About Books, June 14, 2008

Janet Lembke's book, "Because the Cat Purrs: How we relate to other species and why it matters," is filled with amazing human/animal relationships. For example, did you know that a pet turtle can "ask" to be let out of his cage and can "ask" to be let outside? Did you know that mice evolved from dinosaurs or that morning glory seeds are an hallucinogen? This and much more can be learned from "Because the Cat Purrs." Lembke is, in addition to be a natural history writer, a poet and a translator of the classics. She says what she enjoys most about writing is posing a question and then writing her way to an answer.

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