Roger A. Caras

Roger Caras has brought together a collection of tales by such master storytellers as Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe. Mark Twain, Saki. Stephen Vincent Benet. Fritz Leiber. PG. Wodehouse, Paul Gallico and Cordwainer Smith. who join in their respect and admiration for the mysterious and beautiful feline.

"Domestic cats emerged in Egypt between 1700 and 1600 BC, not at all coincidentally at the same time the Egvptians invented the silo and began to store grain. For virtually their entire history our tabbies and their kin have had an arcane relationship with us. We have worshipped them, feared them, made them demigods and the familiars of devils and witches, They have foretold happiness and despair and been the agent of both. We have painted them, sculpted them, etched them, incorporated them into our architecture. used them as trademarks, eye-catchers. mousers, and most important. as companions.

"Now. in our time. as the industrial revolution has just about completed its work Of urbanizing and suburbanizing formerly rural man, the cat, that ultimate companion animal, is coming into its own to a greater degree and at a  ...

Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories

Harper's Illustrated Handbook of Dogs

Steven Foster

Describes dangerous mammals, reptiles, spiders, insects, flowers, shrubs, trees, and mushrooms

A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants, North America, North of Mexico

A reprint of the respected Little, Brown edition of 1969 with no new material (but printed on acid-free paper). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Life and Death of a Kodiak Bear

Monarch of Deadman Bay

Explores the principle domestic species, both familiar and unusual, and shows how the domestication of animals transformed the course of civilization by allowing wandering tribes to settle down and travel for cultural exchange

The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History

A Perfect Harmony

Offers glimpses of animals in their natural environments, from the Kodiak bear of Alaska, to the microbial life of the forest floor

Tales from the Natural World

Animals in Their Places

The Story of a Bengal Tiger and of Two Children in Search of a Miracle : a Novel

Sarang

Charley Harper

"New edition featuring over 100 animal-inspired artworks by American artist Charley Harper. Includes commentary by the artist/author"--

The Art of Charley Harper

Beguiled by the Wild

Describes many different species of birds, with emphasis on their distinctive flying characteristics. Many of the descriptions are from literary works.

Birds in Flight

A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.

Roger Caras' Treasury of Classic Nature Tales

A history of animals throughout the ages. The author explains how animals have played a vital role in humankind's evolutionary course, aiming to enhance the reader's perception of history, the human species, and the sentient creatures with whom we share the planet.

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