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

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. With keen reporting and lively wit, Tucker investigates the w...

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Main Author: Tucker, Abigail (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Cats > History.
Human-animal relationships.
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. With keen reporting and lively wit, Tucker investigates the way house cats have used their relationship with humans to become one of the most powerful animals on the planet. -- adapted from dust jacket.
Physical Description: 241 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-231) and index.
ISBN: 9781476738239
1476738238
Author Notes: Abigail Tucker's work has been featured in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World , named a Best Science Book of 2016 by Library Journal and Forbes , now translated into thirteen languages. A correspondent for Smithsonian magazine, she lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and four (equally amazing) children.

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