A Treasury for Cat Lovers: Wit and Wisdom, Information and Inspiration About Our Feline Friends

by Richard Lederer, Jim McLean (Illustrator)

Celebrating Your Feline Friend



Cat lovers everywhere, we invite you to come and celebrate the special bond we share with one of our most beloved companions! Join bestselling author Richard Lederer for a heartwarming collection of fascinating facts, touching stories, witty word games, and more -- all complemented by hilarious drawings. Settle in with your favorite feline, as you read wit and wisdom like...

• Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs

• Famous Cats and Cat Lovers

• A Cat's Guide to Humans

• 10 Clues That Your Cat Has Hacked into Your E-mail Password

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Richard Lederer is the author of more than 35 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, The Gift of Age. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Enquirer and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.

He is the father of author and poet Katy Lederer and poker players Howard Lederer and Annie Duke.

Reviews

[Jean Graham]

In this delightful little volume Richard Lederer surveys the lore of our feline friends in all its fascinating variety. He explores their ancestry, delineates their prominent place in mythology (especially Egyptian), and explores their appearances in poetry and prose from ancient times to the present. Cat jokes, puns and limericks are prominently featured (as one would expect in any Lederer work!), although they are counterbalanced by a number of short poems and essays that tug strongly at one’s heartstrings. And in a more scholarly vein, there are pages explaining how cats see, hear, jump, balance, run and communicate with each other and their human companions (note: NOT masters!). Readers will come away with a better appreciation of what makes domestic felines (and their larger companions) unique in the animal kingdom and so attractive and fascinating to the human spirit. A better appreciation, but not by any means a complete one…for there will always be a mystique about cats that humans are unable to fathom. And that’s probably the way the cats want it!

**** review by Chuck Graham ****