch-bladed knife, both through his chest, via...

Max Adams / The Wisdom of Trees

 A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man’s ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural worldTrees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity...

Jonathan Franzen / The End of the End of the Earth

 The essayist, Jonathan Franzen writes, is like “a fire-fighter, whose job, while everyone else is fleeing the flames of shame, is to run straight into them.” For the past twenty-five years, even as his novels have earned him worldwide...

Barbara Hurd / Entering The Stone : On Caves And Feeling Through The Dark

The naturalist-author of Stirring the Mud offers an illuminating study of the natural history and spiritual quality of caves, describing the intriguing interiors of caves around the world, their unusual inhabitants, the fascination caves hold for fellow...

Lawrence Anthony / The Elephant Whisperer

 When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival — dangerous...

Philip Hoare / The Sea Inside

The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we barely notice it. In ‘The...

Piers Moore Ede / Honey and Dust: Travels in Search of Sweetness

 After being seriously injured in a hit and run, Piers Moore Ede went to work and recuperate on an organic farm in Italy. There he met a beekeeper, Gunter, who showed him, for the first time, the wonders and magic of the beehive. Battling depression...

Rob Kugler / A Dog Named Beautiful

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Angela Patmore / Rescue Dogs and Their Second Lives

 Rescuing a dog can change not only the dog`s life but yours too. This book explains how. It also tells you everything you need to know about finding the right dog at a shelter near to you, and getting him or her used to you and their home. There is...

Shaun Usher / Letters of Note : Dogs

 In Letters of Dogs , Shaun Usher brings together a delightful collection of correspondence about our canine friends, featuring affectionate accounts of pups' playful misdemeanours, heartfelt tributes to loyal fidos and shared tales of remarkable...

Ben Holt / Wonder Dogs: True Stories of Canine Courage

 Life isn't perfect, but dogs certainly can be Meet the incredible dogs in this inspiring collection of true stories, championing the often underestimated role of man's best friend.- Daisy, the tiny Dachshund who put her life on the line to save...

Jenni Murray / My Boy Butch

 Much beloved broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray recounts her great love affair with Butch the Chihuahua. There was always a dog. If not real, then imagined.As a lonely only child, Dame Jenni Murray longed to have a dog. She had only Timmy her imaginary...

Andreas Malm / Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency : War Communism in the Twenty-First Century

What did COVID 19 tell us about the climate breakdown, and what should we do about it? The economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic was unprecedented. Governments have spoken of being at war and find themselves forced to seek new powers in...

Celia Haddon / Toby The Cross-Eyed Stray

 'Hunched among the shoes, half hidden by my dresses, filthy and terrified, he looked like a cat that might be seriously ill. He was toast-rack thin, with all his ribs sticking out, even through his longish hair...'   As Toby's story unfolds,...

Julian Rota - Animal Trust : A Volunteer at Trindledown Farm - HB

Bookseller and NAWT volunteer Julian Rota tells stories both funny and sad from Trindledown Farm, NAWT's Berkshire Centre, in this beautiful hardback with illustrations, colour photos and a foreword by Chris Packham. “… a quirky but...

Don Harper / Aquarium Fish (Large Paperback)

Don Harper gives a useful guide for those who own, or are thinking of investing in, an aquarium. From setting up your aquarium and caring for your fish, to recognising signs of illness and establishing a breeding set-up, this guide answers all your...

Kevin Van Tighem / Bears: An Altitude SuperGuide (Large Paperback)

Informative and visually exciting, this book presents a complete guide to bears of all kinds, describing their habitats, family life, and behavior, as well as the ways in which they are perceived in human culture and the ecological forces that make the...

Adrienne Farricelli / Brain Training for Dogs (Large Paperback)

Brain Training for Dogs - Simple techniques to develop your dog's intelligence      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...

Gail Luttmann / Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide (Large Paperback)

Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens--endearing birds that require but a modest outlay of time, space and food.As they learned to raise chickens, Gail and Rick Luttmann came to realize the...

David Suzuki / Naked Ape to Superspecies (Large Paperback)

"David Suzuki and Holly Dressel show us how human mismanagement threatens the health of our children and the safety of our food supply, throwing into sharp relief the worldwide dynamics of trade, finance, culture and science. With fresh examples and...

Leah Lemieux / Rekindling the Waters: The Truth about Swimming with Dolphins (Large Paperback)

Dolphins have become one of the ocean's most sought-after creatures. Since antiquity, Dolphins have possessed an undeniable, mysterious and compelling allure for humankind, which in recent years has intensified, inspiring everything from New Age fervour...

The Book of Cats (Hardback)

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Valerie Porter / Animal Rescue (Hardback)

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David Suzuki, Ian Hanington / Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do - A Post-Paris Agreement Game Plan (Large Paperback)

Climate change is the most important crisis humanity has faced, but we still confront huge barriers to resolving it. So, what do we do, and is there hope for humanity? The problem itself is complex, and there’s no single solution. But by...

Carry Aylward / You and Your Jack Russell Puppy in a Nutshell (Large Paperback)

The perfect handbook for Jack Russell puppy parents-to-be! A compact summary of the latest findings in puppy care and behaviour, this book walks you step by step through the process - from deciding whether a Jack Russell is right for you, to the first...

Andy Case / Starting With Pigs : A Beginner's Guide (Large Paperback)

  A straightforward and readable book for the small scale pig keeper, this is an excellent and practical introduction that is also up-to-date with the relevant regulations. Concentrating on the older, more traditional breeds, it covers housing and...

