Animals Nature and Environment

Andrea Hayes / Dog Tales (Hardback)

 'Maybe these animals are angels in disguise? It often seems like the right owner and that special dog came into each other's lives at the perfect time for a miracle to occur. Each provides joy, healing, patience, courage, gratitude and of course...

Cooper, M & Thomas, R.J - Profitable Sheep Farming - HB 5th Ed 1982 - Agriculture

Hardcover, 5th revised edition 1982 ( having been published first in 1965) and published by The Farming Press.  Cooper ( a professor of agriculture  from farming stock in New Zealand) argues that shhep farming in the UK ( and elsewhere) had...

John Bradshaw / In Defence of Dogs (Hardback)

 A dog is not for Christmas. This is.John Bradshaw, one of the world's leading dog experts, brings us a compelling insight into what dogs would ask us for, if only they knew how.The dog has been mankind's faithful companion for tens of thousands of...

Melissa Wareham / Rescue Me (Hardback)

  Melissa Wareham always wanted to work with dogs. After failing her biology O-level, she realised she'd have to start at the bottom, cleaning out kennels at Battersea Dogs Home. From frail old men looking for a four-legged companion to famous...

Cesar Millan / Cesar's Way

 'I rehabilitate dogs. I train people.' - Cesar Millan.In CESAR'S WAY, Cesar Millan - US dog expert and star of National Geographic Channel's hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan - helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can...

Henrietta Knight / Not Enough Time (Large Paperback)

 This is the rollercoaster story of a great love, between racehorse trainer Henrietta Knight and her husband, Terry Biddlecombe, a hell-raising ex-champion jockey, with two failed marriages and a history of alcoholism behind him.It is a story of...

Brian O'Connor / Add A Zero : From EURO5,000 to EURO50,000 in an Irish Racing Season

  It's March in Ireland - the flat season is about the start and Irish Times racing correspondent, Brian O'Connor has decided to boldly go where no racing correspondent has gone before. He puts his money where is mouth is and attempts to turn...

Will McCallum / How to Give Up Plastic : Simple steps to living consciously on our blue planet

 'We have a responsibility, every one of us' David AttenboroughAround 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals. By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than...

Matt Walker / Why Do Moths Drink Elephants' Tears? : And other zoological curiosities (Hardback)

  The first professionally researched miscellany guide to the animal kingdom, packed with fascinating and bizarre facts. Did you know that the male flour beetle is the only animal which can mate and impregnate a female he has never met? That...

Noel Fitzpatrick / Listening to the Animals: Becoming The Supervet (Hardback)

 THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.A powerful, heart-warming and inspiring memoir from the UK's most famous and beloved vet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick - star of the Channel 4 series The Supervet.Growing up on the family farm in Ballyfin, Ireland,...

T Pearse Lyons ( Editor ) - Biotechnology in the Feed industry - 2 Volume Lot - 1987 & 1988 - Alltech

Two hardcover professional scientific publications the proceedings fo the annual conferences held in (animal) feeding and nutrition, and edited by T Pearse Lyons, the Irish born founder of Alltech. 1987 - proceedings of Alltech's 3rd symposium) ...

Dion Leonard / Finding Gobi (Main edition) : The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey (Hardback)

 THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLERLike A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide...In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog...

John Bradshaw / In Defence of Dogs : Why Dogs Need Our Understanding

 What would dogs ask for, if they knew how? In the Sunday Times bestseller In Defence of Dogs John Bradshaw, an anthropologist at Bristol University who has been at the centre of the latest research into what makes dogs tick, gives us the answers...

Tom Rose / Big Miracle : Three Trapped Whales, One Small Town, A Big-Hearted Story of Hope

 In October 1988 an Inuit hunter saw three grey whales trapped in the frozen Arctic ocean near Barrow, an isolated Alaskan outpost. They were working together to keep their blow hole open, the two adolescents caring for the weaker baby. It was a...

Barby Keel / Gabby: The Little Dog that had to Learn to Bark

 A heartwarming true animal story, for fans of A Dog's Purpose, A Street Cat Named Bob and Marley & Me. In the 54 years she has run the Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary, deep in the Kent countryside, Barby has taken in all manner of animals in need...

Lucy Daniels / Animal Ark Pets: Animal Ark Pets Bind Up 4-6

 Pony Parade Paul's new pony is from a sanctuary, but when people at school see it, they think he's been mistreating his pet - not helping it back to health. Can Mandy prove them wrong Guinea-pig Gang Mandy has lots of friends with guinea-pigs and...

Groves, J Walton - Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of Canada - HB Illustrated in dustjacket, 1962

HARDCOVER IN DUSTJACKET, ILLUSTRATED 1ST EDITION, 1962.  Condition - Book - Very Good + in a fair dustjacket. 298 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, parts of a mushroom, collecting mushrooms, food value of mushrooms, mushroom poisoning,...

Colm Keane / Animal Crackers : Irish Pet Stories (Large Paperback)

    Adorable dogs,spirited horses, mischievous donkeys and cats who barely tolerate us are just some of the colourful characters you will meet in Animal Crackers. You will also encounter bright bunnies, cunning foxes, wise old birds, a...

