La vita segreta del gatto

This is an utterly fascinating book about lions, an okay book about tigers and pumas, and a mediocre book about house cats. The author spent some of her childhood living with Bushmen (her parents were anthropologists), and learned their stories of encounters with lions. She came back decades later,

This book was not what I expected. I'd read The Hidden Life of Dogs but knew nothing else about the author. I expected a light, quick read, but this book is much more. The earlier parts about the history, anatomy, and types of cats didn't excite me, but I did learn a lot. And then, who knew? The aut Leggi tutto

I'm not sure how to tag this one, since I haven't read it all... I finally decided it wasn't worth taking the time to try to finish it. The book started out pretty well, but it seems like the author couldn't quite make up her mind whether she wanted to write a scientifically based overview of the in Leggi tutto

I read much of this book with my two pampered felines curled next to me, which is the best way to experience it (and many things in life), in my opinion. I loved the author's well-rendered anecdotes about the cats in her life, from housecats to pumas to lions. I would have liked to have heard more a Leggi tutto