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Cats Work Like This

David St John Thomas author Gareth St John Thomas author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Exisle Publishing

Published:6th Apr '22

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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 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 *

ISBN: 9781925820751

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 508g

176 pages