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Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?

Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?

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作者: Ernest Hemingway 著

出版社: HarperCollins Publishers

出版时间: 2001-05

ISBN: 9780061456480

定价: 213.10

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 208页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

DoCatsHearwithTheirFeet?tracestheevolutionofcatsfromthetimetheyfirstadaptedtheirfelineformabout20millionyearsago.Exploringeveryaspectofacat'slife—frompredation,toplay,tocommunication—JakePageshowsuswhatacat'sdailylifeisreallylike.Hegivesusacat's-eyeviewofabirdhuntinthefoothillsoftheRockyMountainsandexplainswhycatswillhuntevenwhentheyarefull,andwhynoself-respectingcatwouldeatvegetables.Insectionsthatwillbeofinteresttoeverycatowner,JakePagedemonstrateswhyterritoryisall-importanttocats,investigatescatESP,andshowsthatcatshave,infact,neverbeenfullydomesticated;they'vejust... J.A.JanceYoumightcallJ.A.Janceatruetownandcountrynovelist,sinceshewritesoneseriessetinSeattleandoneinsmall-townArizonaassheshuttlesbetweenthetwoinreallife.Inbig-cityhomicidedetectiveJ.P.Beaumontandinsmall-townsheriff/momJoannaBrady,Jancehascreatedtwomega-popularmysteryfranchises.BiographyConsideringJ.A.Jance'snowimpressivecareer--whichincludestwomassivelypopularmysteryseriesandstatusasaNewYorkTimesbestseller--itmaybedifficulttobelievethatshewasinitiallystronglydiscouragedfromliterarypursuits.Achauvinisticcreativewritingprofessoradvisedhertoseekoutamore"ladylike"job,suchasnurseorschoolteacher.Moreover,heralcoholichusband(afailedFaulknerwannabe)assuredhertherewasroominthefamilyforonlyonewriter,andhewasit.Determinedtomakeherdoomedmarriagework,Janceputherwritingonthebackburner.Butwhileherhusbandslept,shepennedthevisceralpoemsthatwouldeventuallybecollectedinAftertheFire.Jancenextchosetouseherhardtimesinamoreunlikelymanner.Encouragedbyaneditortotrywritingfictionafterafailedattemptatatrue-crimebook,shecreatedJ.P.Beaumont,ahomicidedetectivewithatasteforbooze.Beaumont'sdrinkingproblemwasclearlylinkedtoJance'sdreadfulexperienceswithherfirsthusband;but,assheexplainsit:"Beaumontwassmartenoughtosoberup,oncetheproblemwasbroughttohisattention.Myhusband,ontheotherhand,diedofchronicalcoholismatage42."So,frommisfortunegrewoneofthemostpopularcharactersinmodernmysteryfiction.Beaumontdebutedin1985'sUntilProvenGuilty--and,afteryearsofpostponingherwritingcareer,Jancewasonherway.AsasortoflightflipsidetothedarkBeaumont,Jancecreatedhersecondseriesin1991.Inspiredbythewriter'shappierroleasamom,pluckysmall-townsheriffJoannaBradywasintroducedinDesertHeatandstruckanimmediatechordwithreaders.In2005,JanceaddedathirdstorysequencetoherrepertoirewithEdgeofEvil,featuringAliReynolds,aformerTVreporter-turned-professionalblogger.Andso,theadventurescontinue!AcareersuchasJance'swouldbeextraordinaryunderanycircumstances,butconsideringtheobstaclessheovercametobecomeabestselling,criticallyacclaimednovelist,hertaleisallthemorecompelling.Assheexplainsit:"Oneofthewonderfulthingsaboutbeingawriteristhateverything--eventhebadstuff--isusable."GoodToKnowGeographicallyspeaking,JanceisequalpartsJ.P.BeaumontandJoannaBrady.ShesplitshertimebetweenBeaumont'sbig-cityhomeofSeattleandBrady'sdesertresidenceofArizona.Beforeherwritingcareerbecometrulylucrative,Jancemadelittlemorethan"funmoney"offherbooks,andonherwebsite,shewrylyrecalls"theImprobableCausetriptoWaltDisneyWorld;theMinorinPossessionmemorialpowderroom;thePaymentinKindmemorialhottub."AlsoKnownAs:JudithAnnJanceHometown:Bellevue,WashingtonDateofBirth:十月27,1944PlaceofBirth:Watertown,SouthDakotaEducation:B.A.,UniversityofArizona,1966;M.Ed.inLibraryScience,UniversityofArizona,1970Website:http://www.jajance.com/
