Cats I Ve Known

Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780385673525

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Cats I Have Known and Loved by Pierre Berton Pdf

Who would have guessed that one of the great historian’s passions in life is cats? Over the course of his eighty-two years, and from his birthplace in Dawson City, Yukon, to his home in Kleinburg, Ontario, Berton has known and loved many cats. In this charming collection of stories, he has chosen his best cat tales to share with us. Pierre Berton is a master storyteller, and his lyrical writing and sense of pacing and adventure enliven this collection, making it irresistible to any cat lover. The book opens with the adventure of Pousse-Pousse, the cat with extra toes, who was carried off by a Great Horned Owl and, seven months later, reappeared at the door, bedraggled but alive. Pierre Berton’s first cat was Happy, a kitten the teenage Pierre spied in a pet store window “free to a good home.” It was Depression-era Victoria, and the Bertons barely had enough to feed themselves. Still, they kept Happy, and she produced scores of kittens over the years. There are stories of stray cats and “hobo cats,” beloved cartoon cats like Felix and Krazy Kat, and finally, “Rules for Guests,” which includes the following: “No discussion is so intense, no story so riveting, that it can’t be interrupted when a cat enters the room.” This beautifully designed small-format gift book is illustrated with line drawings by Pierre Berton, photographs, and coloured endpapers.

Author : Katie Haegele
Publisher : Microcosm Publishing
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781621061274

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Cats I've Known by Katie Haegele Pdf

From deep friendships to brief encounters, this is the story of the cats in Katie Haegele's life, or rather the story of her life in relation to the many cats she meets in Philadelphia's streets, alleys, houses, apartments, and bookstores. Through Haegele's sharp, wise, and at times hilarious gaze, we see cats for what they truly are: minor deities that mostly ignore the human foibles being played out around them. They accept our offerings with equanimity and occasionally bestow some nice thing on us. Haegele, author of White Elephants and Slip of the Tongue, has a unique and compelling sensibility, and it's a treat to see the world through her eyes as she shows us all the meanness, weirdness, and vulnerability of humans, against an ever-shifting backdrop of the cats we often take for granted, and who ignore us all democratically in return.

Author : Barbara Bowers
Publisher : ArtSmart Books, Inc.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cats
ISBN : 097022771X

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Cats I've Known by Barbara Bowers Pdf

Author : Dale Grant
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781499003208

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Cats We Have Known by Dale Grant Pdf

"This book is a sharing of the experiences that the author and his wife have had with some of the cats they came to know over the past thirty years. It is at times humorous, at times sad, occasionally informative and always interesting because of the furry spirits who occupy center stage. Cat lovers, and even people who have never come to know a cat, will find the anecdotes and photographs contained within absorbing because of the little creatures wearing fur coats who they will meet. And, for the cat lovers among you, these extraordinary animals will rekindle bittersweet remembrances of cats you have known."

Author : KRISTEN. ROUPENIAN
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1787331156

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Cat Person by KRISTEN. ROUPENIAN Pdf

She thought, brightly, This is the worst life decision I have ever made! And she marvelled at herself for a while, at the mystery of this person who'd just done this bizarre, inexplicable thing. Margot meets Robert. They exchange numbers. They text, flirt and eventually have sex - the type of sex you attempt to forget. How could one date go so wrong? Everything that takes place in Cat Person happens to countless people every day. But Cat Person is not an everyday story. In less than a week, Kristen Roupenian's New Yorker debut became the most read and shared short story in their website's history. This is the bad date that went viral. This is the conversation we're all having. You Know You Want This, Kristen Roupenian's debut collection, will be published in February 2019.

Author : Suzy Becker
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0761147667

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All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat by Suzy Becker Pdf

In an updated volume of colorful cartoons, the author's sage cat offers a host of simple but profound lessons for happy, guilt-free living, such as--"It's okay to wear the same thing every day" or "Don't think too far beyond your next meal"--as well as an all new Are You a Cat Person? quiz. Original.

Author : Caroline Paul
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Cats
ISBN : 9781408835579

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Lost Cat by Caroline Paul Pdf

What do our pets do when they're not with us? Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton used GPS, cat cameras, psychics, and the web to track the adventures of their beloved cat Tibia.

Author : Katie Haegele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cats
ISBN : 1621064859

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Cats I've Known by Katie Haegele Pdf

"A memoir of grief and love, written around the cats that have come into the author's life"--

Author : Misha Garcia-Dinovich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1389376494

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Cats I've Known by Misha Garcia-Dinovich Pdf

An illustrated memoir created by a pre-teen animal lover who has traveled more in two and a half years than most of us in a lifetime.

