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A young woman and her husband are glad that they gave a stray kitten a home when it saves their lives by alerting them to a gas leak.

From the majestic Bengal tiger to the domesticated Siamese comes a meditation on cats from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Dogs and The Social Lives of Dogs 
From as far back in time as the disappearance of the dinosaurs, cats have occupied an important place in our evolutionary, social, and cultural history. The family of the cat is as diverse as it is widespread, ranging from the lions,...

"A memoir of grief and love, written around the cats that have come into the author's life"--