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Inside Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of laugh-out-loud letters and photographs that offer a cat's eye view on common feline vs. human cohabitation conundrums. It's the perfect gift for crazy cat lovers and anyone who appreciates hilarious (and so true!) insights into cat-and human-nature, including:
• Your cat sits on your laptop not just for warmth or attention, but to prevent you from interacting...
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Inside Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of 50 laugh-out-loud letters and accompanying full-color photographs that explain Fido's love of funky smells, why a ball needs to be thrown again, and practically every other lovably loony canine characteristic.
From an impassioned plea to stop the silly nicknames, to an attempt to skip a bath, to explanations for stolen shoes and swiped sandwiches,...
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Juniper's adorable snaggletooth smile and fun-loving personality are vibrantly captured in this heartwarming book. With gorgeous photos, a charming narrative about Juniper's life, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to live with a fox, this book will capture the heart of any animal lover. Juniper's story chronicles her adoption and real-life Fox and the Hound relationship with a dog named Moose as well as the hilarious shenanigans she regularly...
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"A humorous and touching story that pays tribute to creativity, beauty, the poetry of the everyday, and to the ingenuity and sardonic humor of cats. 'The Writer's Cats' tells the story of four felines, each with a very distinct personality. There's Ocha, the leader of the gang, a tough guy with a soft heart; there's bandy-legged, affectionate Mizu; There's the phlegmatic and refined Petrus, lover of flowers; and finally, there's pretty Kirin, narrator...
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The dogs have their day in this collection of canine poetry from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of I Could Pee on This.
The canine answer to I Could Pee on This, the beloved volume of poems by cats, I Could Chew on This will have dog lovers laughing out loud. Doggie laureates not only chew on quite a lot of things, they also reveal their creativity, their hidden motives, and their...
The canine answer to I Could Pee on This, the beloved volume of poems by cats, I Could Chew on This will have dog lovers laughing out loud. Doggie laureates not only chew on quite a lot of things, they also reveal their creativity, their hidden motives, and their...
6) Fowl weather
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Bob Tarte discusses his increasingly chaotic life at his country home in Michigan, which he shares with his wife and upwards of thirty animals, and tells how the animals help keep him centered when troubles arise, such as his father's death and his mother's struggle with Alzheimer's.
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When seeking to understand animals, context is key. Humans have a habit of viewing the animal kingdom through the prism of our own narrow existence. Zoologist and documentary filmmaker Lucy Cooke is fascinated by the myths people create about animals to fill in the gaps in our understanding, and how much they reveal about the mechanics of discovery and the people doing the discovering. In this book she has gathered together the biggest misconceptions...
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"Goats have a lot on their minds these days: food, snuggles ... actually, that's about it. These goats want to show you how to live the good life, but their true priorities have a funny way of shining through. Too cute to blame for their wily ways, they'll melt your heart, give you a good chuckle, and convince you to take more naps"--
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The annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair attracts "so-ugly-they're-cute" contestants, their devoted owners, and hundreds of thousands of fans, both in person and via worldwide media attention. This book—filled with hilarious photos as well as short profiles of the dogs and their owners—captures the wacky and wonderful spirit of the original contest just in time for its 25th year. Meet the well-loved dogs who soak
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What does it mean when your cat bites your toes as hard as she can? When she suffocates you with her body, is she just getting comfortable or is she trying to tell you she needs more space? In Sorry I Slept on Your Face, cats, in all their superiority, break up with their owners through sorry/not sorry letters illustrated with cute, funny, sweet photographs. This book will make you laugh and make you ponder your relationship with your own cat....
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To really bond with our much-loved dogs, we need to understand what they're trying to tell us
From the position of their ears to the wag of their tails, dogs are skilled communicators and they're eager to let us know how they feel. While we mostly rely on words to express ourselves, dogs mainly talk to us, and each other, through a series of facial expressions, body language, and doggie behavior.
This beautifully illustrated book of canine communication...
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If cats really did have nine lives, none would live all of them as fully as Buffy, an orange tabby from the suburbs of Chicago. In the course of his lifetime, Buffy was a bartender, a judge, a DJ, a teacher, and a dental hygienist. Like many who live and work in a city, he spent his days eating breakfast, commuting on public transit, going grocery shopping, and enjoying a cold beverage at the end of a long day. There were the chores (mowing the lawn,...
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Expressing the passion felt for pets using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, thistribute to cats explores the feline obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts about the intelligent, affectionate, complicated, and independent pets that curl up in laps and bound through the house with elegant acrobatics.
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Curious, cute, and seriously quirky, cats are a conundrum wrapped in fur. Do you want to learn more about your feline friends?
Often a confusing mixture of affectionate and aloof, spending much of the day snoozing yet being right there where a can of food is opened, cats are the definition of unknowable-or are they? Some things you may not have known about your cat:
• Cats have a reputation as discerning eaters but they actually have very few...
17) Catmas carols
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Oh, come all ye furful! Cat lovers will rejoice to find this brand-new edition of the top-selling book now available. With 20 rollicking feline renditions of favorite Christmas carols, it's the perfect way to celebrate the holidays. Featuring all-new illustrations and including several new songs, Catmas Carols is full of festive odes to the joys of the season, from yummy dinner scraps and new catnip toys to the ornaments that shine temptingly from...
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"Cats are done with humans' crap. For too long they have put up with baby talk, the humiliation of holiday costumes, and the social injustice of being told, "No." They will not sleep through this anymore. We humans have woken the beast, and in this book they have gathered together to reclaim their voice, loudly and repeatedly until we pay attention. Watch the uprising unfold, through anthems such as "Redefine Terms," "Accepted," "Decide," "A New Dawn,"...
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A completely original and funny new take on cats. Doogie Horner, a writer and illustrator, knows just what it is about cats that so obsesses and delights us—their impenetrable personalities, their self-contained quirkiness, the aura of mystery that makes it seem as if they’re always up to something that they don’t want us to know about. So he imagines their secret lives for us, in a way that takes the most surprising and whimsical...
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Legions of American cat owners will welcome this manual, the first ever to speak out frankly on a difficult subject that one's sense of embarrassment usually consigns to some small dark closet of the mind where one's mistakes are concealed.
In this case, the mistake is having fallen in love with a kitten for its cuteness, playfulness, and affection that seem to promise years of pleasure and amusement. Only a reluctance to admit that one was wrong,...
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