16 Great Books Any Cat Lover Should Read

Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for the cat lover in your life or are a shameless cat person yourself, you've come to the right place. Here we've assembled a collection of some of the funniest, craziest and all around best books for cat lovers out there.

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I Could Pee on This And Other Poems by Cats / Francesco Marciuliano

Cat lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness of their feline friends with these insightful and curious poems from the singular minds of housecats. Get it on Amazon for $6.24

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How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You / The Oatmeal

How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a hilarious, brilliant offering of comics, facts, and instructional guides about crazy cat behaviors from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com. Get it on Amazon for $9.01

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Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too / Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter's Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too is the hilarious all-access guide to help a man comprehend, appreciate, and bond with the felines in his life. They say dogs are a man's best friend. True! But what if that man's girlfriend/boyfriend, wife/husband, or mother-in-law has a cat? Is that the end for him? Is he resigned to an eternity of estrangement from this furry creature with which he shares his life partner, his favorite chair, and his sock drawer? Get it on Amazon $9.26

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Crafting with Cat Hair: Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat / Kaori Tsutaya, Amy Hirschman

The best DIY book for any cat lover. Get on Amazon $5.63

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Doodling for Cat People /Gemma Correll

50 inspiring doodle prompts and creative exercises for cat lovers. Professional illustrator Gemma Correll sparks the imagination and spurs cat lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm ways to draw and doodle their favorite furry friends with her cute and clever art style. Get in on Amazon $11.52

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What's the Matter with Henry? The True Tale of a Three-Legged Cat / Cathy Conheim and BJ Gallagher

When Henry was found, his left front leg dangled uselessly from his shoulder. That could have been the end of the story for this little striped kitten. Instead, it was the beginning of an unlikely adventure, as two dog lovers rescued him. Get it on Amazon $15.99

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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World / Vicki Myron

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa. Get it on Amazon for $9.98

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Cat Yoga: Fitness and Flexibility for the Modern Feline / Rick Tillotson

For centuries, people have practiced yoga as a means of improving the body, clearing the mind, and heightening joy. Now your favorite feline can relish the benefits of this ancient discipline with Cat Yoga. Regular practice will help your cat feel more energetic—no more three-hour naps in the sun for him! Just $0.94 on Amazon.

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A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life / James Bowen

James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet. Bob is a stray cat looking for somewhere warm to sleep. When James and Bob meet, they forge a never-to-be-forgotten friendship that has been charming readers from Thailand to Turkey. Get it on Amazon for $9.27

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Bad Kitty Series / Nick Bruel

The adventures of a trouble maker cat. Get the full series here.

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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / T. S. Eliot (Author) and Edward Gorey (Illustrator)

Eliot's famous collection of nonsense verse about cats - the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. Get it on Amazon for $5.81

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Bad Cat: 244 Not-So-Pretty Kitties and Cats Gone Bad / Jim Edgar

An edgy book featuring some of the most "Bad" cats like Bosco, the demonic Siamese with the out-of-focus eyes, razor-sharp fangs, and his own idea of Feng Shui. Or the half-shaved freak named Mr. Fliegel, who looks like a cross between a poodle and a lion... Get it on Amazon for $4.44

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Dancing with Cats / Burton Silver & Heather Busch

Dancing with Cats presents scores of delightful and inspiring photographs of people and cats engaging in their favorite dance routines as well as moving testimonies of the personal transformations brought about through this uniquely joyous form of human-animal connection. Get it on Amazon $8.71

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Catflexing: The Catlover's Guide to Weight Training, Aerobics and Stretching / Stephanie Jackson

Cat lover and fitness enthusiast Stephanie Jackson presents the Catflexing program, which lets readers use their feline companion to shape, tone, and reduce. Step-by-step photos lead readers through a comprehensive weight lifting program that includes such exercises as the standing catbell, kitty push-ups, and the unfortunate dead cat lift. On Amazon for $3.96

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The Cat Lovers Coloring Book / Ruth Soffer (Illustrator)

The world's top cats are represented in thirty lovely, lifelike illustrations. From the willowy Burmese and the magnificent Maine Coon to the proud British Cream and many other exalted felines, every pretty kitty in this collection is poised to win Best in Show. Check out more coloring books here.

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Murder, She Meowed: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery / Rita Mae Brown

The annual steeplechase races at Montpelier, once the home of James and Dolley Madison, are the high point in the social calendar of the horse-mad Virginians of cozy Crozet. The race meet offers a cracking good time with old friends and a chance to get even—on the racecourse—with old enemies. $7.52 on Amazon.

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