Category: Animal Books
Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
Wolves are some of the world’s most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United [...]
Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Dogs and Cats
No other quick reference comes close in covering the diagnosis and treatment of hundreds of diseases in dogs and cats. Etienne Cote’s Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Dogs and Cats, 2nd Edition is like six books in one – with concise topics within sections on diseases on diseases and disorders, procedures and techniques, differential diagnosis, laboratory tests, clinical [...]
True Stories About Dogs and Cats
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The Wolf Almanac, New and Revised: A Celebration of Wolves and Their World
The newly revised reference work on the history and evolution of wolves, their biology and physiology, behavior and sociology, and their mythology. It is considered the best reference on wolves of its kind. The Wolf Almanac, New and Revised: A Celebration of Wolves and Their World
Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals
How do cats know when it’s time to go to the vet, even before the cat carrier comes out? How do dogs know when their owners are returning home at unexpected times? How can horses find their way back to the stable over completely unfamiliar terrain? With a scientist’s mind and an animal lover’s compassion, [...]
The Loss of a Pet
Understanding helps heal the hurt when you lose a pet A cherished pet gives you boundless, unconditional love and occupies a special place in your routine, your home, and your heart. When your pet dies, that warm, special place becomes a sad, empty space. This book helps you understand: * The grieving process, including typical [...]
Forbidden Creatures: Inside the World of Animal Smuggling and Exotic Pets
What is being smuggled, from where and how and why do so many people keep illicit, dangerous pets? *** On the heels of his acclaimed The Dangerous World of Butterflies, investigative journalist Peter Laufer is back to chronicle his worldwide quest to penetrate the underworld of international animal smuggling. In Forbidden Creatures, Laufer exposes the network [...]
Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives They Transform
Lauded as “an extraordinarily poignant book” by Jim Harrison and called “an homage to the profound power of mutual healing” and a “definitive and compassionate book” by Susan Richards (author of Chosen by a Horse), Saved is a beautifully illustrated tribute to rescued animals who have deeply affected the people who saved them. From Phil, [...]
Unexpected Miracles: Hope and Holistic Healing for Pets
Those soulful eyes that look up at you at the end of a rough day. The soft paws that knead into your lap and tell you with that you are “theirs.” Much more than a companion, more beloved than our nearest and dearest human family. Our pets. Sixty-three percent of all US households have them. Owners spend untold [...]
Not Fit for a Dog!: The Truth About Manufactured Dog and Cat Food
Not Fit for a Dog highlights the dangers of modern pet food how it is unbalanced, creates addiction, and often contains ingredients that can literally poison your pet. It destroys the myths propounded by pet food companies that human food is bad for pets, and that natural food diets are unsafe. In this revolutionary book, [...]
The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Catcine
Dog and cat owners are becoming increasingly concerned about the safety of processed pet food and the possible side-effects of over-use of antibiotics and hormone treatments. This new edition, thoroughly revised and updated, covers Natural Rearing, herbal medicine and disease prevention. The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat
Beyond Words: Talking with Animals and Nature
Animals and nature can act as teachers and guides, send warnings of impending danger, or simply make life more joyous. More profoundly, intuitive bonds with the natural world can foster life-altering changes and spiritual redirection. Beyond Words describes what people experience when they connect intuitively with animals and nature. In her first book, Learning Their [...]
Ask the Animals: A Vet’s-Eye View of Pets and the People They Love
Reminiscent of James Herriot’s wonderful books, Coston’s memoir offers zany, sad, and touching stories about a medical practice where the patients cannot speak, yet communicate deeply Bruce R. Coston’s first book is a warm, funny, and amazingly fulfilling celebration of the wonderful world of animals as seen through the eyes of a small-town veterinarian. The patients are an eclectic and surprising [...]
The Lord God Made Them All
With each book more embraceable than the last, James Herriot once again brings us the magical beauty of Yorkshire through his heartwarming experiences as a country veterinarian. These new stories provide a grand finale to the wonderful books that began with all Creatures Great and Small. It is just after World War II, and James [...]
Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm
In Dog Days, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and [...]
