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1,001 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Cats
by J. Stephen Lang
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Howell Book House (2004-09-17)
ISBN: 0764569260
EAN: 9780764569265
UPC: 785555885684
Dewy Decimal #: 636.8
Paperback: 504 pages
SKU: 080711019
Condition: Fine
Comments: 0764569260 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Think you know everything about your feline companion?
In 1,001 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Cats, trivia specialist and certified cat fancier J. Stephen Lang puts your whisker wisdom to the test with 1,001 tantalizing trivia tidbits. From myths and legends to famous cat lovers (and haters), "catty" phrases to cartoon kitties, bewildering behavioral quirks to mating and motherhood, you'll learn about:
* five U.S. presidents who adored cats . . . and one who hated them with a passion!
* why cats enjoy kneading their human companions with their paws;
* a breed of cat with webbed feet who swims for his seafood supper!
* the most popular male and female cat names today.
With these and 997 other delicious trivia morsels, you'll discover an abundance of unexpected delights on every page!
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Tantalizing trivia on furry felines Why do cats purr? Can they swim if necessary? Why are cats associated with bad luck? This book answers these questions and more, featuring 1,001 tidbits of fascinating information on felines. From myths and legends and catty phrases to cats in history, on film, and in art, each page is filled with surprising, little-known facts. J. Stephen Lang (Seminole, FL) is a devoted cat lover and the author of over twenty-five books. He has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs
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Customer Reviews
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Must-have!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-07-05
Interesting read if you're a cat lover like myself. I've read numerous books on cats and this one seemed to really help me out.
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Great Fun, Made Me Purr
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-12-12
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
We cat lovers can't seem to get enough of cats, even books about cats, right? I enjoyed this one immensely, got it for my birthday (Dec 3), so curled up by the fire with cat in my lap and book in hand and proceeded to learn so many facts and legends that I ended up taking the book to bed. (My husband is used to this by now.) It is fun to pick up and open just anywhere but I read it more or less straight through, utterly fascinated by some of the tidbits about cat behavior, even learned some new things about the feline body. (Did you know cats have whiskers on the backs of their front legs? Funny I'd never noticed it before, but it's true.) Some of the myths and legends are really fascinating, particularly the one about the apostle Thomas. One omission: every science fiction buff will wonder why the book made no mention of "Schrodinger's cat" or Robert Heinlein's "The Cat Who Walked Through Walls." Maybe some future edition will include it!
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A Must-Have for Ailurophiles
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-08-08
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Well, if you don't already know what an ailurophile is, you will after reading this book, plus a thousand other things about cats, present and past. My husband and I have eight cats, and I think we've owned every breed there is, but I still found lots of fascinating cat info I never knew before. The book covers all breeds (I get the feeling the author isn't wild about Siamese, but I can overlook that), plus lots of factoids about their mating habits, their appearance in myths and legends and literature, famous people who kept cats (and a few poor souls who really hated them, like the composer Brahms).
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Fun and Informative
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-03-06
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I love any book about cats, but this one is kind of special because it's written with a sort of light touch--lots of good solid information here, but handled well, often humorously. I especially like the section about all the myths and legends (and nonsense) relating to cats. My kids got into the section about cats that appear in ads, TV shows, movies, cartoons, etc. (Did you know the cartoon cat Sylvester was named 'Thomas' in his first appearances?) I won't say I love this book as much as I love cats, but it's a close second.
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Almost as Much Pleasure as Holding a Purring Cat
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-01-31
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Well, actually, you can read this while holding your purring cat. Anyway, if you love cats, this is a great book, full of one-paragraph tidbits about everything in the world related to cats--their health, different breeds, even off-the-wall things like cartoon cats, cat folklore, the whole nine yards. I liked the section about cats in history, since it added to what little I knew about cats being so popular in ancient Egypt. The book's first section, which explains a lot of mysterious cat behaviors like purring, kneading your belly, or getting high on catnip was really enjoyable. My cat Rufus gives it a 'paws up.'
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