Secrets of the Cat by Barbara Holland
The more-or-less domestic feline intrigues us as no other animal can. But what is going on behind those luminous eyes? Barbara Holland reveals a refreshingly candid view of cats: their history, lore, intelligence, and relations with people and each other. This is a lively appreciation of cats as you know them, with witty analysis and fresh observations about felines both high and low - including Winston Churchill's ginger tom, who attended cabinet meetings; Teddy Roosevelt's cat Slippers, who came to dinner; and, even the author's own cat George II, who was bitten by a mouse and adopted by a blue jay. Barbara Holland's warm, vivid speculations on their life and times, their social, psychic, and mythological legacy, and their impenetrable mysteries, offer a delightful and loving cat's eye view of the world.
"Smart, bright, well-written..A book about cats as good as this one is rare." -- Smithsonian "May be the most elegantly written, witty, perceptive statement about felines ever published." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Charming...Will soften the heart of even a certified ailurophobe." -- Publishers Weekly "Perhaps the best aspect of the book, combined with Holland's style, is the appropriately low-grade temperature of the cat/human philosophizing-nicely situated between Sartre and Wild Kingdom." -- Trenton NJ Times "An absolutely wonderful and sometimes hilarious and always soulful book." -- Mademoiselle
Barbara Holland's books include Secrets of the Cat, Hail to the Chief, and One's Company. Her articles have appeared in Arts and Entertainment, Country Journal, and Smithsonian. She lives in Bluemont, Virginia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780061978043 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061978043 |
| Title | Secrets of the Cat |
| Author | Barbara Holland |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2010-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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