"NATURE Essays." . . "NATURE / Animals / General" . . . . "NATURE Reference." . . "Animal behavior." . . . . "Because the cat purrs : how we relate to other species and why it matters"@en . "Because the cat purrs how we relate to other species and why it matters" . . . "Because the cat purrs : how we relate to other species and why it matters" . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . "\"\"A new book by Janet Lembke is always a cause for celebration.\"\"?Sue Hubbell We share our lives, for better or worse, with a multitude of animals, white-tailed deer and white-tailed eagles, hens and wrens, frogs and guppies, and, last but hardly least, bugs and bacteria. For the most part, we drift along separately, with neither man nor animal affecting the other's way of life. Sometimes, however, we fall in love?as in the case of the cat in the title?or otherwise encounter our animal neighbors in ways that change both of us. Lembke challenges her readers to consider the idea that a."@en . . . . . . "Because the Cat Purrs How We Relate to Other Species and Why it Matters"@en . . . . . . . "This book displays Lembke's signature lyrical prose. Here she explores the dynamic relationship between man and beast, and calls readers to reflect on our interactions with all earth's inhabitants, big and small." . . . . . "Human-animal relationships." . . "TRAVEL Special Interest Ecotourism." . .