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Title: Nine Emotional Lives of Cats: A Journey Into the Feline Heart
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
ISBN: 0345448820
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good
Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Pets & Animals 1620334
Publisher Description:
In the hugely popular "New York Times" bestseller, "Dogs Never Lie About Love, "provocative psychoanalyst Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson brilliantly navigated the inner landscape of "man's best friend." Now he delves deep into the secretive, playful world of cats, revealing emotions, debunking myths, and honoring the feline's evolution from solitary jungle creature to human companion.
Drawing from literature, history, animal behavioral research, and the wonderful true stories of cat experts and cat lovers around the world, Jeffrey Masson vividly explores the delights and mysteries of the feline heart. But at the core of this remarkable book are Masson's candid, often amusing observations of his own five cats. Their mischievousness, aloofness, and affection provide a way to examine emotions from contentment to jealousy, from anger to love.
Consider the question: Are cats selfish? While human egocentricity is defined by how little a person cares about others, the cat's narcissism is not like that at all. Cats may appear self-centered, but they watch us all the time, taking us in. They see us; they notice us-a far cry from vanity.
Cats are curious, a trait that rarely kills them. On the contrary, it gives them the chance to assess, in their own idiosyncratic way, whether we are worthy of their attention. Cats are happy to be themselves. What they think of "us" is a different question entirely. "We need cats to need us," notes Masson, "It unnerves us that they do not. However, if they do not need us, they nonetheless seem to love us."
"The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats "will captivate readers with its surprises and insights, offering a new perspective on the deep connection sharedby humans and their feline friends. This is the book that Masson's many fans and cat lovers everywhere have been waiting for.
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
ISBN: 0345448820
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good
Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Pets & Animals 1620334
Publisher Description:
In the hugely popular "New York Times" bestseller, "Dogs Never Lie About Love, "provocative psychoanalyst Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson brilliantly navigated the inner landscape of "man's best friend." Now he delves deep into the secretive, playful world of cats, revealing emotions, debunking myths, and honoring the feline's evolution from solitary jungle creature to human companion.
Drawing from literature, history, animal behavioral research, and the wonderful true stories of cat experts and cat lovers around the world, Jeffrey Masson vividly explores the delights and mysteries of the feline heart. But at the core of this remarkable book are Masson's candid, often amusing observations of his own five cats. Their mischievousness, aloofness, and affection provide a way to examine emotions from contentment to jealousy, from anger to love.
Consider the question: Are cats selfish? While human egocentricity is defined by how little a person cares about others, the cat's narcissism is not like that at all. Cats may appear self-centered, but they watch us all the time, taking us in. They see us; they notice us-a far cry from vanity.
Cats are curious, a trait that rarely kills them. On the contrary, it gives them the chance to assess, in their own idiosyncratic way, whether we are worthy of their attention. Cats are happy to be themselves. What they think of "us" is a different question entirely. "We need cats to need us," notes Masson, "It unnerves us that they do not. However, if they do not need us, they nonetheless seem to love us."
"The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats "will captivate readers with its surprises and insights, offering a new perspective on the deep connection sharedby humans and their feline friends. This is the book that Masson's many fans and cat lovers everywhere have been waiting for.