Author : Ingrid King
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Calico cats
ISBN : 9781633532939

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Tortitude by Ingrid King Pdf

Explore the wonderful world of tortoiseshell cats and tortoiseshell cat behavior Tortie cat behavior: With about 2 million tortoiseshell cats in the United States, these special felines tend to be strong-willed, a bit hot-tempered, and often very possessive of their humans. Other words used to describe torties are fiercely independent, feisty and unpredictable. In Tortitude: The BIG Book About Cats With a BIG Attitude, cat expert Ingrid King (The Conscious Cat) brings her professional and personal experience to explore why these cats are so special. With expert insights combined with stunning photography and passages dedicated to the cats and their passionate guardians, King offers a new perspective on these exceptional cats.

Author : Vicki Myron
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-24
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780446542203

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Dewey by Vicki Myron Pdf

Experience the uplifting, "unforgettable" New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world -- with over 2 million copies sold! (Booklist) Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. On the coldest night of the year in Spencer, Iowa, at only a few weeks old--a critical age for kittens--he was stuffed into the return book slot of the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming community slowly working its way back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

Author : Jackson Galaxy,Kate Benjamin
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780399176999

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Catify to Satisfy by Jackson Galaxy,Kate Benjamin Pdf

"Tried and true strategies from Catification Nation"--Cover.

Author : John Gray
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780374718794

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Feline Philosophy by John Gray Pdf

The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats—and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves. The history of philosophy has been a predictably tragic or comical succession of palliatives for human disquiet. Thinkers from Spinoza to Berdyaev have pursued the perennial questions of how to be happy, how to be good, how to be loved, and how to live in a world of change and loss. But perhaps we can learn more from cats--the animal that has most captured our imagination--than from the great thinkers of the world. In Feline Philosophy, the philosopher John Gray discovers in cats a way of living that is unburdened by anxiety and self-consciousness, showing how they embody answers to the big questions of love and attachment, mortality, morality, and the Self: Montaigne's house cat, whose un-examined life may have been the one worth living; Meo, the Vietnam War survivor with an unshakable capacity for "fearless joy"; and Colette's Saha, the feline heroine of her subversive short story "The Cat", a parable about the pitfalls of human jealousy. Exploring the nature of cats, and what we can learn from it, Gray offers a profound, thought-provoking meditation on the follies of human exceptionalism and our fundamentally vulnerable and lonely condition. He charts a path toward a life without illusions and delusions, revealing how we can endure both crisis and transformation, and adapt to a changed scene, as cats have always done.

Author : Liz Miele
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781510756236

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Why Cats are Assholes by Liz Miele Pdf

Most people love cats. They’re fluffy, playful, and can be a joy to have as a companion. However, they can also be huge assholes. So what can you do? How do you deal with a roommate who always seems to be plotting to kill you? While we all love sharing adorable photos of kittens, these frisky felines are known more for marching to the beat of their own drum than abiding by the rules. From running around your home at two in the morning, knocking everything off your shelves, or taking up most of your bed, these furry critters can be immensely selfish and disrespectful to those who give them endless love and affection. Why Cats Are Assholes is up for such a challenge. From studying their history all the way back to ancient Egypt, comedian Liz Miele—the daughter of veterinarians—digests the cat psyche to try and understand why they do the things they do, and how we, as their loyal servants, can handle domestic bliss with them around. With the help of her cat Pasta, Miele breaks down the common behaviors of cats in an attempt to try and better understand their plan of attack (if there is one), as well as what we can do to better prepare ourselves. Whether you have one, two, or twelve fur babies, Why Cats Are Assholes is the ultimate guide to better understanding your pet’s behavior while taking back your home from these domesticated terrorists.

Author : Leonard Michaels
Publisher : Tin House Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781947793132

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A Cat by Leonard Michaels Pdf

While the mystery of the cat can never ultimately be defined, Michaels comes as close as possible to revealing its essence. A cat is content to be a cat. A cat is not owned by anybody. A cat imagines things about you, nothing you can know for sure. A cat reminds us that much in this world remains unknown. In his novels, stories, and essays, Leonard Michaels proved himself to be one of the most incisive observers of human behavior, but few know that he was every bit as perspicacious a chronicler of America’s favorite pet: the domestic cat. Elusive, elegant, and often humorous—much like his subject—Michaels gives us this unfathomable animal as we have never quite seen it before, and yet as we have always known it to be. Through a series of meditations, aphorisms, and anecdotes, along with original illustrations from Frances Lerner, A Cat is a both a compendium of feline behavior and a love letter to this marvelous creature.