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The Healthy Donkey
Sarah Fisher, Trudy Affleck
Farm & working animals
Hardback
Introduces potential owners to everything they need to know about donkey guardianship, with useful information about diet,... [more]
The Gospel of Kindness: Animal Welfare and the Making of Modern America...
Janet M. Davis (Associate Professor of American Studies, History, and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin)
History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Animals & society; Farm & working animals
Hardback
THE GOSPEL OF KINDNESS explores the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from... [more]
Monsieur le Vet: My Life with Animals in Rural France
Sylvain Balteau
Memoirs; Veterinary medicine; Farm & working animals
Paperback
The hilarious, poignant and sometimes bizarre stories of an extraordinary vet [more]
Working Dog Heroes: How One Man Gives Shelter Dogs New Life and Purpose...
Steve Austin
Biography; Farm & working animals; Dogs as pets
Paperback
A great Aussie yarn packed with inspiring stories of shelter dogs that have been given new life and purpose - and turned around... [more]
Living Off the Land
Charlotte Jarvis
Self-sufficiency; Gardening; Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Farm & working animals
Hardback
An informative manual on how to produce food from your own backyard, whatever its size. [more]
Wolf Days in Pennsylvania
Henry W. Shoemaker
History of the Americas; Wildlife: general interest; Farm & working animals
Paperback
A collection of stories about wolves in Pennsylvania, originally published in 1914. Includes interviews with some of the state's... [more]
The 9/11 Dogs: The Heroes Who Searched for Survivors at Ground Zero
Isabel George
True war & combat stories; Terrorist attack; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Meet the dogs who searched for life amongst the ruins of the Twin Towers. [more]
Barking Mad: Two Centuries of Great Dog Stories
Tom Quinn
Farm & working animals; Hunting or shooting animals & game
Hardback
Barking Mad taps into the British passion for dogs by bringing together a unique collection of extraordinary, touching and... [more]
Know Your Goats
Jack Byard
Wildlife: mammals; Farm & working animals
Paperback
An illustrated guide to the identification of goats likely to be encountered in Britain today. [more]
Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds
David Hancock
Farm & working animals; Dogs as pets
Hardback
Suitable for all those who admire the most valuable of all the working dogs, the pastoral breeds: sheepdogs, cattle dogs and... [more]
Much Ado About Mutton
Bob Kennard
Animal husbandry; Farm & working animals
Hardback
Mutton is a great - as yet untold - story with its deep impact on the landscape, history and culture of these islands. With... [more]
A View from the Tractor: Wit and Wisdom from the Nation's Favourite Dairy...
Roger Evans
The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Hardback
Roger Evans, everyone's favourite dairy and poultry farmer, is back with his daily account of rural life, full of laughter,... [more]
The Illustrated Guide to Cows: How To Choose Them - How To Keep Them
Celia Lewis
Animal husbandry; Smallholdings; Farm & working animals
Hardback
Covers the most familiar breeds of cattle in Europe and North America, with concise text about each one and illustrated with... [more]
Dogs in Action: Working Dogs and Their Stories
Maria Alomajan
Farm & working animals; Dogs as pets
Paperback
This book describes the vast range of jobs undertaken by dogs around the world, from detection and therapy to show dogs, sled... [more]
Adventures In Yarn Farming
Barbara Parry, Msc,RD
Memoirs; Knitting & crochet; The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Hardback
A knitting book focusing on the sheep-to-shawl process by a well-known knitter, shepherd, and artisanal yarn producer. Gain... [more]
Backyard Farming
Kim Pezza
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here! Whether for eggs, meat, fun, or profit, chickens are the perfect addition to... [more]
Chickens for the Backyard Homesteader
Suzie Baldwin
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Synopsis coming soon....... [more]
Beautiful Ducks
Liz Wright
Photographs: collections; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Beautiful Ducks plucks 40 of the world's most distinctive duck breeds from the pond and displays them in all their glory.... [more]
Chickens, Ducks and Geese
Madeleine Floyd
Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Farm & working animals
Hardback
A collection of exquisite paintings of a wide range of chickens, ducks and geese from renowned artist Madeleine Floyd, accompanied... [more]
One Girl And Her Dogs: Life, Love and Lambing in the Middle of Nowhere
Emma Gray
Memoirs; The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Paperback
A wonderfully romantic memoir from a young shepherdess. [more]
Old Poultry Breeds
Fred Hams
Animal husbandry; Farm & working animals
Paperback
During the 1960s many of the old breeds of poultry almost died out, but there is now a growing interest in these animals.... [more]
British Pigs
Val Porter
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Over the centuries different localities had developed their own tastes in what their pigs should look like. This book describes... [more]
The Urban Beekeeper: A Year of Bees in the City
Steve Benbow
Apiculture (beekeeping); Farm & working animals
Hardback
A guide to beekeeping that follows a year in the life of the author and his bees. It shows how keeping bees and making your... [more]
The Meat Goat Handbook: Raising Goats for Food, Profit, and Fun
Yvonne Zweede-Tucker
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Longtime goat rancher Yvonne Zweede-Tucker draws on twenty years of hands-on experience to help you raise your own meat goats.... [more]
Kitchen Garden Estate: Traditional country-house techniques for the modern...
Helene Gammack
Self-sufficiency; Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Farm & working animals
Hardback
An inspiring and practical guide for the modern gardener or smallholder from Britain's great country estates and their kitchens... [more]
