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Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: Understanding the World's Most Intriguing...
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Mathematics & Sciences; Wildlife: general interest; Farm & working animals
Paperback
A New York Times bestselling author investigates the fascinating behavior and emotional lives of... [more]
Home to Roost: A Backyard Farmer Chases Chickens Through the Ages
Bob Sheasley
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Tells of the intertwined relationship between humans and chickens. This title presents the story of agriculture and human... [more]
Homemade Living: Keeping Chickens with Ashley English: All You Need to Know...
Ashley English
Farm & working animals; Birds, including cage birds, as pets
Hardback
A guide to raising chickens, with information on choosing a breed, acquiring the chicks, and housing, feeding and caring for... [more]
The Field Guide to Goats
Cheryl Kimball
Animal husbandry; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Presents descriptions of more that twenty goat breeds, from the popular Nubian, Pygmy and Boer, to the rare and beautiful... [more]
Know Your Pigs
Jack Byard
Animal husbandry; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Gives an insight into what you are likely to see in the British countryside. Suitable for novice enthusiasts of all ages,... [more]
Rescue Dogs: Crime and Rescue Canines in the Canadian Rockies
Dale Portman
True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Farm & working animals
Paperback
A collection of crime and rescue stories that highlights the vital role dogs play in saving lives, upholding the law and recovering... [more]
How to Raise Sheep
Philip Hasheider
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Valued for their fleece and meat, and relatively easy to raise, sheep nonetheless need appropriate heath care, shelter, feeding,... [more]
Know Your Cattle
Jack Byard
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Presents 41 of the breeds of cattle which you would be most likely to see grazing Britain's farms. This book includes descriptions... [more]
Know Your Sheep
Jack Byard
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Presents the 41 breeds of sheep you are most likely to encounter on British farms, each with a full-page photo and a description... [more]
The Rural World of Eric Guy
Jonathan Brown
Photographs: collections; The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Paperback
From 1930s to 1960s commercial photographer Eric Guy captured the rural world from his base at Basingstoke and Reading. He... [more]
Sheepwrecked
Jackie Ellis
Biography: general; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Takes you on a journey through the changing seasons at Rowfoot Farm. This book lets you join Jackie (and Katie the Lurcher,... [more]
The Horse in the City: Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century
Clay McShane, Joel A. Tarr
Social & cultural history; Farm & working animals
Hardback
In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City... [more]
Living a Country Year: Wit and Wisdom from the Good Old Days
Jerry Apps
True stories; The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Hardback
Many of us have dreams of a simple rural life, and this book tells the story of growing up on a dairy farm in the 1940's.... [more]
Cattle: A Handbook to the Breeds of the World
Val Porter
Reference works; Farm & working animals
Hardback
Describes in detail various varieties and breeds of cattle in the world, both domesticated and wild. This book includes various... [more]
Running a Small Flock of Sheep
David Hinton
Animal husbandry; Farm & working animals
Paperback
This reliable and understandable reference book provides all the information anyone needs to make the right choices in successfully... [more]
Creatures of Empire: How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America
Virginia DeJohn Anderson (Associate Professor of History, University of Colorado, Boulder)
History of the Americas; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Animals & society; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Paperback edition of an original and groundbreaking work of colonial American history. Anderson argues that pigs, cows and... [more]
I'LL Gather My Geese
Stillwell
Farm & working animals; Local history
Hardback
The author tells her story of taming the West starting with her marriage in 1918, and discusses ranch life and the struggles... [more]
Extra Extraordinary Chickens
Stephen Green-Armytage
Photographs: collections; Farm & working animals
Hardback
With gorgeous colour photographs and informative text, Stephen Green- Armytage surveys many breeds around the world, capturing... [more]
Colonel Richardson's Airedales
Bryan D. Cummins
History; Warfare & defence; Farm & working animals; Dogs as pets
Paperback
Dogs in war This is the story of one man's struggle to develop the British War Dog School. Richardson began experimenting... [more]
K9 Complete Care: A Manual for Physically and Mentally Healthy Working Dogs...
Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak
Farm & working animals; Dogs as pets
Hardback
This title is aimed at the owners, trainers and handlers of working dogs, although there is much here for pet owners as well.... [more]
The Complete Pig: An Entertaining History of Pigs of the World
Sara Rath
Farm & working animals
Paperback
Sara Rath provides readers with an overview if popular breeds, the history of wild boars and domesticated pigs, and tales... [more]
The Treatment Of Cattle By Homoeopathy
George Macleod
Complementary medicine; Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics; Animal breeding; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Many farmers today are concerned, not only with the increasing cost of conventional drugs, but also with their side-effects... [more]
Pigs: The Homoeopathic Approach to the Treatment and Prevention of Diseases...
George Macleod
Complementary medicine; Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics; Animal husbandry; Farm & working animals
Paperback
Also some of the diseases discussed are subject to the restrictions under the Diseases of Animals Acts and Orders, but they... [more]
Faraway Horses: The Adventures And Wisdom Of One Of America's Most Renowned...
Buck Brannaman, William Reynolds
Autobiography: general; Wildlife: general interest; Farm & working animals; Horses & ponies
Paperback
Telling the story of Buck Brannaman's life, this book gives horse owners the keys to understanding their animals. Buck Brannaman... [more]
