Биология
Различные книги в жанре БиологияTraining Your Boxer
Noted for affectionate loyalty to their masters and their household, typical Boxers respond most readily to positive reinforcement techniques, such as clicker training. Inappropriate obedience training methods can often produce a stubborn and unwilling learner. This book, a title in B.E.S. <i>Training Your Dog </i> series, presents breed-specific advice to dog owners. The emphasis is on dog-friendly methods for teaching skills and preventing or correcting bad habits. Virtually every aspect of canine training is covered, including house training, teaching obedience to verbal cues and hand signals, retrieving, walking the dog on a leash, and more.
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs raised domestically make interesting pets, but require close attention to their health needs. Here is information on housing, feeding, health care, raising, and maintaining the proper environment for this small spiny mammal. Also included is information on reproduction of hedgehogs and understanding their traits. All titles in B.E.S. profusely-illustrated <i> Complete Pet Owner's Manuals </i> introduce inexperienced and prospective pet owners to the pleasures and duties of pet care. They also make ideal guides for older children having their first experiences as animal caretakers. Attractively illustrated and filled with helpful information, <i> B.E.S. Complete Pet Owner's Manuals </i> advise on purchasing, housing, feeding, health care–and where applicable, grooming and training pets. Each book is individually written by an expert–a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. These manuals cover every popular dog and cat breed, as well as bird varieties, hamsters and other small caged animals, fish varieties for aquarium hobbyists, terrarium pets, and even exotics, such as reptiles, amphibians, and scorpions. All books have 70 or more color photos, and most also have instructive line illustrations.
Making Pigeons Pay - A Manual of Practical Information on the Management, Selection, Breeding, Feeding, and Marketing of Pigeons
This book contains a complete guide to breeding pigeons for profit, with information on common problems, selection, necessary equipment, ailments and diseases, marketing, and many other related aspects. An accessible and comprehensive guide, “Practical Pigeon Production” will be of utility to anyone occupied in keeping pigeons for economic gain, and would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.
Mushrooms: How to Grow Them - A Practical Treatise on Mushroom Culture for Profit and Pleasure
Mushrooms and their extensive and profitable culture should concern everyone. For home consumption they are a healthy and delicious food, and for the marketplace, when grown properly, they become a very lucrative crop. Contained herein is a comprehensive handbook on all matter of mushroom culture, written with the layperson in mind. Accessible and informative, this book is the perfect guide for budding amateurs and constitutes a great addition to any mycological collection. Chapters contained within this text include: Those Who Should Grow Mushrooms, Growing Mushrooms in Cellars, Growing Mushrooms in Mushroom Houses, Growing Mushrooms in Sheds, Growing Mushrooms in Greenhouses, et cetera. This scarce text was originally published in 1892 and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction to the subject.
Ploughing Machinery on the Farm - A Collection of Articles on the Operation and Maintenance of Ploughs
This antique book contains a collection of articles on the operation and maintenance of ploughs. It contains a wealth of timeless and practical information that will be of much interest to the farmer. Complete with detailed illustrations and interesting insights, this text makes for a worthy addition to agricultural libraries – and will be of considerable value to collectors of antiquarian farming literature. The articles of this compendium include: 'Farm Implements'; 'Farm Machinery'; 'Farm Machinery and Tractors'; 'Repairing Farm Machinery'; and 'The Operation, Care, and Repair of Farm Machinery'. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new introduction on farming.
