Books published by Workman Publishing

An exploration of animal attachments that, in human terms, can only be called love. Take, for instance, the dog living in a wildlife sanctuary who treats an orphaned leopard cub as his litte beloved sister. Or the dalmation who mothers an abandoned newborn lamb - a lamb who just happened to be covered in spots like her adopted mama.

Everyone needs a little inspiration and encouragement, but it doesn't need to be cliche or sickly sweet. This title features quotes ranging from the contemplative 'find beauty in rain' to the uplifting 'live every day like it's your birthday' the sincere 'be kind, for everyone is facing a hard battle' to the joyful 'let your hair down'.

Want to keep Alzheimer's at bay for years - ideally, forever? This book includes a section that answers questions such as: the power of exercise to offset a genetic predisposition; antibodies that can clear Alzheimer's plaques from the brain; and promising new treatments, from drugs to deep brain stimulation.

With patterns by many well-known pattern developers, organised by yarn weight from thread weight to bulky, it's easy to make necklaces, bangles, gloves, hats, scarves, home decor items like trivets and coasters, baby clothes, stuffed toys and more!

Shows how to make the most of less space, with a focus on maximizing storage space, planning for multi-use areas, and using every element of the house to its fullest (including decks, porches, bathrooms, attics, and basements). This book includes both one- and two-floor designs and plans with one to three bedrooms.

Most people who enjoy wine would like to know more about it, to feel confident in what they like and why, to know the 'lingo'. But wine can be confusing. Is Barolo a grape or a place? What do wine scores mean? Am I really supposed to sniff the cork? This book presents the author's years of wine experience.

This guide to parenting develops each of the 19 couplets of the poem "Children Learn What They Live" into a chapter. It includes how to: nurture a child's sense of self; deal with the pressures of everyday parenting; dispel tension and hostility; and draw out a child's inner resources.

Covers a wide range of breeds, humane raising practices, pastured feeding methods, organic certification standards, and on-farm processing guidelines.

Growing plants from seeds isn't difficult; it just takes a little know-how. This book provides the basic information that you need and teaches you foolproof starting techniques for a variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

Suitable for kids ages 6 to 9, this title offers illustrated mazes, codes, brainteasers, logic puzzles, word searches, jokes and riddles, tongue twisters, and picture puzzles. It also includes 100 chicken-themed challenges.

Offers you 14 complete building plans for chicken coops that range from the purely functional to the outrageously fabulous. In this tile, one building has a water-capturing roof; one is a great example of mid-Modern architecture; and another has a built-in composting system.

Beekeepers keep bees for three reasons: bees are pollinators and their presence increases a garden's productivity; there is a fascination with how they live, collect food and colonise; and they produce honey. This book offers 35 building projects for everything from hive components to frames to swarm catchers.

Filled with short, sweet, inspirational words of wisdom, this is a book of guidance for Dads on loving, shaping - and learning to comprehend - their inscrutable little girls. Divided into stages from infancy on up, it offers a pithy lesson on every page.

Woven out of wisdom, humour, experience, and love charm, this title offers one lesson per page, beginning with the Beginning, and covering toddlerhood, the school years, sports, spirituality and of course girls.

Proves that nice is more than good. In short, amusing entries, the author examines the stories behind acts of kindness (helping someone cross the street), gratitude (why we say "hello"), praise (standing ovation), and symbols of love (the iconic red heart).

Offers home winemakers all the know-how they need to set up a home winery and build all the basic equipment for just a fraction of the cost of store-bought. This book includes building plans and step-by-step instructions for more than 30 winemaking essentials - including a crusher, a de-stemmer, presses, pumps, and a bottle filler.

A guide for the creative hobbyist who wants to take the next step and quit his or her day job to make a living from a creative passion. Suitable as a coaching handbook, it shows how to develop a business plan that will work and be sustainable.

Deals with cats. This book offers new meaning to wacka-wacka and redefines it. It gives a voice to catmaniacs around the country.