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The Shetland Sheepdog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers
together all the best early writing on the breed from our library
of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and
reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes
chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them
now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by
renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure
troves of information about the breed - The physical points,
temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are
discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees
of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well
illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of
that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books
used include: The Kennel Encyclopaedia by J. Sidney Turner (1910),
Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931) and others.
This book raises many interrelated important issues in life and
tries to clarify the spiritual facts and to tie the loose ends,
according to the wisdom of Divine Love. The good news about Lord
Christ Jesus being a vegan (a strict vegetarian), for Biblical
reasons is expounded in this book so all nations can immediately
convert to the Christian vegan religion of heaven; for the sake of
God's Justice that must be served on earth. The book indeed is a
must read for all people because the entire creation including
mankind has only one Savior to understand, obey, learn from and
follow in order to do God's will, to be justified of sins and to
see the Kingdom of God in righteousness. Since science also belongs
to Christianity and this true faith is about universal redemption,
the pages of this book discuss in detail the interests, the
well-beings and the freedom of all creatures. The main points
discussed in here, from the Christian vegan perspectives are: why
mankind should live to honor God, about the universally abiding
laws given us by the supreme Creator, the Christian justice, the
importance of Church unity, nutrition, balanced diet and related
issues. The pages loudly echo the spirituality of animals and the
normal feelings of all that live; encouraging mankind to choose
environmentally friendly products and services instead of animal
products or animal services. Every violent sport and entertainment
that involves animals is denounced together with the modern day
idolatry and animal slavery; urging God fearing people to actively
love and defend all animals and the universe in the Holy Name of
Christ Jesus now and always. The goal of the book is to help the
entire human race grasp theurgency of the animal right issue so all
can repent together, start to pray unceasingly, watch and work in
order to heal the damaged environments spiritually also work to
restore world peace, order, equality among the earthly dwellers and
lasting harmony. This book is indispensable for
In the wake of expanding commercial voyages, many people in early
modern Europe became curious about the plants and minerals around
them and began to compile catalogs of them. Drawing on cultural,
social and environmental history, as well as the histories of
science and medicine, this book argues that, amidst a growing
reaction against exotic imports -- whether medieval spices like
cinnamon or new American arrivals like chocolate and tobacco --
learned physicians began to urge their readers to discover their
own "indigenous" natural worlds. In response, compilers of local
inventories created numerous ways of itemizing nature, from local
floras and regional mineralogies to efforts to write the natural
histories of entire territories. Tracing the fate of such efforts,
the book provides new insight into the historical trajectory of
such key concepts as indigeneity and local knowledge.
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The Victorian Naturalist; 66
(Hardcover)
A H S (Arthur Henry Shakespe Lucas, F G a (Francis George Allm Barnard, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria
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R901
Discovery Miles 9 010
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A colorful, charming, and immersive guide to exploring and
treasuring the complex, miraculous natural world in your own backyard
and beyond.
Backyard Wonders is an illustrated celebration of the vast natural
diversity of the world, one that you can find by simply stepping
outside. This guide to backyard (or front stoop!) ecology encourages
you to notice every sight, sound, and smell—the rustle of falling
leaves, the chirping of crickets, the scent of spring rain, and the
radiance of the stars above—as a way of understanding the wonders of
our complex, beautiful planet.
Interact mindfully with your surroundings and embrace the simple joys
offered by the great outdoors while gleaning tidbits of scientific
information written to teach and inspire all ages. Each chapter—teeming
with gorgeous, intricate nature illustrations—begins with a mindfulness
prompt like "Notice the Small Things," "Taste the Wild," or "Discover
Patterns," encouraging curiosity about the call-and-response
interactions between birds or what a cloud can tell us about the
future. Learn about foraging, sacred geometry, moon phases, animal
tracks, clouds, weather, and more.
As you leaf through Backyard Wonders, you will find your understanding
of nature's everyday feats expanding. Let wonder and curiosity bloom as
you embark on this illustrated journey of the outdoors.
Originally published in early 1900s. The detailed contents deal
with every aspect of veterinary anaesthesia. The well illustrated
contents include chapters on anaesthesia for horses, cattle, dogs,
swine. cats, sheep and other animals. Many of the earliest
veterinary books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and
before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home
Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork
Bioregionalism is an innovative way of thinking about place and
planet from an ecological perspective. Although bioregional ideas
occur regularly in ecocritical writing, until now no systematic
effort has been made to outline the principles of bioregional
literary criticism and to use it as a way to read, write,
understand, and teach literature.
The twenty-four original essays here are written by an outstanding
selection of international scholars. The range of bioregions
covered is global and includes such diverse places as British
Columbia's Meldrum Creek and Italy's Po River Valley, the Arctic
and the Outback. There are even forays into cyberspace and outer
space. In their comprehensive introduction, the editors map the
terrain of the bioregional movement, including its history and
potential to inspire and invigorate place-based and environmental
literary criticism.