Jeff Cuckson / Who Rescued Who? (Large Paperback)

Heart Warming and Uplifting Stories about Rescued King Charles Cavaliers, Courage and Second Chances .        All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books...

Michael Viney - Michael Viney's Natural World - BRAND NEW - 2023

Paperback, published by Artisan House Editions, Letterfrack, Conamara 2023.  Foreword by poet Michael Longley The late Michael Viney was an Irish Times contributor, broadcaster, film-maker and natural-history author. In 1977 he abandoned a busy...

Sean B. Carroll / Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species (Hardback)

Tells the stories of the most dramatic adventures and important discoveries in two centuries of natural history - from Alexander von Humboldt's epic journeys in South America to the hi-tech genome-reading projects making headlines today - and how they...

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson / Dogs Never Lie About Love (Hardback)

Americans have an intense love for their thirty-five percent of American households owned a dog in 1994, representing a dog population of more than 52 million.  "It hardly seems worth asking the question of why we love them," writes noted...

Richard L.E Ford - 3 Vintage Nature Guides - British Reptiles and Amphibians, Eggs and Nests, British Wild Animals - ( Black's Young Naturalists Series) 1967 reprints

These three books are from the multi volume Black's Naturalist Series, published in teh 1960's. All three copies are former convent school reference library copies, and have a school name stamped on the blank endpapers, as well as brown ghostmarks from...

Diane McCarty / Labrador Retrievers (Hardback)

Basic information about training and caring for Labrador Retrievers.      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...

Colm O’Regan / Climate Worrier - A Hypocrite's Guide to Saving the Planet(Hardback)

Bestselling author Colm O’Regan is a worrier. A professional one. Caution is his watchword. Risk aversion is his love language. Now Colm is grappling with the biggest worry of the whole ‘planet being on fire’ thing and how exactly we...

David Quammen / Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Hardback)

As globalization spreads and as we destroy the ancient ecosystems, we encounter strange and dangerous infections that originate in animals but that can be transmitted to humans. Diseases that were contained are being set free and the results are...

Kasey Carlin / The Miraculous Life of Maggie the Wunderdog (Hardback)

THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF A MIRACLE DOG.Maggie was shot 18 times and subjected to cruelty and torture, beforebeing rescued from Lebanon and brought to live in England by a determined and loving young woman called Kasey. As Maggie faced the worst,...

David Lindo / The Urban Birder (Hardback)

Anyone can become an Urban Birder. You can do it anywhere and any time, whether youve got the day to spare, on your way to work, during your lunch break or just looking out of a window. Look up and you will see. The book is an inspirational look at the...

Bill Gates / How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (Hardback)

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the...

Vicky Edwards / Dogs: A Miscellany (Hardback)

This pocket-sized miscellany – packed with doggy facts, stories of the world’s most impressive canine feats and famous mutts from literature, history and art, and tips on looking after your pooch – is perfect for anyone who values the...

Gene Logsdon / Homesteading - How to Find New Independence on the Land (Hardback)

The organic homestead means something deeper than either the nobility of work or the pleasantness of leisure. What it must provide -- if the homestead is to have true success -- is a shrine to tranquility, an island of calm sanity to which you can...

Meredith Hooper / The Ferocious Summer : Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica (Hardback)

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Andrew Cotter / Olive, Mabel and Me (Hardback)

Olive, Mabel and Me is the new book from broadcaster Andrew Cotter and his now internet famous canine companions, Olive and Mabel.Olive and Mabel went viral on social media with their sporting contests during the COVID-19 lockdown, with Andrew...

Helen Attwater / My gorilla journey: living with the orphans of the rainforest (Hardback)

 Helen Attwater and her husband Mark reared gorillas in Africa that were orphaned by poachers. The animals were then reintroduced into the wild, in a supposedly " protected" area of the rainforest. Battling against terrible conditions, the couple...

Roger Hamilton / Fossils and Fossil Collecting (Vintage Paperback)

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David Attenborough / A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardback)

 'I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary.As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been...

The Language of Wild Flowers (1 Book Boxset)

The Language of Wild Flowers (1 Book Boxset)

David Attenborough - Life on Earth - HB - 1979 - BBC

Co-published by Collins & the BBC , 1979, based on David Attenborough's TV series of the same name.   David Attenborough’s unforgettable meeting with gorillas became an iconic moment for millions of television viewers. Life on...

David Attenborough - The Private Life of Plants - SIGNED -HB - 1995 - BBC

Co-published by Collins & the BBC , 1995, based on David Attenborough's TV series of the same name.  SIGNED.  Accompanying a David Attenborough series on BBC Television, and with the aid of time-lapse photography, this book reveals hidden...

Leonard Hugh / Rover and Other Cats ( Hardback ) Illustrated 1992

Leonard writes about the comedies, tragedies and adventures of his many and varied feline friends. Hardcover, with illustrations by William Geldart.  Playwright and journalist Hugh Leonard was born John Keyes Byrne on November 9, 1926. While...

Stacy Tornio, Ken Keffer / We Love Nature!: A Keepsake Journal for Families Who Love to Explore the Outdoors (Large Paperback)

   Share in the discovery of nature with your child and preserve his or her sense of wonder in this keepsake journal filled with activities and ideas--for children ages two to eight. As simple as stargazing, as challenging as a wilderness...

David J. Linden / Touch: The Science Of The Sense That Makes Us Human

 Why does holding a hot drink make us like people more? How can a soldier under fire not even notice he's been shot?What makes sex so much fun?Touch is the most important sense we have. Without it, we cannot entirely feel pleasure or pain - we are...