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| The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats: A Journey Into the Feline Heart | 
| Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 639646
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0345448839
Dewey Decimal Number: 590
EAN: 9780345448835
ASIN: 0345448839
Publication Date: June 29, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice and informative read May 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Despite being almost narrative, Masson's book is based on facts about the feline world. Some questions about the cats I've had through the years were answered, and I was entertained and moved by the anecdotes the author tells.
All in all, a nice and clever read. Why the hate?
 The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats May 18, 2008
Delightful and thought-provoking. Animal-human and animal-animal interactions are far deeper than we often give them credit, and this book explores the depth of relationships and feelings, and ways of animal communication. Us humans have a lot to learn. Masson in a previous life was a psychotherapist, and he brings his insights into his relationships with cats, providing us ailurophiles with information about how best to relate and behave with our cat companions.
Heartwarming story of what is possible with your cat February 29, 2008
Excellent story of the author's life with his cats in New Zealand, and how they accompany him for long walks. Even urban cats like to travel and walk - my city cats love to walk for miles with me, no, not on a leash. Many of the reviewers are quite unfair, just because they don't let their cats out - indoor cats are common in America and many shelters for instance only rehome them on signing a contract that they will not be allowed outside - does not mean their policy is justified. Cats need access to outside and the warm earth, just as we all do, and this wonderful book shows what's possible.
very insightful January 18, 2008
I am a cat lover, but unlike the author I believe in keeping our cats inside because of the environment we live in (highly trafficked area)If we lived on a beach in New Zealand as the author does, I'd certainly reconsider. Having said that, I really feel that this book gives a wonderful insight into the temperament, personality and attitude of cats. Each cat is unique and the author portrays his feline friends as the individuals they are while still maintaining a realistic narrative on how to live with small children in a family environment with cats. The author is not feline-centric, he obviously loves dogs and humans and his environment as much as he loves his cats so it's a very balanced view of raising and living with cats.
I loved this book and would highly recommend it.
 This book stinks like kitty litter March 29, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a cat lover, with 12 indoor only cats I was excited to read this book. Unfortunately, I ended up irate that this man thinks he knows cats well enough to write about them. He seems to have only lived with them a year and even gave one of his five away at one point. When I take an animal in, it us mine for the lifetime of the animal regardless of behavior or any other problem. I also believe as most intelligent people do that cats should be kept indoors only. Yes, they may get a little bored, but it is the owner's job to find new ways to stimulate them. A beach in New Zealand may be fairly safe for cats, but you never know when they could get into poison or near an animal abuser. If you want to know about the emotional lives of cats just watch and enjoy them.
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