A Human’s Guide to the Art of Persuasion 

By Jay Heinrichs

Illustrations by Natalie Palmer-Sutton

Favorite Quote: “The art of the purr / A purr is a two-way rhetorical statement. It says, ‘I’m happy to be with you.’ And it also says, ‘Whatever you are doing, please do more.’ A purr acts like a kind of drug on us humans, putting us in a docile, manageable state. Cats use the purr to control us. It works.”

From the publisher: Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single word (or maybe a meow or two). They can get you to drop whatever you’re doing and play with them. They can make you serve their dinner way ahead of schedule. They can get you to sit down right this instant and provide a lap. On the other hand, try getting a cat to do what you want….

Softcover

5 × 8 inches | 144 pages