The lion in the living room
Subtitle: how house cats tamed us and took over the world
By: Abigail Tucker
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Publisher: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9781410495662
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Large type books; Human-animal relationships; Cats; History
Description: Cats are incredible creatures: they can eat practically anything and live almost anywhere. Tracing their rise from prehistory to the modern cat craze, Abigail Tucker presents an adventure through history, natural science, and pop culture. Tucker investigates the way house cats have used their relationship with humans to become one of the most powerful animals on the planet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-421).
Table of contents: title: Catacombs; title: Cat's cradle; title: What's the catch?; title: The cats that ate the canaries; title: The cat lobby; title: CAT scan; title: Pandora's litter box; title: Lions and toygers and lykoi; title: Nine likes.