Eric Gurney

Cats are a proud lot. The pages of history overflow with their heroic deeds. They're aloof, independent...calculating, clever little thinkers who usually wind up owning their owners. You can't outwit them...but at least you can learn to hold your own. Eric Gurney tells you how in this most entertaining animal book.

Faced with the complications and contradictions of modern society, today's dog becomes a neurotic. At every turn, his prime life forces-the need to eat and sleep-are thwarted. Instinct pushes him towards satisfying this hunger; sleep is necessary to infuse him with sufficient strength to get up and eat several times a day. (The average dog may require about 24 hours rest a day.) But environmental factors prevent him from satisfying these desires....

A king runs into trouble when he tries to protect his cheese from the palace mice.