Katinka Jones, the agony aunt for Girls Together magazine, is at a loose end in Swansea and decides to pay a surprise visit to one of the magazine’s regular correspondents, who goes by “Amista”. Arriving at a strange house perched atop a mountain, everything matches the descriptions in the letters; same cat, same views, same dashing widower, Carlyon. But there is a problem – no...(展开全部)

Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, sport, tragedy - all human life is here. Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 ...(展开全部)

In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as thieves of grain) and the felines with whom they are perennially at war is explored in this presentation of Chinese tales about cats ...(展开全部)

In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as thieves of grain) and the felines with whom they are perennially at war is explored in this presentation of Chinese tales about cats ...(展开全部)

A 2018 Caldecott Honor book There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship begins, following the two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn’t come back. This is a poignant story, told in measured text and bold black-and-white illustrations about the act of moving on.

Cat traces the relationship between humans and the cat from its original domestication in ancient Egypt c. 2000 BC, through the centuries as a utilitarian rodent catcher, its gradual acceptance as a charming and amiable pet, and its present status as a companion on a par with the dog. Long before people valued cats, however, they recognized something special about them. Their g...(展开全部)

"Cat" traces the relationship between humans and the cat from its original domestication in ancient Egypt c. 2000 BC, where it enjoyed high status, through its centuries as a mere utilitarian rodent catcher, its gradual acceptance as a charming and amiable pet, and its present status as a companion on a par with the dog. "Cats" spread from Egypt, reaching Britain by the fourth ...(展开全部)

简介：他就像一只猫，触碰我，使我着迷。

[美] 兰德 • 伯克特（Rand Burkert）/文 《老鼠和狮子》是兰德 • 伯克特的第一本书，由他和母亲南希 • 埃克霍尔姆 • 伯克特共同创作。在这本书中，兰德 • 伯克特用温暖的语言演绎了《伊索寓言》中这个非常著名的故事。兰德 • 伯克特现居住在意大利的阿西西市，在一所蒙特梭利学校任教。 [美] 南希 • 埃克霍尔姆 • 伯克特（Nancy Ekholm Burkert）/图 1933年出生，美国著名画家。南希 • 埃克霍尔姆 • 伯克特最受欢迎的插图作品是《白雪公主和七个小矮人》（1972年），该书荣获当时的《纽约时报》畅销书及凯迪克奖银奖。她的绘画注意光、影与深度的把握，既注重现实的细节，又在内容上呈现出奇幻、永恒之感。