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“Domesticated” does not mean “docile.” The ho-hum routine of sleep, eat, eat, and sleep is no way for any creature who ruled Egypt for a millennium to spend her day. It’s high time felines everywhere woke up from their cat naps and grabbed life’s strings with both paws.
The Devious Book for Cats offers today’s discerning kitties words of wisdom and advice on everything they need to know, from in-depth guides on cardboard boxes and catnip to a brief history of the Felinism movement. It provides fail-safe tips on waking a human when you want to get fed, choosing the purr-fect gift, staring like a pro, and making the most of superstitions. It also explains the undeniable allure of the Window, the terrifying specter of the Vacuum, and how you can groom properly in just the scant twenty-four hours allotted each day.
Cats: Discover the devious fun you can have when you’re the one in charge! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Joe Garden | | Hardcover:
| 224 pages | | Publisher:
| Villard | | Publication Date:
| October 28, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0345508491 | | Product Length:
| 6.34 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.78 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.39 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.81 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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33 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Laugh-out-loud funnyNov 17, 2008
By Susan Keiraleyn
Over the years I've read many supposed-to-be-funny-and-clever little books about cats. This is because I live with a lot of cats and a lot of books, and people tend to think that if you like books and cats, then you certainly must find any book with "cat" in the title to be of significant interest. As a result, birthdays and holidays around here often end up looking like a collection site for a charity book sale drive.
And a lot of those little cat books DO end up going to charity, because frankly, quite a few are neither all that clever nor all that funny, in my opinion. There have been exceptions, but they are just that -- exceptions.
The Devious Book for Cats is one such exception. I received it the other day, and just flipping through and reading random sections left me laughing out loud. Really loud. Quite a few times. Given the current state of the economy and soaring prices for cat food and litter, I must tell you that I have not been in much of a laughing mood lately. The catnip budget around here has suffered quite a bit in recent months, just trying to put kibble on the table, you know. So this book is a welcome mood-brightener.
I like this book so much in fact, that I am ordering several more copies to send as holiday gifts. Anyone familiar with the feline lifestyle should find this book entertaining. The authors, Fluffy and Bonkers, have written an unusually creative, original and inventive guidebook.
And even though I am extremely busy these days watching birds out the window and napping, I am going to sit down on that book and absorb it more fully at my first opportunity.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
A Holiday must-have for cat owners!Dec 12, 2008
By Edith Wharton
Searching for a holiday gift for the cat-lover in your life? Look no further - this book made me, and my cat, laugh out loud.
10 of 12 found the following review helpful:
instant classicNov 27, 2008
By Dan
Short review:
an instant classic! As a cat owner, I think it's brilliant :)
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 You just KNEW there was a secret handbook like this for cats...Mar 05, 2011
By Thomas Duff
"Duffbert"
If you have a cat, you know they live their lives by a set of rules that are uniquely their own. And more than once, you've probably wondered what's going on in that head of theirs. I don't know that this book answers it, but it's good for quite a few laughs... The Devious Book for Cats: A Parody by Fluffy and Bonkers (with the assistance of Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki, and Scott Sherman). I'm sure the only reason they needed help was the whole opposable thumb thing. Regardless, Devious is a funny look at a cat's life through the eyes of a cat, and I had a great time reading along.
Devious goes all over the place, and has far more laughs than duds in the different chapters. For instance, you learn that cats really have no word for "mistake," as everything they do is correct and on purpose. So when your cat falls into the fish tank, he's merely demonstrating to the fish that they aren't safe regardless of where they hide. Fall off the couch? They just didn't want to ruin their nails with a layer of dust that's on the floor. Did you know that cats have a variety of napping techniques depending on the situation? There's snoozing, dozing, resting, catching some z's, catnapping, the siesta, and shut-eye. It's only us uninformed humans that think it's all just sleeping. Oh, and if you declaw your cat, they still have plenty of ways to maintain their quality of life and destroy your home... :)
While reading The Devious Book for Cats, it was hard not to keep an eye on my cats and wonder how much of this just might be factual. I know I saw Snoogie and Baxter in a number of the pages, and I wondered just how much they collaborate at night to create mayhem during the day...
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Obtained From: Library
Payment: Borrowed
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Absolutely hilariousMar 25, 2009
By hyaenidae
I am a definite cat person. I love all animals, but my cats are (in my opinion) the funniest little beasties I've ever had the privilege of knowing.
This book does right by cats. It's an absolutely hilarious book that has me cracking up almost every page. I have a quirky sense of humor so finding something to keep me laughing out loud for a long period of time isn't a terribly common occurrence for me.
Five stars because it's very, very funny, as well as an attractively bound book that is printed on high-quality paper. The little illustrations throughout are wonderful. Absolutely recommended! (I don't know why the recommended tags include "girls," and "gifts for girls"- really, this book is good for folks of any gender so long as they're cat lovers with a slightly snarky sense of humor.)
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