The Mini-Atlas of Cats
Andrew De Prisco and James B. Johnson
T.F.H
Nonfiction, Cats
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DESCRIPTION: From the origins of the species to the various domestic breeds, this book covers just about everything one could want to know about the domestic cat, with some notes on their wild cousins.
REVIEW: This is a good, all-around feline information book, not so much a cat-care manual as a reference book. This is the only place I have information on all of the wild cat species, not just the standard "big cats" but all of the (largely obscure) "little cats." I do wish that they had attempted to provide photographs of them, but it sounds like photos just aren't available for some of the species mentioned. This is fairly thorough, even if the authors do get a little too clever for their own good... especially in the breed profiles.
You might also enjoy:
Eyewitness Handbooks: Cat (David Alderton, Nonfiction - A guide to cats)
The ASPCA Cat Care Manual (Andrew Edney, B.M.V., Nonfiction - Cat care)
Secrets of the Cat (Barbara Holland, Nonfiction - Cat guide and anecdote collection)
Guide to Cats of the World (Howard Loxton, Nonfiction - Illustrated cat breed guide)
Cat Breeds of the World (Desmond Morris, Nonfiction - Cat breeds popular and obscure)
The Cat Who Couldn't See in the Dark (Howard Padwee, D.V.M. and Valerie Moolman, Nonfiction - A vet recalls stories of feline patients and their owners)
Cats for Dummies(Gina Spadafori and Paul D. Pion, DVM, DACVIM, Nonfiction - Cat care)
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cats (Mordecai Siegal, editor, Nonfiction - Cat guide)
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