Animals & Nature – Bickerstaff Booksellers

Beyond the Deep

Kim — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:11:50 +0000

The Huautla Caves system in Mexico has long been the Holy Grail of cavers. Fighting floods, cave-ins and Mazatec Indians who believe the caves are holy, caving teams have competed every year to be the first to prove the cave’s depth. No-one has gone further than Bill Stone, the world’s foremost caver, whose 20-year obsession nearly ended in disaster.

Beautiful Birds of Kenya

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:37 +0000

1993, trade paperback edition, later printing, Textbook Centre / Camerapix Publishers, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. 126 pages. Delightful, beautiful, full-color tribute to 1,750 bird species to be found in Africa, South of the Sahara. The author lives in Kenya, serving as a pharmacist by profession. His interest in natural history led him to his role as Chairman of the East African Natural History Society. Includes knowledgeable captions and more. A superior title.

Beautiful Animals of Kenya

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:36 +0000

Designed for both wildlife enthusiasts and those who simply enjoy looking at animals in their natural habitats, it depicts the creatures to be found in more than sixty game sanctuaries throughout Kenya.

With 80 superb color photographs of more than 50 of the most handsome and unusual of the country’s great creatures. A colorful, easy-to-read guide, packed with a host of little known and often surprising information.

What’s a Dog For?

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:35 +0000

As dogs take their place as coddled family members and their numbers balloon to over 77 million in the United States alone, it’s no surprise that canine culture is undergoing a massive transformation. Now subject to many of the same questions of rights and ethics as people, the politics of dogs are more tumultuous and public than ever with fierce moral battles raging over kill shelters, puppy mills, and breed standards. Incorporating interviews and research from scientists, activists, breeders, and trainers, What’s a Dog For? investigates how dogs have reached this exalted status, and why they hold such fascination for us humans.

The New Livestock Farmer

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:34 +0000

Including information on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats, and exotics like bison, rabbits, elk, and deer How can anyone from a backyard hobbyist to a large-scale rancher go about raising and selling ethically produced meats directly to consumers, restaurants, and butcher shops? With the rising consumer interest in grass-fed, pasture-raised, and antibiotic-free meats, how can farmers most effectively tap into those markets and become more profitable? The regulations and logistics can be daunting enough to turn away most would-be livestock farmers, and finding and keeping their customers challenges the rest. Farmer, consultant, and author Rebecca Thistlethwaite (Farms with a Future) and her husband and coauthor, Jim Dunlop, both have extensive experience raising a variety of pastured livestock in California and now on their homestead farm in Oregon. The New Livestock Farmer provides pasture-based production essentials for a wide range of animals, from common farm animals (cattle, poultry, pigs, sheep, and goats) to more exotic species (bison, rabbits, elk, and deer). Each species chapter discusses the unique requirements of that animal, then delves into the steps it takes to prepare and get them to market. Profiles of more than fifteen meat producers highlight some of the creative ways these innovative farmers are raising animals and direct-marketing superior-quality meats. In addition, the book contains information on a variety of vital topics: – Governmental regulations and how they differ from state to state; – Slaughtering and butchering logistics, including on-farm and mobile processing options and sample cutting sheets; – Packaging, labeling, and cold-storage considerations; – Principled marketing practices; and – Financial management, pricing, and other business essentials. This book is must reading for anyone who is serious about raising meat animals ethically, outside of the current consolidated, unsustainable CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) system. It offers a clear, thorough, well-organized guide to a subject that will become increasingly important as the market demand for pasture-raised meat grows stronger.

Every Living Thing

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:33 +0000

James Herriot’s final work and last in his beloved series of animal stories This fifth and final of James Herriot’s heartwarming story collections brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki Woo) and introduces new ones, including Herriot’s children Rosie and Jimmy and the marvelously eccentric vet Calum Buchanan. As James grows older, he finds that change comes even to his beloved Yorkshire—but not necessarily bad, as he watches his own two children come to share and participate in his deep love of the animal world. Herriot’s last memoir, “Every Living Thing” is a truly heartwarming read, burstingly full of his deep joy in life, sense of humor, and appreciation of the world around him.

Modoc

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:33 +0000

“Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn’t put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplished by training through affection and joy will thrill all animal lovers.” Betty White’s captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most remarkable true stories ever told, perfect for fans of The Zookeeper’s Wife or Water for Elephants. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is “heartwarming. . . probably the greatest love story ever told.”

There Is A Method To This Madness

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:32 +0000

The Arabian Stud Book, Vol VI

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:31 +0000

Following the Pack

Kim — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:25:30 +0000

Small Press claimed, “A must for any lover of wolves, or naturalist who wants the most in-depth, current analysis available”. Twenty renowned wolf researchers share their views on the future of wolves. Nature Book Society Selection.