Category: Pets & Animals
Most dog owners tend to think of games as the reward that comes after a training session with their pet. But there's no need to separate play and work-play makes a terrific training tool if you just know which games to pick. Fun Games for a Smarter Dog offers dozens of options to help you build your bon ...Show more
Category: Military History
December 2011 sees the premier of Steven Spielberg's much anticipated film, "War Horse", which is the most popular piece of fiction ever written about horses in war. "My Horse Warrior", first published in 1934 is equally wondrous fact. It is told by Winston Churchill's great heroic friend, Jack Seely, a ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
As a bestselling author and owner of the Puppy School franchise, Gwen Bailey is one of the UK's most respected dog behaviour experts and has helped millions to transform their troublesome pets into obedient and happy hounds. So what happened when one of her students - Chesil, the most dysfunctional pooc ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
"The Sunday TimesTop Ten BestsellerThousands of lives have been saved by this spaniel. He is a best friend in dog s clothing. An RAF dog with his mossy feet firmly on the ground. A brave dog who has served his colleagues and his country with unstinting devotion. A dog in a million. This is the story of ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
Snake is the essential visual guide to the world of serpents, featuring more than 3,000 species. With a fresh new look, updated classifications, stunning photography and amazing artworks, Snake is the most up-to-date reference for all herpetologists. Packed with fascinating facts such as physical and b ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
How to choose your cat - where to find him, choosing between a pedigree or moggy, a kitten or an older cat, and if pedigree, which breed and from whom? What you will need - and what your cat will need before you bring him home, your cat's history and evolution, his special qualities and characteristics? ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
This beautiful book tells the story of the development of bird art through the ages. It ranges from the early decorative - but often fanciful - images of birds, through more accurate portrayals resulting from exploration and an increasing knowledge of the world's avifauna, to modern attempts at capturin ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals | Series: RSPB
This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves:How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs really birds? And do birds have knees?Taking ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
From everyone's favourite Aussie, comes a wonderful collection of funny, heroic and sometimes heartbreaking stories about animals from all over the world. It includes well known heroes like Greyfriars Bobby, the little Skye terrier who faithfully guarded his master's grave for fourteen years to new hero ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals | Series: National Trust Home and Garden Ser.
There's no sting in this tale: bees are a source of delight for honey lovers, hay-fever sufferers and gardeners alike. This charming and practical guide is intended for both the beginner and experienced beekeeper. It covers everything from setting up hives and maximizing bees in the garden, to optimum h ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
The lives of humans and horses have been intricately linked for thousands of years, with equines depicted in cave paintings dating back to 5000BC. Horses have been developed by humans for many purposes - for war, for working in the field and in industry, for competitive sports events such as the Olympic ...Show more
Category: Pets & Animals
At twenty-two, Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie's incoherent phone call, her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home. Psychiatrists, therapists and family tried to intervene, but nothing reach ...Show more