Responding to bioregional tenets, this volume is divided into four
sections. The essays in the "Reinhabiting" section narrate
experiments in living-in-place and restoring damaged environments.
The "Rereading" essays practice bioregional literary criticism,
both by examining texts with strong ties to bioregional paradigms
and by opening other, less-obvious texts to bioregional analysis.
In "Reimagining," the essays push bioregionalism to evolve--by
expanding its corpus of texts, coupling its perspectives with other
approaches, or challenging its core constructs. Essays in the
"Renewal" section address bioregional pedagogy, beginning with
local habitat studies and concluding with musings about the
Internet.
In response to the environmental crisis, we must reimagine our
relationship to the places we inhabit. This volume shows how
literature and literary studies are fundamental tools to such a
reimagining.
The Sealyham Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers
together all the best early writing on the breed from our library
of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and
reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes
chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them
now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by
renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure
troves of information about the breed - The physical points,
temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are
discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees
of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well
illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of
that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books
used include: Dogs And How To Know Them by Edward C. Ash (1925),
Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931), The Book Of Dogs by
Stanley West (1935) and many others.
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The Open Air
(Hardcover)
Richard Jefferies; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R668
Discovery Miles 6 680
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St. Guido ran out at the garden gate into a sandy lane, and down
the lane till he came to a grassy bank. He caught hold of the
bunches of grass and so pulled himself up. There was a footpath on
the top which went straight in between fir-trees, and as he ran
along they stood on each side of him like green walls. They were
very near together, and even at the top the space between them was
so narrow that the sky seemed to come down, and the clouds to be
sailing but just over them, as if they would catch and tear in the
fir-trees. The path was so little used that it had grown green, and
as he ran he knocked dead branches out of his way. Just as he was
getting tired of running he reached the end of the path, and came
out into a wheat-field. The wheat did not grow very closely, and
the spaces were filled with azure corn-flowers. St. Guido thought
he was safe away now, so he stopped to look.
Climate change is a defining issue of our time for which the
immediate as well as potential future scope causes enormous
impediments to human understanding and comprehension. It is argued
here that humans ought to make wise use of their capacity of
thinking, language, and communication in working on the task of
responsible action. Required is nothing less than moving out of
"thoughtlessness", an unresponsiveness and ignorance in particular
towards certain environmental problems. As human beings, we are a
species on this planet that is uniquely capable to think and
foresee potential consequences and hold power to induce change on
our actions. It is up to human beings to confront challenges such
as climate change, to consider what has been critically assessed in
thought and reflect on potential responses. Crucial in this dialog
is the ability to take the standpoint of the other -- including
that of species as well as ecosystems -- in human imagination. It
also means to develop a sensibility for the other in making sense
of the world that today is largely shaped by humans. Throughout
history, narratives, stories, images, artistic expressions have all
played a key role for imaginative ventures that allow the mind to
imagine the past, present, and the future. Language and
communication can serve comprehension of an issue like climate
change and provide a path in developing responsible responses to
abstract problems of complex global future dimensions.
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The Victorian Naturalist; 51
(Hardcover)
A H S (Arthur Henry Shakespe Lucas, F G a (Francis George Allm Barnard, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria
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R939
Discovery Miles 9 390
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The Scottish Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers
together all the best early writing on the breed from our library
of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and
reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes
chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them
now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by
renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure
troves of information about the breed - The physical points,
temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are
discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees
of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well
illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of
that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books
used include: My Dog And I by H. W. Huntington (1897), British Dogs
by W. D. Drury (1903), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter
Hutchinson (1935) and many others.
This book is the definitive handbook concerning the breeding of
Greyhounds for racing purposes. A comprehensive treatise on the
subject, this book covers everything needed to know for successful
breeding from rearing and training to chapters covering diseases
and treatment. As useful today as it was at the time of original
publication, this fascinatingly detailed handbook is a must-have
for modern greyhound breeders, written by the man who has probably
contributed more to greyhound literature than anyone else living or
dead, J.H. Walsh. Michael John Hartley Walsh was an officer in the
British Army surgeon and the Chief Scout for the United Kingdom
from 1982 to 1988. Elected for its educational purposes, this book
is proudly republished now complete with original artwork and a new
introductory biography of the author.
This early works on 250 Flowers and How to Grow Them is a
comprehensive and extensively illustrated look at the subject.
Containing the Botanical Name, The Popular Name and The Colour its
is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any
gardening enthusiast. Many of the earliest books, particularly
those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely
scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these
classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using
the original text and artwork.
Originally published in 1869. An important early natural history
title. The book contains many life size illustrations from nature
of each species, including the more striking varieties. Each insect
and its caterpillar is described in detail together with dates of
appearance and localities where found. This book will appeal
greatly to all with an interest in entomology with its descriptions
of some of the rarer and possibly now extinct varieties. Many of
the earliest natural history books, particularly those dating back
to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic
works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the
original text and artwork.
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