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The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Contributor(s): Tucker, Abigail (Author)

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ISBN: 1476738246     ISBN-13: 9781476738246
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Pets | Cats - General
- Nature | Animals - General
- Social Science | Anthropology - General
Dewey: 636.8
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" L (0.48 lbs) 256 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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A New York Times bestseller about how cats conquered the world and our hearts in this "deep and illuminating perspective on our favorite household companion" (Huffington Post).

House cats rule bedrooms and back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, even cyberspace. And unlike dogs, cats offer humans no practical benefit. The truth is they are sadly incompetent mouse-catchers and now pose a threat to many ecosystems. Yet, we love them still.

In the "eminently readable and gently funny" (Library Journal, starred review) The Lion in the Living Room, Abigail Tucker travels through world history, natural science, and pop culture to meet breeders, activists, and scientists who've dedicated their lives to cats. She visits the labs where people sort through feline bones unearthed from the first human settlements, treks through the Floridian wilderness in search of house cats-turned-hunters on the loose, and hangs out with Lil Bub, one of the world's biggest celebrities--who just happens to be a cat.

"Fascinating" (Richmond Times-Dispatch) and "lighthearted" (The Seattle Times), Tucker shows how these tiny felines have used their relationship with humans to become one of the most powerful animals on the planet. A "lively read that pounces back and forth between evolutionary science and popular culture" (The Baltimore Sun), The Lion in the Living Room suggests that we learn that the appropriate reaction to a house cat, it seems, might not be aww but awe.


Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Abigail: - Abigail Tucker was the first ever staff writer for Smithsonian magazine, where she remains a contributor. She previously wrote for The Baltimore Sun. Her work has been featured in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. The first word of both of her daughters was "cat." She is the author of The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World.
 
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