Eileen Battersby / Ordinary Dogs : A story of Two Lives

   Eileen Battersby is the chief literature critic of The Irish Times and is, in the words of John Banville, 'the finest fiction critic we have'.But her first full-length book is not about international literature or the state of the novel. It...

Philip Lymbery / Dead Zone

   'An honest, compelling and important account and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' Chris PackhamClimate change and poaching are not the only culprits behind so many animals...

Don Conroy / Saoirse, the Grey Seal (Large Paperback)

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Michael Kelly / Tales From the Home Farm : Live More, Spend Less, Grow Your Own Food (Large Paperback)

   Turn the doom and gloom into a better, more enjoyable way of living.Want to eat better, save money, work those muscles without the treadmill, know where your food comes from? This could be the new, recession-proof you! Five years ago...

Karen Pryor / Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training

    Originally published entitled: Don't shoot the dog!: how to improve yourself and others through behavioral training, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Jan Fennell / The Dog Listener : Learning the Language of Your Best Friend

   You've heard of the Horse Whisperer - now meet the woman who uses similar methods to train dogs.Jan Fennell's remarkable gifts have earned her the nickname "the dog listener". Her unique understanding of the canine world and its instinctive...

Jane Smiley / A Year at the Races

   A candid exploration of the abiding bond between humans and horses from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres.'intensely lovable' Daily Telegraph'fascinating' Financial Times'gives insight into the ups and downs of...

David Attenborough / Adventures of a Young Naturalist

   THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A great book for anyone who wants to vicariously travel like an old-fashioned adventurer and seeks to understand how far we have come in developing a protective attitude to wildlife' New York Times'A marvellous...

Noel Fitzpatrick / Listening to the Animals: Becoming The Supervet

 THE MASSIVE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.A powerful, heart-warming and inspiring memoir from the UK's most famous and beloved vet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick - star of the Channel 4 series The Supervet.Growing up on the family farm in Ballyfin,...

Kevin Conley / Stud : Adventures in Breeding

    Every year on Valentine's Day, the great Thoroughbred farms open their breeding sheds and begin their primary business. The fearsome roars of stallions and the vigorous encouragement of their handlers echo through breeding country, from...

Cesar Millan / A Member of the Family : Cesar Millan's Guide to a Lifetime of Fulfillment with Your Dog

 Many of us think of our dogs not as pets, but as full-fledged members of our families. If you own a dog or are thinking about getting one - A Member of the Family is the ultimate resource for integrating your canine companion into your household...

Clare Balding / My Animals and Other Family

   My Animals and Other Family by Clare Balding is a funny, brave, tender story of self-discovery'I had spent most of my childhood thinking I was a dog, and suspect I had aged in dog years.'Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household...

John Connell / The Cow Book : A Story of Life on an Irish Family Farm (Large Paperback)

 'This is an important slice of living, breathing agricultural history written with absolute honesty by an insider who has the rare quality of being able to see it from the outside too.' - Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows'I usually...

Eanna Ni Lamhna / Talking Wild : Wildlife on the Radio (Large Paperback)

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James Fisher - The Shell Bird Book UK & Ireland - HB 1st Edition - 1966 Ebury Press

A hardcover first edition, 1966 , published by Ebury Press & Michael Joseph of James Fisher's Shell Bird Book, illustrated by E.A R Ennion with 48 colour and b&w illustrations, and with maps , photographs etc.  Used - Good. 1st Edition, 344...

Helen MacDonald / H is for Hawk

   THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR****WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION****WINNER OF THE PRIX DU MEILLEUR LIVRE ETRANGER**As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning...

Sarah Lean / Hero

A story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling author of a `A Dog Called Homeless'.Leo dreams about being a hero. In his imagination he is a fearsome gladiator, but he wants to be a hero in real life.When the boys at school...

Jeremy Wade / River Monsters

A tale of obsession and very big fish from Jeremy Wade, the presenter of ITV's RIVER MONSTERS.Over ten feet long, it weighs in at nearly a quarter of a ton. Covering its back are armoured plates made of bone. Five hundred stiletto-sharp teeth line its...

Philippa Pearce / A Dog So Small

Ben Blewitt is desperate for a dog. He's picked out the biggest and best dogs from the books in the library - and he just knows he's going to get one for his birthday. Ben is excited when the big day arrives, but he receives a picture of a dog instead of...

David Attenborough / Life on Earth

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Gerrit Van Gelderen & John Coughlan - Irish Wildlife Book - Illustrated Nature Animals Art 1980

This is a revised and expanded edition of a classic book on Irish fauna and birds - Irish Wildlife, published in this version in 1980 ( originally published in 1979) With illustrations and artwork throughout by a number of illustrators and naturalists -...

Campbell, Bruce - Bird Watching For Beginners - Vintage Puffin 1959 - Paperback Ornithology

Illustrated with b&w line drawings, this is a revised 1959 edition, based on the original 1952 edition. Condition - very Good, the only flaw being a small area of damage to the base of the spine, which is a different colour to the paler green of...

Jon Katz / A Dog Year

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Lauren Brooke / Chestnut Hill: Heart of Gold

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Erin Hunter / Seekers: The Quest Begins

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Mark Kurlansky / Cod

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Vicki Myron with Bret Witter / Dewey - The Small Town Library Cat

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Stephen Foster / Along Came Dylan

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John Grogan / Marley - A dog like no other

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