Author : Layla Morgan Wilde
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,1 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780998059198
Anthology of stories about and photographs of black cats.
Author : Patricia Hegarty
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 158925239X
Five black cats in the moonlight meet spooky new friends on Halloween night! Follow the five brave, black cats as they go on a ghostly rhyming adventure!
Author : Amy Goldwasser
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1452158843
“Filled with true-life tales and stunning hand-drawn portraits . . . a loving tribute to feline eccentricity and charm.” —Real Simple This “brilliant” illustrated book (New York Magazine) dives whiskers first into the unique personality, charisma, and character of fifty real all-black cats. From Alfie, who has no tolerance for wet humans or being ignored, to Sashi, who enjoys freeze-dried chicken by candlelight and full-on body rubs, each cat comes to life through a lovingly hand-drawn portrait and quick-witted profile. Delightfully quirky and utterly charming, this motley crew of black cats will win over anyone with a dry sense of humor. “So fun and sweet.” —Paul Feig, film director and author of Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence “This book . . . is the pick of the litter.” —US Weekly
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : SAMPI Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2024-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 658593413X
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" is a short story that explores themes of guilt and perversity. The narrator, haunted by cruelty to his black cat and acts of domestic violence, is consumed by paranoia and madness. His attempt to conceal a crime leads to his own disgrace.
Author : Rosa Silva
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 2021-03-24
Category :
ISBN :
Black cats mean bad luck......or do they? Abandoned by his owner on the side of a road, little Pepper must go on a journey of self-discovery. Will the little black cat embrace his own identity, or will he change the color of his fur to find a family that will love him? You will love this touching and inspiring story about the power of friendship and the importance of acceptance and self-love.
Author : Chloe Rhodes
Publisher : Michael O'Mara
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1843179164
This book illuminates the customs, beliefs and practices that link us to an ancient, and often darker, human past.
Author : J. G. Piper
Publisher : J.G. Piper
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2014-04-07
Category :
ISBN : 9780991656103
Do black cats deserve the bad rap that they get? These black cats get a chance to express themselves and tell their side of the story! Clever rhymes and beautiful cat illustrations will captivate children, and young readers will look forward to every page-turn. The black cats tell their stories in a way that is fun and funny, and by the end of the book, readers both young and old will delight in saying, "I'm a black cat who got a bad rap." The short poetic verses are gorgeously illustrated by internationally known artist Linda Apple. Her illustrations are rich with color and cat-personality. Read the book, and decide for yourself: are black cats as bad as all that?
Author : Laura L. Gould
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 17,26 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1468463136
Cats are Not Peas, narrated with inimitable grace and wit, takes us through the great discoveries in genetics, from Mendel's studies of inheritance in peas through the discovery of the chromosome and the role of DNA - all from the little-known viewpoint of the pivotal and unheralded role played by cats as experimental subjects in this epic drama. "...the book was difficult to put down...Coherent, witty, and full of historical anecdotesany intelligent reader should be able to accompany Gould on her quest." -NEW SCIENTIST "A delightful and painless introduction to genetics and its colorful history..." -WINSLOW R. BRIGGS, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON
Author : H. Mike Hua
Publisher : Author House
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 37,51 MB
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1463455879
On May 1, 1960, a U-2 was shot down over Russia and its pilot, Gary Powers, was captured, followed by Premier Khrushchev using the long-waited summit meeting in Paris as a public platform to denounce U.S. intrusion on Russian air space and to demand an apology from President Eisenhower. All these events made U-2 a world-renowned spyplane. This extraordinary high altitude reconnaissance aircraft had also been used over China and her vicinity. A US-ROC joint entity (Black Cat Squadron) was organized to conduct the operation from Taiwan for fifteen years. Five U-2s were shot down by Communist surface-to-air missiles. Two of the Nationalist Chinese pilots survived the missile explosion, yet were severely wounded, and then captured by the People's Republic of (PRC). They were incarcerated and harassed for almost nineteen years. They lived through the notorious Cultural Revolution. Their loving families in Taiwan were ruined. By the time these two miserable pilots were permitted to leave the PRC, their loyalty was questioned strongly by their own government in >Taiwan. Then they were entangled in the psychological warfare between the rivalries across the Taiwan Strait. Finally they were allowed to return to Taiwan than a quarter century later.
Author : Alison Green
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0399181822
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
