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Sam Austen is a certified feline linguist and former Professor of Feline Psychology at Golden State Medical University. He also hosts Meow: A Literary Podcast for Cats, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play.

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	Meow 4.24 avg rating — 553 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Unabomber Manifesto (For Your Cat): Adapted from Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore J. Kaczynski by Sam Austen (Goodreads Author) (Adaptor), Theodore John Kaczynski (Creator) 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime and Punishment (For Your Cat) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1866 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Bookfishing: How Performative Reading May Compromise National Security

While a nuisance in the dating scene, bookfishing has more serious implications in markets like Washington, D.C., where many of our famously literate government officials have fallen victim to its snare.

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