5001 Names for Cats

by Stephen Baker

From Stephen Baker, the wildly funny expert on pets, comes this hilarious book on living with your feline companion. Learn how to pick an appropriate name for your cat, and hope that kitty chooses to acknowledge this name. Chapters are organized on the basis of cat characteristics, with original names such

• Kamaiki (Middle Eastern black coffee, for a black cat)
• Paloma (Spanish for "white dove")
• Koni (a shock absorber in race cars, for your fast cat)

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

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Reviews

[Xanthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was okay. Some of the suggestions were down right unimaginative/common or silly. The categories were pretty good. Reading a book of lists isn't all that enthralling. Could have done with some text about famous cats and their names' origin, stats on popular names, etc.