Frederick County Humane Society

Adult Nonfiction & Humor Books
 

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TITLE AUTHOR PUBLISHER  PLACE YEAR ANNOTATION
All I Need To Know I Learned From My Cat Becker, Suzy Workman Publishing New York, NY 1990 Drawings and captions about the philosophy of life of cats (Humor)
Cats Are Better Than Men Guhl, Beverly Doubleday New York, NY 1994 Drawings and short captions about why cats are better than men (Humor)
Frisky Business: All About Being Owned By a Cat Jellick, Cathy Hallmark Kansas City, MO 1990 Drawings and captions about living with a cat (Humor)
A Color Book of Cats Towe, Elizabeth; Christine Metcalf Octopus Books New York, NY 1972 Cat photography
Dog Tales Ramsey, John M August House Little Rock, AR 1988 Collection of anecdotes about dogs
Dogwatching: Why Dogs Bark and Everything Else You Ever Wanted to Know Morris, Desmond Crown Publishers New York, NY 1987 Answers to many questions about dog behavior such as “Why do dogs pant so much”, “Why does a frightened dog pull its tail between its legs?” or “How sensitive is a dog’s nose?” 
Funny Dogs Suares, J C; Jane Martin Welcome Enterprises New York, NY 1995 Amusing anecdotes to make us laugh about our canine friends
Hiss and Tell: True Stories from the Files of a Cat Shrink Johnson-Bennett, Pam Penguin Books New York, NY 2001 (revised ed.) Anecdotes about the housecalls of a feline behaviorist
If You Only Knew how Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs Shaff, Valerie; Roy Blount Jr Little Brown New York, NY 1999 Black-and-white portraits and humorous verse about dogs
In the Shadow of Man Van Lawick-Goodall, Jane Dell Publishing New York, NY 1971 Jane Goodall’s life among chimpanzees
Second Thoughts On: How to Be as Terrific as Your Dog Thinks You Are Crim, Mort Health Communications Health Communications 2000 The author shares stories about his two dogs and the lasting positive effects they had on his life
The Cats of Thistle Hill: A Most Peaceable Kingdom Caras, Roger A Simon and Schuster New York, NY 1994 The author describes his life on a Maryland farm with ten plus cats and many other animals
The Contented Cat Honda, Nobuo Chronicle Books San Franciso, CA 1988 Contemplative felines in beautiful full-color and black-and-white photographs
The Man Who Discovered the Golden Cat: The Life Story of Ed Lowe Lowe, Edward Tomorrow Press Cassopolis, MI 1987 The story of the man who invented the first commercial cat litter
The Quotable Cat Lover Elliott, Charles Lyons Press New York, NY 2000 Classic sayings about cats from people like Erma Bombeck, Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, and many others
The Secret Life of Cats Bleecker, Arline American Media Mini Mags Boca Raton, FL 2001 Reference guide of how to relate to your cat. Contains trivia. 
The Treasury of Cats Patrick, Richard; et al. Octopus Books New York, NY 1972 Stories about cats
Cleveland Amory’s Compleat Cat: Three Volumes in One Amory, Cleveland Black Dog & Leventhal New York, NY 1995 The three books about the white cat "Polar Bear" in one. A dog lover is smitten by an alley cat.
The Best Cat Ever Amory, Cleveland Little Brown New York, NY 1993 The third book about the cat "Polar Bear" contains memories of the author's younger days and about growing old with his favorite feline.