{"product_id":"9781476738246","title":"The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller about how cats conquered the world and our hearts in this “deep and illuminating perspective on our favorite household companion” (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHouse cats rule bedrooms and back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, even cyberspace. And unlike dogs, cats offer humans no practical benefit. The truth is they are sadly incompetent mouse-catchers and now pose a threat to many ecosystems. Yet, we love them still.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the “eminently readable and gently funny” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003ci\u003eThe Lion in the Living Room\u003c\/i\u003e, Abigail Tucker travels through world history, natural science, and pop culture to meet breeders, activists, and scientists who’ve dedicated their lives to cats. She visits the labs where people sort through feline bones unearthed from the first human settlements, treks through the Floridian wilderness in search of house cats-turned-hunters on the loose, and hangs out with Lil Bub, one of the world’s biggest celebrities—who just happens to be a cat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating” (\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e) and “lighthearted” (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Tucker shows how these tiny felines have used their relationship with humans to become one of the most powerful animals on the planet. A “lively read that pounces back and forth between evolutionary science and popular culture” (\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Lion in the Living Room\u003c\/i\u003e suggests that we learn that the appropriate reaction to a house cat, it seems, might not be \u003ci\u003eaww\u003c\/i\u003e but awe.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370178744381,"sku":"9781476738246","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781476738246_p0.jpg?v=1771567124","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781476738246","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}