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The lion in the living room : how house cats tamed us and took over the world Cover Image Book Book

The lion in the living room : how house cats tamed us and took over the world

Tucker, Abigail (author.).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781476738239
  • ISBN: 1476738238
  • Physical Description: print
    241 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-231) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Catacombs -- Cat's cradle -- What's the catch? -- The cats that ate the canaries -- The cat lobby -- CAT scan -- Pandora's litter box -- Lions and toygers and lykoi -- Nine likes.

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Subject: Cats History
Human-animal relationships
Cats
Human-animal relationships
Genre: History.

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  • 23 of 23 copies available at Evergreen Indiana. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
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Greenwood PL - Greenwood NONFICTION ANIMALS PETS CATS Tucker (Text) 36626103806329 2nd Floor Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Introduction 1(10)
1 Catacombs
11(16)
2 Cat's Cradle
27(16)
3 What's the Catch?
43(14)
4 The Cats That Ate the Canaries
57(24)
5 The Cat Lobby
81(22)
6 CAT Scan
103(18)
7 Pandora's Litter Box
121(24)
8 Lions and Toygers and Lykoi
145(22)
9 Nine Likes
167(22)
Acknowledgments 189(2)
Notes 191(42)
Index 233

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