Animals Nature and Environment

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,...

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...

David Attenborough / Life on Air : Memoirs (Hardback)

 Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited. In this volume of memoirs...

Cat Warren / What the Dog Knows : scent, science, and the amazing ways dogs perceive the world

 A World Book Night book.A New York Times-bestselling book about the extraordinary abilities of man's best friend.When Cat Warren adopted Solo, an unruly German shepherd puppy, she soonbegan to wonder what she'd let herself in for. Solo's boundless...

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...

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...

Clare Balding / My Animals and Other Family (Hardback)

   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. By the time I was ten I had discovered the pain of...

Patrick Veitch / Enemy Number One : The Secrets of the UK's Most Feared Professional Punter (Hardback)

    This is the sensational inside story on how professional punter Patrick Veitch overcame adversity to take the bookmakers for over GBP 10 million in an eight year period. Veitch studied maths at Cambridge alongside becoming a major...

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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Martin Clunes / A Dog's Life (Large Paperback)

   Martin Clunes is happy to admit that with Mary, it was love at first sight; her soft, brown eyes, her perfect figure and that unstoppable wagging tail. As cocker spaniels go, she was perfect. Mary was soon joined in the Clunes' household by...

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...

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...

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...

Tina Humphrey / Chandi : The rescue dog who stole a nation's heart

 Tina and Chandi won the hearts of the nation with their fantastic dance routines on Britain's Got Talent. Now, in this heart-warming memoir Tina shares their story.When Tina met Chandi she was a frightened, abandoned puppy in a local pound. Under...

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...

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...

David Attenborough / Life on Earth

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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...

Celia Haddon / One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Train its Human

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Jon Katz / A Dog Year

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Erin Hunter / Seekers: The Quest Begins

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Mark Kurlansky / Cod

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John Grogan / Marley - A dog like no other

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James Herriot - Let Sleeping Vets Lie ( All Creatures Great and Small - Book 3 ) Vintage Pan PB

With two years experience behind him, James Herriot still feels privileged working on the beautiful Yorkshire moors as assistant vet at the Darrowby practice. Time to meet yet more unwilling patients and a rich cast of supporting owners. Full of...