Besides their growing popularity with hobby farmers, goats are everywhere, getting millions of views on YouTube, in the news, doing yard maintenance and more. Its in that spirit Voyager Press is publishing the new book, Extraordinary Goats: Meetings With Remarkable Goats, Caprine Wonders & Horned Troublemakers, by Janet Hurst.

Humans have used the goat as a symbol for thousands of years and have given it a place in myth and legend; in recent times, images of goats are found everywhere from beer labels to heavy metal art. At the same time, the goat also remains a simple farm animal. Extraordinary Goats explores the many facets of the animal. Goats are useful for their milk, fur and meat. Many communities and airports employ goat herds for landscape management. But besides productivity, goats have personality. They can be friendly, angry, pensive, cranky or curious; they can be your best friend or a thorn in your side. They can drive you crazy and make you laugh.

Chapters on goats in music, sports, beer, movies and even religion explore the impact goats have had. There’s also recipes, info on goat breeds, fibers, goats at work and much more.

Extraordinary Goats is chock full of historical illustrations and photos of goats doing what goats do: riding motorcycles, climbing trees, chewing, singing and being adorably irascible. Whether you own a goat, long wanted one or are just fascinated by videos of goats singing Taylor Swift songs and climbing towers, Extraordinary Goats might be the book for you.