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Title: The Character of Cats by Stephen Budiansky ISBN: 0-14-200281-X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.46 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For the intelligent cat lover
Comment: Being an owner and lover of horses, dogs, and cats, and having enjoyed Budiansky's two books about horses and dogs, I was happy to find he had taken on cats. In this book also the wit and historic, scientific, and social details that make for an interesting read are there, and it is written upon the same premise as the books on the other two species: that the best way to love our domesticated animals is to understand and appreciate what they really are. Why cats have physically changed so little (unlike dogs) after domestication, and why they can be so social (despite being descendants of a very solitary species) are two interesting topics. I also found fascinating the story about human influence on the distribution of cat colors (and number of toes) worldwide. That traveling ancient Egyptians apparently snatched cats they found abroad to "return" them to Egypt is one bizarrely amusing historical anecdote that made this book a pleasant read for me. And the story of the cat that attacked its owner who was bathing a parrot is weirdly unforgettable. Although this isn't necessarily a how-to book, it contains good information on behavior that can help with problems cat owners encounter. I found some practical information that helped me improve a new-cat-added-to-three-cat-household problem. I'd recommend this book to cat owners who are as curious as their cats.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful insight into the feline mind
Comment: This is a fresh, insightful, and scientifically solidly grounded explanation of what makes cats tick. I especially liked the chapters at the end that discuss and explain the many wonderful and weird things cats do. The author clearly loves cats, but more than that is fascinated by them--and he has the scientific understanding to bring the full spectrum of the latest scientific research to bear on his enthusiasm for his subject. The Washington Post reviewed this book and called it a "regular Fancy feast of recent research as well as evolutionary and cultural history." I highly recommend this book to all cat owners and cat lovers. It's a real change from the run of the mill cat books.
Rating: 4
Summary: The whys and wherefores of kitties!
Comment: Stephen Budiansky has taken all the latest scientific and psychological research done on cats to date and simmered it down into this compact little volume for the lay reader. It explores everything from the origin of the purr to the origin of the black-cat mythos, from why cats meow to why they can be stand-offish or even bite the hand that feeds them. I now understand why my cats will head-butt me to offer affection (there are scent-marking organs in the forehead--who knew?), as well as why and how each of my cats ended up with their very different temperaments. From biology to sociology, mythology to psychology, this slim book covers it all.
While Budiansky's work is always informative and very complete, it's only occasionally entertaining which, I suspect, is more a result of my expectations as a reader on this subject than any of the author's fault. Would I recommend it? Most certainly, especially to those of you who are cat owners.
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Title: The Truth About Dogs: An Inquiry into the Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits, and Moral Fiber of Canis Familiaris by Stephen Budiansky ISBN: 014100228X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Feline Mystique: On the Mysterious Connection Between Women and Cats by Clea Simon ISBN: 0312316100 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: How to Talk to Your Cat by Patricia Moyes ISBN: 0517092964 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 04 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Cat Whisperer: The Secret of How to Talk to Your Cat by Claire Bessant ISBN: 0764121650 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 30 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Think Like a Cat: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted Cat--Not a Sour Puss by Pam Johnson-Bennett ISBN: 0140288546 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 31 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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