Home & Garden

In Your Dog Is Your Mirror, dog trainer Kevin Behan proposes a radical new model for understanding canine behavior: a dog’s behavior and emotion, indeed its very cognition, are driven by our emotion....

From adventures at Central Saint Martins to The Great British Sewing Bee, go behind the seams of Esme Young's amazing life....

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen....
 

After 25 years of 'sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine', Chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain decided to tell all....

In The Book Your Dog Wishes You Would Read, Louise tackles everything from bringing the right dog home, understanding body language and breed behaviour, responding to common behavioural issues, to the toys and games that you and your dog will both love....

This is a book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by life and is looking for an accessible and gentle way to care for their home—and themselves....

My Garden World by Monty Don is a celebration of every living creature that we all share. This year has given us the enforced opportunity to learn more about the fascinating natural world around us....

In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mindsets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter....

A dog with behavioural issues is an unhappy dog. And likely has an unhappy owner. But the good news is that, at heart, every dog is a good dog....

Steve Mann has been a professional dog trainer and behaviourist for over 30 years. He has trained over 100,000 dogs and thousands of professional dog trainers....

Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world....

Olive and Mabel are the Labradors that broke the internet. With more than 50 million views on social media, Andrew Cotter's brilliant commentaries on videos of his Labradors have resonated with dog owners and sports fans around the world....

Go Gently is a practical guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps towards reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create....

From award-winning comedian and writer Katy Wix comes Delicacy - a different kind of memoir from an astonishing new voice....

The Organised Mum Method is the housekeeping bible that will completely revolutionise your home. Say goodbye to mess, clutter and weekends spent tidying and cleaning....

While cooking at Chez Panisse at the start of her career, Samin Nosrat noticed that amid the chaos of the kitchen there were four key principles that her fellow chefs would always fall back on to make their food better: Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat....

This story begins with loss. It’s about what happens when you've lived through the worst thing you could have imagined, and how you can still cook, and eat, and love....

From an early age, Grace Dent was hungry. As a little girl growing up in Currock, Carlisle, she yearned to be something bigger, to go somewhere better....

All the best cleaning tips to shine your sink and soothe your soul. Discover how to transform your home.... 

Have you ever wondered what your dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you finally can! The answers will surprise and delight you....

Transform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method....

Two manuscripts in one audiobook! Listen to learn how to construct your very own greenhouse, with step-by-step building instructions, and tips on year-round planting schedules, equipment and plant selections, lighting, and so much more....

The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs....

A much-loved classic of nature writing from environmentalist and the author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin, Wildwood is an exploration of the element wood in nature, our culture and our lives....

One More Croissant for the Road sees ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake embark on the trip of a lifetime, cycling 3,500km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes....  

Because Ella Risbridger has learnt to focus on the little things that bring her joy, feeding as many people as she can squeeze round her tiny table and sharing recipes that are good for the soul. Miracle Pie is her journal and storybook of cooking, where the food is so good you want to lick the bowl, with recipes like fancy fish pie, cardamom-cinnamon chicken rice, chimichurri courgettes, triple carb soup, blackberry miso birthday cake, fried jam sandwiches and sticky toffee Guinness brownies.

Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of clutter in your life? Are you looking for a way to establish a routine to keep your home decluttered and organized once and for all? We all know that decluttering our homes and lives is important, but it's hard to know where to start or how to keep the momentum going. It's so frustrating when you finally get around to cleaning and organizing your home, and then everything falls apart a few weeks later because you don't have a system in place. This decluttering workbook is exactly what you need!

Horse ownership opens the door to companionship, happiness, and stress relief. But to benefit from all of these things, you need to have a true bond with your horse. And you need to be able to trust they have all the foundational skills they need to keep both of you safe. This is the key to successful horsemanship. Everything you need to know in order to do just that is right at your fingertips. Discover the secrets to building strong foundations with your horse…and watch as everything else falls into place naturally.

When the worst-case situation occurs, having the knowledge and abilities to help you survive and live longer in the outdoors will be a huge advantage. Bushcraft is defined as the abilities necessary to survive, live, and prosper in a wilderness setting. This is the appropriate book for everyone interested in learning about bushcraft, as well as experienced outdoor enthusiasts. It equips you with the knowledge and tools you'll need in emergency scenarios, as well as emergency preparedness and survival. 

