The Lion in the Living Room

How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World

Abigail Tucker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2016 | Export
Simon & Schuster (Verlag)
978-1-5011-5447-8 (ISBN)

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An adventure through world history, natural science, and pop culture in search of how cats conquered the world, the Internet, and our hearts.

    House cats rule back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, and our bedrooms. Clearly, they own the Internet, where a viral cat video can easily be viewed upwards of ten million times. But how did cats accomplish global domination? Unlike dogs, they offer humans no practical benefit. The truth is they are sadly incompetent rat-catchers and pose a threat to many ecosystems. Yet, we love them still.
    To better understand these furry strangers in our midst, Abby Tucker travels to meet the breeders, activists, and scientists who’ve dedicated their lives to cats.
    Witty, intelligent, and always curious, Tucker shows how these tiny creatures have used their relationship with humans to become one of the most powerful animals on the planet. The appropriate reaction to a cuddly kitten, it seems, might not be aww but awe.

Abigail Tucker’s work has been featured in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World, named a Best Science Book of 2016 by Library Journal and Forbes, now translated into thirteen languages. A correspondent for Smithsonian magazine, she lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and four (equally amazing) children.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.10.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	370 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5011-5447-8 / 1501154478
ISBN-13	978-1-5011-5447-8 / 9781501154478
Zustand	Neuware