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This amusing cat's-eye view of the world covers the history, mythology, intelligence, and social relations of the more-or-less domestic feline. Holland draws from her personal store of cat tales as well as historical anecdotes to introduce listeners to some of history's most enchanting pets--including those of Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

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“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)
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What is really going on behind thoseluminous feline eyes?

Affectionate yet aloof, intelligentand inquisitive yet dangerouslycareless, the more-or-lessdomesticated house catintrigues us as no other animal can.Now Barbara Holland offers cat loversa fascinating, funny, and refreshinglycandid look at their feline companions:their history, lore, and secrets, and theircomplicated relations with people andwith each other.

Secrets of the Cat is a livelyappreciation of cats as we know andlove them, with witty analysis and freshobservations about felines both high andlow. Here are Winston Churchill’s gingertom, who attended cabinet meetings;Teddy Roosevelt’s cat, Slippers, whocame to dinner; and even the author’sown George II, who was bitten by amouse and adopted by a blue jay. BarbaraHolland’s warm, vivid speculations oncats’ lives and times—on their social,psychic, and mythological legacy, and theirimpenetrable mysteries—will give readersa delightful cat’s-eye view of the world.

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