A gardening book unlike any other, RHS How to Garden When You Rent brings together projects, inspiration and handy know-how specifically tailored to people who rent. With chapters designed around lease lengths, listeners will find something for their outdoor space, whether they plan to rent for just a few months or expect to stay in their home for a several years or more.

Lynne Cox, internationally famous for swimming the world’s most difficult waterways without a wetsuit, and able to endure water temperatures so cold that it would kill anyone else, recognizes and celebrates all forms of athleticism in others, human or otherwise. And when she saw a video of a Newfoundland dog leaping from an airborne helicopter into Italian waters to save someone from drowning, Cox was transfixed by the rescue, and captivated by the magnificence, physicality, and daring of the dog. 

You don’t need expensive landscape designers to help you fall in love with your home. By investing your own time into your outside property, you'll not only raise the value of your home and boost its curb appeal, but you'll also give your landscape your own personal twist. With Learn to Landscape, you’ll find the knowledge and confidence you need to tackle projects ranging from blooming floral arrangements to stone patios, all while putting your own unique spin on them. There's never been a better time than now to start.

In this follow-up book to A Natural History of Wine and A Natural History of Beer, authors Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall yet again use alcoholic beverages as a lens through which to gain a greater appreciation of natural history.

Kitty Tait grew up a funny, chatty redhead who made everyone in her family laugh. But around the time she turned 14, Kitty began experiencing anxiety. Slowly, she disconnected from everyone around her and struggled to wake up, get dressed and leave the house. Full of worry, her parents tried everything, from new hobbies like reading and painting to medication and visits to a specialist. Nothing seemed to help. Then, one day, as Kitty stood on a stool watching her dad mix flour, water and salt, she determined Al’s gloopy, sludgy blob of bread looked a whole lot like her brain. 

Hugelkultur, also sometimes referred to as hugel bed, is a permaculture gardening technique for growing vegetables in heaps made from timber and covered over with topsoil. In this short introduction to a well established but little known growing concept, you will discover what it involves and how it can be used to great advantage particularly in dry arid regions. With a proper understanding and application of this simple technique, vegetables can be grown with minimum irrigation—and less backache!

We all love our cats and we all want them to be happy. But making our cats happy isn’t about buying them lots of things—it’s about finding out what matters to them. In Purr, animal behavior expert Zazie Todd addresses every stage of your cat’s life and offers surprising and effective advice for even the most experienced cat owner, all with the science to back it up. Zazie Todd demystifies the feline-human relationship so you can form your special bond based on your cat’s unique needs—all while learning lots and having fun together.

Container gardens are a flexible way to grow food while allowing your originality and imagination to shine. You can also choose what you want and how much of it you want to grow. Container gardens also allow new gardeners to enjoy this wonderful hobby faster because it has less maintenance than having a traditional in-ground garden. This beginner's guide will teach you everything you need to know about planning, preparing, and planting your very own container garden—including tips on the types of things you can grow, soil, seeds, water, and general care. 

Chef Mark Oosthuizen will guide you on this voyage to becoming a reputable superyacht chef. He has over 20 years of experience in hospitality, having owned and operated numerous reputable restaurants, and consulting as a freelance yacht and private estate chef. This industry is his lifelong passion, and he is on a mission to share all the tips and secrets he has gained from his career to help you to seize control of your skills as a yacht chef.

The Romans sat at the height of civilization, having an empire that stretched far across the land. And among these customs of high art and culture was their taste for food and wine. In this recipe book, you’ll not only learn how they Romans ate but how they cooked as well. When in Rome, cook like the Romans do. But, in case you can’t travel to Rome, you can prepare a meal fit for an emperor—right in you own kitchen!

Your puppy bible! The ideal dog gift audiobook for puppy lovers! A definitive guide for adopting puppies, puppy health care, pet first aid, dog behavior information, positive training, and how-to advice from pet expert Amy Shojai. Packed with veterinary medicine facts, dog health and care how-to tips, and fascinating information and advice. The perfect holiday puppy gift for dog lovers!