Chronic Disease - A Working Hypothesis
“Chronic Disease – A Working Hypothesis” is a 1913 treatise by E. Bach and C. E. Wheeler on serious diseases of the body, with reference to actual cases and the experiences of esteemed doctors and surgeons of the time. This vintage volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of modern medicine, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “A Working Hypothesis—Introduction”, “Diet and its Disabilities”, “Bacterial Contents of the Faeces”, “The Effect of Diet”, “Clinical Results on Hypothesis”, “Cancer and Intestinal Infections”, “Work of the Medical Profession”, “Diet”, “Preparing Vaccines”, “Analysis of Cases”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Healing Power of Horses
Wendy Beth Baker’s The Healing Power of Horses is devoted to the world’s greatest horsepeople, the Oglala Lakota Indians of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She begins the book by sharing the philosophy of these great horse-loving people: “There are those who feel the sun rises and sets on the back of a horse, and no matter what obstacles life sets in their way, they never dismount.” The spirit and fortitude of the Lakota Indians inform Baker’s words as she describes how this once-nomadic tribe came to view the horse as sacred and assigned it great significance in their culture, religion, and lifestyle. The Indians who live on the Pine Ridge Reservation have grown spiritually and as a community through their relationship with their horses, and it is through this connection to the natural world that the power of healing and ultimately, health, flows.With photography by Hope Vinitsky, The Healing Power of Horses tells the individual stories of over a dozen Lakota Indians and how horses have affected each of their lives. Baker was able to interview each of these inspiring individuals for inclusion in this book. The empowering stories told come from Wayne Waters, Marlin “Moon” Weston, Eugenio White Hawk, Wendell Yellow Bull, Aldeen Twiss, Phillip Jumping Eagle and Billy, Dale Vocu, Emma and Shelly Waters, Wilmer Mesteth, Vernell White Thunder, Pat Heathershaw, Lester Waters, and the Carlows. While the stories of each of these exceptional men and women are different, the common denominator in each is the horse’s transformative power to heal their minds, spirits, and bodies. These are stories of artists, athletes, and common noble folk, all of whom have struggled to overcome life’s many obstacles to thrive and become better people.The author’s intention in this book, as she describes in the final section “The Future of the Lakota Horsepeople,” is to have her readers gain a better understanding of horses in Lakota culture while at the same time affording some of the Lakota people an opportunity to reconnect with their cultural identity. In reading this book, it is clear that the Lakota people have preserved the emotional power of their ancient culture and strength as a people by maintaining their connection to horses, animals that they deeply love. Fiercely loyal to the United States, the Lakota horsepeople are a strong, proud, and brave community who have much to teach all people about life and the pursuit of healing.
The Horse Book of Lists
Someone actually counted the 968 useful facts and fun trivia that make The Horse Book of Lists such an irresistible page turner for horse lovers of all ages. Organized in over 90 lists of horsey topics, this 336-page volume attempts to sate the horse enthusiast’s unquenchable appetite for horse-related knowledge. Whether it’s practical tips, such as purchasing a horse, caring for a horse, or training, or sheer nonsense, like deciphering the meaning of horse sayings or cowboy-speak, The Horse Book of Lists delivers in quality and quantity. The book is divided into 12 chapters, focusing on the following topics: the horse in history, from archaeological sites and American West museums to myths and religion; horse breeds and color, including popular and rare breeds and nearly two dozen patterns; horses at work; cowboys and trail horses; buying a horse; tack and supplies, for English and Western, plus bits and training aids; training the horse, from becoming a horse trainer to curing naughty horse habits; competitive horse and rider, spanning the range of quirky equestrian competitions and ways to recycle horse show ribbons to racehorse greats and female firsts; the horse in art, exploring paintings, sculptures, photographs, and more; the horse in entertainment, spotlighting classic horse novels, songs, movies, horse-happy celebrities, and more; horse health, including anatomy, breeding, and health issues; and horses coast-to-coast, touring 119 scenic horse places around the USA. A glossary (“A Hodgepodge of Horseology”) and appendix conclude the volume.
Angelfish
David A Lass’s introduction to angelfish fulfills its subtitle, “Understanding and Keeping Angelfish,” and more. This colorful guide in the Fish Keeping Made Easy series discusses angelfish in their natural Amazon rain forest habitat in South America and the needs of this beautiful and recognizable fish in the home aquarium based on their dietary, water conditions, and behavior in the wild. The chapter “Angelfish Groups” describes the three species of angelfish (Pterophyllum altum, P. leopoldi, and P. scalare), the most popular twelve color variations seen in local pet stores, and the special traits of the species. Separate chapters are devoted to selection and care, feeding and diet, and reproduction. The author discusses the keeping of angelfish in an “all-angel” tank (shoal of angelfish!) as well as in a community tank, and gives solid advice on selection of equipment and live plants. A chapter on parasites and diseases will be of great use to all fishkeepers trying to avoid fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases in their tanks as well as general treatment protocols and hospital tanks. Glossary as well as resources of websites and publications conclude the guide.