Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul Stories of Feline Affection, Mystery and Charm

by Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor; Kline, Carol

• ISBN13: 9781623610364
• ISBN10: 1623610362
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-28
• Publisher: Backlist, LLC - a unit of Chicken Soup of the Soul Publishing LLC

Summary

From playful and hilarious accounts of life with cats to heartwarming tales of cat courage, healing and learning, each touching story in Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.

Author Biography

Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

 Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Carol Kline is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the coauthor of Happy for No Reason and five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
On Love
Stubbly Dooright	p. 2
Oscar, the Garbage-Can Kitty	p. 7
My Mother's Cat	p. 10
Music-Loving Tabby	p. 15
Coco's Cat	p. 19
The Power of Love	p. 23
"Child" Proof	p. 26
The Uncles	p. 30
A Perfect Match	p. 33
Conversation with a Cat	p. 38
Always Room for One More	p. 43
Disney's World	p. 47
What Was That Sound?	p. 52
What I Did for Love	p. 57
Celebrating the Bond
Beautiful Music	p. 62
That's My Cat	p. 67
The Wisdom of Socrates	p. 72
Saving Private Hammer	p. 78
Billu the Beauty, Henry the Hero	p. 83
The Cat Burglar	p. 86
Ling Ling	p. 91
The Ashram Cat	p. 96
Ariel and Pongo	p. 100
Reunion	p. 102
Can You See Me?	p. 108
Mayor Morris	p. 111
Trash-Pickin' Kitty	p. 115
Volunteer of the Year	p. 118
To Find a Friend	p. 121
A Furry Rx
Laser, the Therapist	p. 130
Five Hundred Flowers	p. 134
A Dickens of a Cat	p. 138
Puffin's Gift	p. 143
Friends for Life	p. 147
Nurse Mima	p. 152
Peace for Pickles	p. 156
The Cloe Cure	p. 161
Angels Among Us	p. 165
The China Cat	p. 169
Cat-Egorically Wonderful
Catch of the Day	p. 174
The Cat Man	p. 181
Serendipity	p. 186
Panther and the Pigeons	p. 192
The Cat's Bill of Rights	p. 195
The Ins and Outs of Cats	p. 197
One Smart Cat	p. 199
Jaws, the Terror	p. 204
The Cat Who Brought Us a Bottle of Wine… from the Popes' Private Reserve	p. 206
In-Flight Movings	p. 210
Comedy Pet Theater	p. 213
Ringo, the Hero Cat	p. 217
Cats as Teachers
Clueless About Cats	p. 222
For Every Cat, There Is a Reason	p. 226
Warm Rocks and Hard Lessons	p. 232
Beginning Again	p. 236
Solomon's Smile	p. 240
What Willa Knew	p. 244
Learning with Roscoe	p. 247
Time with Marky	p. 251
Farewell, My Love
A Postcard to Fremont	p. 256
Angel Cat	p. 261
Full Circle	p. 265
The Long Good-Bye	p. 269
Walking with Ace	p. 273
Patches	p. 276
The Bell Tolls for Annabelle	p. 278
The Funeral	p. 282
Merlyn's Magic	p. 284
Ring of Fire	p. 289
A Cat's Gift of Faith	p. 293
Rescue Me!
A Miracle Called Faith	p. 298
Black Jellybeans	p. 304
Persian Love	p. 308
My Life as a Midwife	p. 312
The Kitten Who Saved His Mom	p. 316
Bogie's Search for His Forever Home	p. 321
Alley's Gift	p. 325
Romeo and Juliet	p. 330
Happy Endings	p. 333
One of the Family
Elvis Has Left the Building	p. 338
A Tale of Two Kitties	p. 341
Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera	p. 345
Machiavelli	p. 348
Training Camp for Wheezy	p. 350
The Call of the Lobster	p. 357
Jingle, Jingle	p. 360
Confessions of a Cat Hater-Who Got Lucky Marshall Powers as told to	p. 363
The Gift of Acceptance	p. 368
Learning the Rules	p. 372
George Washington Cat and Family	p. 375
Who Is Jack Canfield?	p. 380
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?	p. 381
Who Is Mary Becker, D.V.M.?	p. 382
Who Is Carol Kline?	p. 383
Who Is Amy D. Shojai?	p. 384
Contributors	p. 385
Permissions	p. 395
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