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Your Cat
Your Cat (the boss) is filled with 191 quirky, funny and memorable quotations about cute cats, amazing cats, gorgeous cats it makes the perfect little gift for any feline fanatic because, after all, a cat really is the boss! Exley's Jewel series is outstanding in every way. Their small size makes them a charming novelty and immediately attractive to everyone who sees them. The unique format of the Jewels (a tiny hardback packed with pages inside a matching slipcase) makes them perfect gifts and very collectible in themselves. Each title has been lovingly edited by Helen Exley. Helen Exley Giftbooks is a family company, started by Richard and Helen Exley, and subsequently expanded by their sons, Lincoln and Dalton, who both work in the company. Every giftbook is designed to be special - a joy to give and to receive - with a thoughtful message of ""I love you"" or ""thanks for everything"" or simply ""I saw thisand thought of you"". The books sell four million copies a year in over thirty languages and in over eighty countries across the world.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published February 25, 2004
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July 27, 2022
It is amazing how many axioms, quotations etc that there are about cats, for here are 368 pages of them and they all ring true and reflect the cat's role in everyday life, particularly in the life of the humans they live with (I daren't use the words 'who own them' because I might have a cat revolution on my hands!)
Many of the recognisable names are here who adore cats, for example PG Wodehouse is well represented as is Pam Brown. But there are also plenty of others who want to air their views about 'the boss' in the house!
And it is a Pam Brown quote that I want to mention first, 'There is nothing so bold and venturesome as a climbing kitten. There is nothing so pitiful as one who is stuck.' My daughter lost two of her cats and replaced them with a mother and son of Siamese extraction and the kitten, named Larwood after the cricketer, climbs a tree in her orchard and then comes down face first. Deborah says this is the first time she has seen a kitten transcend a tree in that way.
Rosemary Nisbet has it right with 'A cat who has taken umbrage is a terrible sight to see' - particularly just having had their flea treatment! PG Wodehouse may have it right with 'The trouble with cats is that they've got no tact' but I'm not too sure, is it just that they have tact but choose not to use it!
Theophile Gautier's comment is amusing in that 'He loved books but when he found one open on the table he would lie down on it, turn over the edges of the pages with his paw, and after a while fall asleep, for all the world as if he had been reading a fashionable novel'. Deborah's have not gone quite that far but they do enjoy it when she has books out on her desk but more so when she is sorting jewellery for her business as they love to dive in and get involved - every time!
And Lady Sydney Morgan (1783-1859) said, 'The playful kitten, with its pretty little tigerish gambols, is infinitely more amusing than half the people one is obliged to live with in the world'; all I will say about that is 'Only half?!!!'
Having recently read the largest book for quite some time (ZOO OLOGY) this is undoubtedly the smallest with the most number of pages but it is a lovely petit item to add to the collection and one for browsing when a cheery moment is needed.
Many of the recognisable names are here who adore cats, for example PG Wodehouse is well represented as is Pam Brown. But there are also plenty of others who want to air their views about 'the boss' in the house!
And it is a Pam Brown quote that I want to mention first, 'There is nothing so bold and venturesome as a climbing kitten. There is nothing so pitiful as one who is stuck.' My daughter lost two of her cats and replaced them with a mother and son of Siamese extraction and the kitten, named Larwood after the cricketer, climbs a tree in her orchard and then comes down face first. Deborah says this is the first time she has seen a kitten transcend a tree in that way.
Rosemary Nisbet has it right with 'A cat who has taken umbrage is a terrible sight to see' - particularly just having had their flea treatment! PG Wodehouse may have it right with 'The trouble with cats is that they've got no tact' but I'm not too sure, is it just that they have tact but choose not to use it!
Theophile Gautier's comment is amusing in that 'He loved books but when he found one open on the table he would lie down on it, turn over the edges of the pages with his paw, and after a while fall asleep, for all the world as if he had been reading a fashionable novel'. Deborah's have not gone quite that far but they do enjoy it when she has books out on her desk but more so when she is sorting jewellery for her business as they love to dive in and get involved - every time!
And Lady Sydney Morgan (1783-1859) said, 'The playful kitten, with its pretty little tigerish gambols, is infinitely more amusing than half the people one is obliged to live with in the world'; all I will say about that is 'Only half?!!!'
Having recently read the largest book for quite some time (ZOO OLOGY) this is undoubtedly the smallest with the most number of pages but it is a lovely petit item to add to the collection and one for browsing when a cheery moment is needed.
November 13, 2016
Lovely little book! I had such a good laugh, as many (most) of the quotes are so very recognizable to a cat lover, and cat 'owner', like myself :-) It is quite a thick little book too, compared to other books of its kind that I own.
See also Non-fiction by foreign authors
See also Non-fiction by foreign authors
October 24, 2012
Cute book. Not a cat person, but this is adorable
December 24, 2023
Very cute
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