The World of Cats
Editorial Reviews
Cats August 2000
A striking volume of cat lore and color photographs....Both reasonably priced and a great treat for anyone who loves cats.
Book Description
If dogs are a man's best friend, then cats are a man's coolest friend. To celebrate these always independent, purring and whiskered pets is World Of Cats, an oversized book that will thrill cat lovers.
World Of Cats is more than just a mere book: it is a feast of feline fact, fiction, fun and photography. Loaded with color photography and illustrations, the book features art, literature and films influenced by or centered around the world of cats, along with paintings, posters, prints and pictures of every kind of imaginable cat throughout the history of the world and art. The cat's place in ancient and American history is chronicled with revelatory details. As documented in the book, cats have long played a key role in films, from the unnamed cat in Breakfast At Tiffany's to the appearance of Mr. Bigglesworth in the Austin Powers movies. There is also a revealing section on the artist Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, who repeatedly employed cats as central to the themes in his late 19th-century lithographs which captured the heady spirit of fin-de-siecle Paris,
The reader will learn all about celebrities and their cats, including the special spell cats cast over writer Collette and how cats have been integral characters in some of literature's most beloved and enduring stories.
For the long- and short-hair of it, World Of Cats presents words and pictures on every type of cat. All the various breeds are covered, including the rare and the wild, as well as descriptions on what makes one cat different from another.
Going beneath the fur to look at cat proverbs and superstitions, this book continually reminds the reader how a common household pet has so entwined itself with the human experience.
In its lively portrayal of cats flaunting their independence, being playful and caught in every imaginable position, The World Of Cats will keep the inner cat in all of us purring with satisfaction.
The World of Cats,Stefano Salviati,Yves Lanceau,Barrons Educational Series Inc,0764152106,Cats,Cats - General,Pets
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