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BRADSHAW, JOHN: : CAT SENSE: The Feline Enigma Revealed

LONDON.ALLEN LANE/PENGUIN GROUP,2013.

ISBN 9781846145940.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour painting illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj with orange+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.An orange circular, adhesive label with white lettering 'As seen on BBC2's HORIZON: The Secret Life of the Cat' affixed to top left-hand corner of front panel of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - one dog-ear folded reading crease to pp11/12's corner.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain tan endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi- xviiipp+1-306pp [paginated] includes author's preface,acknowledgements and introduction,11 chapters,profuse b/w illustrations by Alan Peters throughout the text and the book,further reading,Notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,epigrams(2) and to the rear,10pp blanks. Worshipped as gods,feared as demonic servants, seen as both wild opportunists and beloved companions,cats often seem an unfathomable, enigmatic and magical to us today as thet did in ancient times.They have lived with humans for at least ten thousand years (well before the reign of the Pharoahs) and today are the popular pet in the world.That they now outnumber the dog, man's 'best friend',by three to one,is small wonder: at once affectionate and self-reliant, they seem to be perfectly suited to our busy 21st-century lifestyles.Yet cats still think like wild scavengers and hunters from which they are descended - and to which they can quickly revert.Today,they face unprecedented challenges in their life with humans: from conservationists who cast them as a threat to wildlife; from other cats with whom they compete for territory; and from good-intentioned owners and vets with misconceptions of what they require. Cats need not so much as our sympathy as our understanding if they are to continue to enjoy our companionship.The recent surge in feline science - with John Bradshaw at the forefront - means we are now better equipped to understand them than ever before.'Cat Sense' offers us for the first time s true picture of one of humanity's closest and most enigmatic companions. A scientific portrait of the true,surprising nature of cats - as seen on BBC's 'HORIZON': The Secret Life of the Cat. John Bradshaw is a biologist who founded and directs the world-renowned Anthrozoology Institute,based at the University of Bristol.He has been studying the behaviour of domestic cats and their owners for over twenty-five years,and is the author of many scientific articles, research papers and reviews. He is also the author of the Sunday Times bestseller 'In Defence of Dogs'. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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