Cat Biz: A Compendium of Amazing Facts and Anecdotes from the Cat World Book

Looking at cats     10
How the cat began     12
World takeover     14
Breed fact file     16
A breed too far?     18
Labeling cats     20
Cat stats-size surprise     22
Black cats     24
White cats     26
Tabby cats     28
Marmalade & tortoiseshell     30
The rest of the rainbow     32
Cats of the East     34
Longhairs     36
Hybrids     38
Cat shows     40
Cat gymnastics     42
The tale of the tail     44
Tooth and claw     46
What big eyes you have     48
Hear hear!     50
The nose that knows     52
Whisker wisdom     54
Paws for thought     56
A fur, fur better thing     58
Cats and catnip     60
Cat chat     62
Grooming     64
Cats and kittens     66
The cat who walks by himself?     68
Hunters     70
Let sleeping cats lie     72
Territorial affairs     74
Cats and water     76
The things cats do     78
Cats in war     80
Ships' cats     82
Traveling cats     84
Incredible journeys     86
Cats with jobs     88
Theater cats     90
Church cats     92
Nine lives     94
Talented cats     96
Weird and wonderful cats     98
Feline heroes     100
Cat-astrophes?     102
Royal cats     104
White House cats     106
Feral cats     108
How we see cats     110
The cat in heraldry     112
Cats in religion     114
Feline folklore     116
Cats and witchcraft     118
Cat superstitions     720
Urban myths     122
Ghost cats     124
Fairy stories and fables     126
Cats in literature     128
Children's books     130
Cat detectives     132
Cats in film and television     134
Cartoon cats     136
Cats in art     138
Cats and music     140
Cats and people      142
Cats as companions     144
Ailurophiles, a.k.a. cat lovers     146
Some don't like cats     148
Cat kit to buy     150
Cat kit to make     152
Spoiled cats     154
Diet     156
Cooking for cats     158
The cat-friendly garden     160
Cat collectibles     162
An origami cat     166
Topiary cats     170
A papier-mache cat     172
Cat care-top tips     174
The cat in old age     176
Horoscopes     178
Tricks and treats     182
Cats behaving badly (and how to cope)     184
The naming of cats     186
Inn signs     188
People, places, and beasts     190
Kit and kaboodle     192
Dogs, horses, and other friends     194
The new age cat     196
Catty dictionary     198
Catty comments     199
Index     200
Photographic credits     207