You can learn more about the author by following this link to his site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While studying for my feline psychology diploma, I accrued\nquite a lot of books regarding behaviour. Some were on the recommended reading\nlist, others were just books I read the synopsis for and thought sounded\ninteresting. This book is the latter. \u201cThe Nine Emotional Lives Of Cats \u2013 A\nJourney Into The Feline Heart\u201d, is beautifully written and well worth picking\nup if you\u2019re curious for insights regarding a cats thinking from an academic,\nbut also compassionate standpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think the descriptive on the authors own site is succinctly\nput, so here it is:
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\n\u201cMasson delves deep\ninto the secretive, playful world of cats, revealing emotions, debunking myths,\nand honouring the feline’s evolution from solitary jungle creature to human\ncompanion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drawing from literature, history, animal behavioural\nresearch, and the wonderful true stories of cat experts and cat lovers around\nthe world, Jeffrey Masson vividly explores the delights and mysteries of the\nfeline heart. But at the core of this remarkable book are Masson’s candid,\noften amusing observations of his own five cats. Their mischievousness,\naloofness, and affection provide a way to examine emotions from contentment to\njealousy, from anger to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consider the question: Are cats selfish? While human\negocentricity is defined by how little a person cares about others, the cat’s\nnarcissism is not like that at all. Cats may appear self-centred, but they\nwatch us all the time, taking us in. They see us; they notice us – a far cry\nfrom vanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cats are curious, a trait that rarely kills them. On the\ncontrary, it gives them the chance to assess, in their own idiosyncratic way,\nwhether we are worthy of their attention. Cats are happy to be themselves. What\nthey think of us is a different question entirely. “We need cats to need\nus,” notes Masson, “It unnerves us that they do not. However, if they\ndo not need us, they nonetheless seem to love us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats<\/em> will captivate readers with its surprises and insights,\noffering a new perspective on the deep connection shared by humans and their\nfeline friends. This is the book that Masson’s many fans and cat lovers\neverywhere have been waiting for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can learn more about the author by following this link to his site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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