The first two of James Herriot's humorous tales from the rural Yorkshire veterinary practice are here presented in a single volume. Herriot's books form the basis of the popular BBC TV series All Creatures Great and Small.
Here is a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic of wild places and beautiful countryside.
How now, brown cow ... The genial misadventures of James Herriot, a young vet in the lovely Yorkshire Dales, are enough to make a cat laugh-- let alone the animals, if only they could talk.
"One of the best books Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all." —The Philadelphia Inquirer Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, ...
Dr. Werner Gitt, one of the foremost creationist speakers in the world, uses his scientific expertise in this book to show the unique design features of some of God's most captivating creations.
It's not all chasing livestock around fields, though - James Herriot is also kept busy judging the Family Pets contest at the Darrowby village show (discovering the cut-throat, backstabbing politics seething beneath the fete's surface), and ...
As an aging James Herriot begins to see more house pets than livestock, the challenge of treating animals—and reassuring their owners—provides plenty of excitement, mystery, and moments of sheer delight.
"If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book." —Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos ...
Hear these funny, surprising stories and more about the most famous home in America and the extraordinary families who have lived in it.
From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Vet in a Spin, James Herriot's sixth volume of unforgettable memoirs sees him dreaming of the day when he can rejoin his wife Helen, little son Jimmy, ...
My stories are told by the houses in which my characters live. This book consists of three different houses telling their story. Each is quite different from the other. First is Elijah Sims modest house in Texas.