内容简介:
DoCatsHearwithTheirFeet?tracestheevolutionofcatsfromthetimetheyfirstadaptedtheirfelineformabout20millionyearsago.Exploringeveryaspectofacat'slife—frompredation,toplay,tocommunication—JakePageshowsuswhatacat'sdailylifeisreallylike.Hegivesusacat's-eyeviewofabirdhuntinthefoothillsoftheRockyMountainsandexplainswhycatswillhuntevenwhentheyarefull,andwhynoself-respectingcatwouldeatvegetables.Insectionsthatwillbeofinteresttoeverycatowner,JakePagedemonstrateswhyterritoryisall-importanttocats,investigatescatESP,andshowsthatcatshave,infact,neverbeenfullydomesticated;they'vejust...
作者简介:
J.A.JanceYoumightcallJ.A.Janceatruetownandcountrynovelist,sinceshewritesoneseriessetinSeattleandoneinsmall-townArizonaassheshuttlesbetweenthetwoinreallife.Inbig-cityhomicidedetectiveJ.P.Beaumontandinsmall-townsheriff/momJoannaBrady,Jancehascreatedtwomega-popularmysteryfranchises.BiographyConsideringJ.A.Jance'snowimpressivecareer--whichincludestwomassivelypopularmysteryseriesandstatusasaNewYorkTimesbestseller--itmaybedifficulttobelievethatshewasinitiallystronglydiscouragedfromliterarypursuits.Achauvinisticcreativewritingprofessoradvisedhertoseekoutamore"ladylike"job,suchasnurseorschoolteacher.Moreover,heralcoholichusband(afailedFaulknerwannabe)assuredhertherewasroominthefamilyforonlyonewriter,andhewasit.Determinedtomakeherdoomedmarriagework,Janceputherwritingonthebackburner.Butwhileherhusbandslept,shepennedthevisceralpoemsthatwouldeventuallybecollectedinAftertheFire.Jancenextchosetouseherhardtimesinamoreunlikelymanner.Encouragedbyaneditortotrywritingfictionafterafailedattemptatatrue-crimebook,shecreatedJ.P.Beaumont,ahomicidedetectivewithatasteforbooze.Beaumont'sdrinkingproblemwasclearlylinkedtoJance'sdreadfulexperienceswithherfirsthusband;but,assheexplainsit:"Beaumontwassmartenoughtosoberup,oncetheproblemwasbroughttohisattention.Myhusband,ontheotherhand,diedofchronicalcoholismatage42."So,frommisfortunegrewoneofthemostpopularcharactersinmodernmysteryfiction.Beaumontdebutedin1985'sUntilProvenGuilty--and,afteryearsofpostponingherwritingcareer,Jancewasonherway.AsasortoflightflipsidetothedarkBeaumont,Jancecreatedhersecondseriesin1991.Inspiredbythewriter'shappierroleasamom,pluckysmall-townsheriffJoannaBradywasintroducedinDesertHeatandstruckanimmediatechordwithreaders.In2005,JanceaddedathirdstorysequencetoherrepertoirewithEdgeofEvil,featuringAliReynolds,aformerTVreporter-turned-professionalblogger.Andso,theadventurescontinue!AcareersuchasJance'swouldbeextraordinaryunderanycircumstances,butconsideringtheobstaclessheovercametobecomeabestselling,criticallyacclaimednovelist,hertaleisallthemorecompelling.Assheexplainsit:"Oneofthewonderfulthingsaboutbeingawriteristhateverything--eventhebadstuff--isusable."GoodToKnowGeographicallyspeaking,JanceisequalpartsJ.P.BeaumontandJoannaBrady.ShesplitshertimebetweenBeaumont'sbig-cityhomeofSeattleandBrady'sdesertresidenceofArizona.Beforeherwritingcareerbecometrulylucrative,Jancemadelittlemorethan"funmoney"offherbooks,andonherwebsite,shewrylyrecalls"theImprobableCausetriptoWaltDisneyWorld;theMinorinPossessionmemorialpowderroom;thePaymentinKindmemorialhottub."AlsoKnownAs:JudithAnnJanceHometown:Bellevue,WashingtonDateofBirth:十月27,1944PlaceofBirth:Watertown,SouthDakotaEducation:B.A.,UniversityofArizona,1966;M.Ed.inLibraryScience,UniversityofArizona,1970Website:http://www.jajance.com/

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