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Author : Margaret Neylon
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Cats
ISBN : 1855940647
Author : John Gray
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780374718794
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 : Gary Shiebler
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Cat owners
ISBN : 9781599216461
Author : Mary Ann Clifford
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 147974056X
Reflections of a Cat Whisperer is a journey through childhood and then into life as an adult. The short stories, thoughts, and verses are descriptions of the interactions between numerous felines and me throughout the years. This collection is not one continuous story; rather it contains descriptions of moments with my thundering herd and other felines. It is about a magical way of looking at life through which I received wisdom and continue to do so from these marvellous creatures.
Author : Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher : Katherine Tegen Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0060279788
From cuddler to troublemaker, kitten to tom, cats have a lot to say. Authors Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest and illustrator Barry Moser give voice to and celebrate our most opinionated furry friends in this spirited collection of poems filled with rich language, perfect for reading aloud. Cat Talk is sure to make readers wonder what their own four-legged friends have to say. Supports the Common Core State Standards
Author : Margaret Atwood
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307797964
A breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Disturbing, humorous, and compassionate, Cat’s Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman—but above all she must seek release form her haunting memories.
Author : Harper Lin
Publisher : Harper Lin Books
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Three witches and their magical cats solve paranormal murder cases in the mystical town of Wonder Falls. From 3x USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin. Something sinister befalls Wonder Falls—again. Cath’s elderly neighbor Mrs. Kitt begins dressing like a streetwalker and behaving strangely. Mrs. Kitt dies in her own home after her heart literally explodes in her chest. As the Greenstone witches and their cats investigate another strange death, Cath’s policeman boyfriend, Tom, is shot on the job, but his accident might also be the result of dark sorcery… Readers are loving this paranormal cozy mystery series featuring modern-day witches and their magic talking cats. Keywords: paranormal cozy mystery and suspense, Supernatural Psychic, cozy mysteries with talking cats, paranormal cozy mystery, black cat cozy mystery, Cat cozy mystery, Cafe cozy mystery, cozy mystery witches, amateur sleuth, small town cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mystery series, psychic mystery series, witches cats mystery, Witchy cozy mystery series, Cats and dogs cozy mystery series, Witch cozy mystery series
Author : Merrill Joan Gerber
Publisher : Longstreet Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1563522497
Author : Brendan Wenzel
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452150482
They All Saw A Cat — New York Times bestseller and 2017 Caldecott Medal and Honor Book The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. When you see a cat, what do you see? If you and your child liked The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Finding Winnie, and Radiant Child — you'll love They All Saw A Cat "An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized." —Shelf Awareness, starred review "Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer." —The Huffington Post
Author : Peter P. Marra,Chris Santella
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691167411
Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic Toxoplasma passing from cats to humans at rising rates. Cat Wars tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of these cat populations. This compelling book traces the historical and cultural ties between humans and cats from early domestication to the current boom in pet ownership, along the way accessibly explaining the science of extinction, population modeling, and feline diseases. It charts the developments that have led to our present impasse—from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the same way that special interest groups have stymied attempts to curtail smoking and climate change. Cat Wars paints a revealing picture of a complex global problem—and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of free-ranging cats.
Author : Caroline Paul
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Cats
ISBN : 9781408835579
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 : Joe G. Jagodensky
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 154681986X
I've had the pleasure of enjoying many cats over many years. They all decided to get together and write their own reflections (all with three-word titles) to inspire cat lovers or make you a cat lover.
Author : Bearcroft
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781781264676
Author : Charles Bukowski
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781782117261
'A cat is only ITSELF, representative of the strong forces of life that won't let go' For Charles Bukowski there was something majestic and elemental about cats. He considered them to be sentient beings, whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our being. Cats see into us; they are on to something. An illuminating portrait of one very special writer and a lifelong relationship with the animals he considered his most profound teachers, On Cats brings together Bukowski's reflections on the ruthless, resilient, indigent and endearing creatures he so admired.
Author : Rick Bishop
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781636243542
The story of the top-secret “Black Cats” who undertook dangerous long-duration high-altitude missions to provide intelligence on North Korea during the Cold War. Plying through the darkness at the very limit of the earth’s atmosphere, the U-2’s extrasensory intelligence-gathering sensors quietly intercept and redistribute mountains of information to a highly classified ground site, located at Osan Air Base, Korea. From there, the top-secret intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) products are distributed to the highest levels of command authority within the United States. Although the Dragon Lady has been in continuous service for nearly 70 years, she has always been considered a “National Asset,” with technology so sophisticated that she outlasted her “replacement”—the SR-71—decades ago. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Rick Bishop, a former U-2 pilot, takes the reader deep into the Black World of non-satellite ISR to reveal how a small detachment of 100 hand-selected personnel with only eight pilots and two aircraft became the most reliable and productive air force unit to ever utilize the Dragon Lady during the Cold War and to this day. As second-in-command of Detachment 2 (Det 2) of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing during the mid-1980s, Rick kept a detailed journal of the daily operations that routinely launched pilots on high-altitude solo missions lasting at least nine hours. Wearing full-pressure suits similar to those utilized by the Shuttle astronauts, these missions took a physiological toll on each pilot who upon return had to coax the Lady, universally known for her treacherous landing characteristics, safely back on the ground along with the often-priceless intelligence-gathering sensors. Although the pilots were the pointy end of the spear, this is also the story of the missions that could not be accomplished without the dedicated effort from enlisted personnel and civilian company tech reps to keep the maintenance-intensive platform in the air. Along with Physiological Support Division personnel, responsible for keeping the pilot alive in their pressure suit environment during emergency situations, as well as numerous other support troops required for logistical and supply support, the unparallel success of Det 2 can only be attributed to the professional pride of the close-knit selectively manned brotherhood known as the Black Cats of Osan.
