{"product_id":"9780345448828","title":"The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats: A Journey into the Feline Heart","description":"In the hugely popular \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eDogs Never Lie About Love, \u003c\/i\u003eprovocative psychoanalyst Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson brilliantly navigated the inner landscape of “man’s best friend.” Now he delves deep into the secretive, playful world of cats, revealing emotions, debunking myths, and honoring the feline’s evolution from solitary jungle creature to human companion. \u003cbr\u003eDrawing from literature, history, animal behavioral research, and the wonderful true stories of cat experts and cat lovers around the world, Jeffrey Masson vividly explores the delights and mysteries of the feline heart. But at the core of this remarkable book are Masson’s candid, often amusing observations of his own five cats. Their mischievousness, aloofness, and affection provide a way to examine emotions from contentment to jealousy, from anger to love. \u003cbr\u003eConsider the question: Are cats selfish? While human egocentricity is defined by how little a person cares about others, the cat’s narcissism is not like that at all. Cats may appear self-centered, but they watch us all the time, taking us in. They see us; they notice us–a far cry from vanity.\u003cbr\u003eCats are curious, a trait that rarely kills them. On the contrary, it gives them the chance to assess, in their own idiosyncratic way, whether we are worthy of their attention. Cats are happy to be themselves. What they think of \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e is a different question entirely. “We need cats to need us,” notes Masson, “It unnerves us that they do not. However, if they do not need us, they nonetheless seem to love us.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nine Emotional Lives of Cats \u003c\/i\u003ewill captivate readerswith its surprises and insights, offering a new perspective on the deep connection shared by humans and their feline friends. This is the book that Masson’s many fans and cat lovers everywhere have been waiting for. \u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Moussaieff Masson\u003c\/i\u003e, former Sanskrit scholar and Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives, has written more than a dozen books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eDogs Never Lie About Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Elephants Weep\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime resident of Berkeley, California, he now lives in New Zealand with his wife, two sons, and five cats.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024831234288,"sku":"9780345448828","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345448828_p0.jpg?v=1763687137","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345448828","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}