Cats Work Like This is for cat lovers who know that even after ten thousand years of living with cats, no one really has a clue what their cat is thinking. In this insider's guide to the habits of these puzzling animals, the authors offer insights from two generations of watching their cats work. They share the sometimes hilarious and often astonishing observations on cats that have accumulated over ages, and offer some useful insights into how to understand your own cat.
Though there are many famous felines, it is the day to day cat which provides the most enduring interest. Though each one's behaviour and mannerisms are unique, we can find enough practices in common to guide you to becoming an expert in how cats work.
Chapters include Habits, with an insight into how cats train you to have the right ones; and The Scientific Cat, with observations and empirical learning following the classic scientific method, as cats don't listen well enough to be subjects in any other kind of experimentation.
Learn how cats practice their values and explore what your cats know about you. Find out what cats do while you sleep, what a cat's eyes can tell you and what there is to understand about political and 'eco' cats. With a focus on attention, emotion, cute affection, manipulation, cunning and cussedness, Cats Work Like This gives a rare insight into the workings of a cat's elusive mind.
David St John Thomas was a British publisher who founded David & Charles in the UK and USA, and Writers News Magazine. David wrote over thirty books including For the Love of a Cat.
Gareth St John Thomas, is the founder and CEO of Exisle Publishing, based in Australia and New Zealand. He has been involved in the book industry since he was 11 years old, when he started helping his dad at David & Charles. Now, his mission with Exisle is to bring books into the world from voices that otherwise wouldn't have been heard, and to give readers something with heart. Gareth has written adult and children's books including Finding True Connections, Grandpa's Noises, Oliver Kitten's Diary and Cats Work Like This. He divides his time between the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Title: Cats Work Like This
Author: St John Thomas, Gareth,Thomas, David St John
ISBN: 9781925820751
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Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Publication Date: 2022-04-12
Number of Pages: 176
Weight: 0.4601 kg
David and Gareth St John Thomas bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience in writing about our four-legged feline friends. Capturing the elusiveness of the animals that both draw us and frustrate us, they can warm the deepest cockles of the heart with a huge selection of photos of gorgeous cats. There was something new in every chapter for a long-term cat owner, something that helped to understand the little critters just a little more than before. It's been a while since a cat book was able to do that, and therefore there is a strong sense of gratitude! * NZ Booklovers *
Is a rich repository of all things catty. * North and South magazine *
There are heroic cats from history, such as Winston Churchill's support cat, Nelson. And there are pertinent quotations, such as Michel de Montaigne's When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not more of a pastime to her than she is to me? * Paul Little *
This is a short, attractively produced book that would make a perfect gift for any cat lover. * Crafty Green Poet *
Cats Work Like This, by David St John Thomas and Gareth St John Thomas (Exisle) is a must-have, tongue-in-cheek guide to what makes our moggies tick. * The Senior *