These NPR “driveway moment” stories featuring our feline friends will have you curled up in your seat, purring. Mischievous, mysterious, content, curious, and full of attitude, these stories mirror the personality of these creatures that dwell in our homes and our hearts.
Contents:Introduction by Scott SimonCat and Child, So Comfy TogetherCat Lovers and Their StoriesEarliest Evidence of House CatsCat Named HamishFamily Wasn’t Always Nice to Its CatsThe Purrrfect Candidate for PresidentPolitical Attack Ad Goes After a CatCats Can’t Taste SweetnessCats Eat Anything Smaller Than ThemselvesWhy Do Cats Purr?Living with LionsMaine Cat ResortBicycling Across USA with Cat in BasketFrench for FelinesAllergen-Free CatThe Story of 23 Cats and an OwlAlone at Christmas with Two Old CatsMourning the Loss of Frankie the CatBaghdad Girl, Reaching Out Over the WebThis I Believe: Caring Makes Us HumanCat People vs. Non-Cat PeopleCalico Cat ClonedFour Pounds of Fury: Baby Cheetah Gets a MomMs. Pudding: A Feline FarewellThe Algonquin Hotel’s Feline CelebrityCats First Tamed in the Middle EastProtecting African Lions: Hunters Turned GuardiansCat Genome ForensicsGlowing Kittens Help in Fights against AIDSPet Physics: The Uncanny Lapping of CatsWhite Cat GiftsScott Simon Remembers LenoreCat Laws