Super Cool Pet Books -- Bestsellers & New Releases 2/14/09

Happy Valentine's Day! Pamper yourself and dig into a delicious pet book.

Two pet books made the New York Times ® Best Sellers this week:

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
by Vicki Myron (Author), Bret Witter (Contributor)
An abandoned kitten transforms a small library, saves a classic American town, and becomes famous around the world. The charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson
Working from the premise that an animal is a conscious being that has feelings, the autistic author assesses dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, poultry, wildlife and zoo animals based on a core emotion system she believes animals and humans share.

Amazon.com Hot New Releases:

Petfinder.com The Adopted Dog Bible
by Kim Saunders.
Your One-Stop Resource for Choosing, Training, and Caring for Your Sheltered or Rescued Dog

Pet Projects
by Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne
Collection of 33 adorable patterns to knit. For any pet and ranges from the beginner to the expert knitter.

Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond
by Meg Daley Olmert
Explains how the chemistry of attraction and attachment flows through--and between--all mammals to create the profound emotional bond humans and animals still feel today.

Dirty Bow Wow
by Cheryl Katz, Jeffrey Katz
A winsome collection of 50 full-color, all-breed canine portraits, each posed with a favorite play toy and accompanied by an affectionate anecdote. The gift of the year for dog lovers.

Cottage Cats: My Companions on the Path to Joy
by Kim Jacobs
Lyrical and exquisitely detailed four-color artwork of cats at play and at ease accompanied by the author's insightful personal observations about how they inspire her and teach her lessons about life and living in the moment. Her calendars have been very successful and Kim has a large, established following as a result.

My Life With Rusty
by Robert W Cohen
Having grown accustomed to living alone, Bob led a rather quiet and structured life that offered him little in the way of unpredictability. That is, until he adopted Rusty, a vivacious seven-week-old kitten that changed his life forever.