Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Cat Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Mysterious, amusing, and always surprising, the domestic cat has padded its way into the hearts of animal lovers and, as this collection reveals, some of the world's greatest writers. Award-winning nature writer Roger Caras provides us with this big, new collection of tales all on the virtues of cats. Representing a wide range of styles, the authors in this anthology provide an irresistible array of stories. Cleveland Amory compares the human and feline aging processes in "A Cat for All Seasons". Ernest Hemingway paints an unforgettable scene about the allure of a wet stray in "Cat in the Rain". And P. G. Wodehouse doles out a generous portion of English wit in the delightful romp, "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch". This volume celebrates the once-wild creature that has established a special place in the literature, lore, legends, and living rooms of their human admirers.
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Fishing Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
ISBN: 9780884861423
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
ISBN: 9780884861423
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Roger Caras' Treasury of Classic Nature Tales
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
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 Great Cat Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Plume Books
ISBN: 9780452267312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The award-winning author of books on nature, wild and companion animals, and the environment brings together a collection of tales by such master storytellers as Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, P.G. Wodehouse, and others, who join in their respect and admiration for the mysterious and beautiful feline.
Publisher: Plume Books
ISBN: 9780452267312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The award-winning author of books on nature, wild and companion animals, and the environment brings together a collection of tales by such master storytellers as Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, P.G. Wodehouse, and others, who join in their respect and admiration for the mysterious and beautiful feline.
Cat is Watching
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671724436
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Shows how cats view people and the world around them through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671724436
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Shows how cats view people and the world around them through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote.
The Cat and the Human Imagination
Author: Katharine M. Rogers
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472087501
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
An intelligent, amusing, and affectionate look at cats in history, literature, and art
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472087501
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
An intelligent, amusing, and affectionate look at cats in history, literature, and art
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Dog Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Dutton Books
ISBN: 9780525243991
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Dog lovers will find loyalty personified in stories of canine devotion by writers from Turgenev to Ray Bradbury.
Publisher: Dutton Books
ISBN: 9780525243991
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Dog lovers will find loyalty personified in stories of canine devotion by writers from Turgenev to Ray Bradbury.
A Dog Is Listening
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671797263
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
As readers of A Cat Is Watching know, Roger Caras has a special affinity with the animal kingdom. Now, in a winning mix of psychological insight, factual research, and personal, paws-on experience, Caras takes the reader into the special world of dogs. A noted wildlife author explores the canine world and reveals what they see, hear, feel, taste, and smell, and more, in a heartwarming guide to man's best friend accompanied by amusing stories.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671797263
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
As readers of A Cat Is Watching know, Roger Caras has a special affinity with the animal kingdom. Now, in a winning mix of psychological insight, factual research, and personal, paws-on experience, Caras takes the reader into the special world of dogs. A noted wildlife author explores the canine world and reveals what they see, hear, feel, taste, and smell, and more, in a heartwarming guide to man's best friend accompanied by amusing stories.
Treasury of Great Horse Stories
Author: Roger Caras
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884864172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Featured in literature and popular culture; immortalized in myth, legen, and art; the role of the horse has been transformed by mankind through the years. Admired for their strength, speed and beauty, horses have represented survival, wealth, dominance, freedom and even spirituality. Thus, it is not surprising that many of our most treasured authors, both past and present, have chosen to feature this magnificent creature in their writings. From Anna Sewell's Black Beauty to Mary O' Hara's My Friend Flicka?-Treasury of Great Horse Stories gathers works from the greatest writers of our times
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884864172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Featured in literature and popular culture; immortalized in myth, legen, and art; the role of the horse has been transformed by mankind through the years. Admired for their strength, speed and beauty, horses have represented survival, wealth, dominance, freedom and even spirituality. Thus, it is not surprising that many of our most treasured authors, both past and present, have chosen to feature this magnificent creature in their writings. From Anna Sewell's Black Beauty to Mary O' Hara's My Friend Flicka?-Treasury of Great Horse Stories gathers works from the greatest writers of our times