How to be a Happy Cat [Hardcover]

Charles Platt (Author), Gray Jolliffe (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

An English import, this title purports to be a "translation" from a manuscript prepared by the author's cat, George, and directed to other cats. The style is deadpan ("There are millions of humans just waiting to pamper us with gourmet food, indoor sanitation, and professional medical care. It's absurd not to take advantage of the situation"). Subjects include "learning the human language," "how to dominate dogs" and "special advice for male cats." Jolliffe's drawings are energetic, and the book should appeal to those predisposed to felines.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Gollancz (October 1, 1986)
• ISBN-10: 0575039914
• ISBN-13: 978-0575039919
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces

More About the Author

Charles Platt became interested in computers when he acquired an Ohio Scientific C4P in 1979. After writing and selling software by mail order, he taught classes in BASIC programming, MS-DOS, and subsequently Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. He wrote five computer books during the 1980s.

He has also written science fiction novels such as The Silicon Man (published by Wired books) and Protektor (from Avon Books). He stopped writing science fiction when he started contributing to Wired magazine in 1993, and became one of its three senior writers a couple of years later.

Charles began contributing to Make magazine in its third issue and is currently a contributing editor. Make: Electronics is his first book for Make Books. Currently he is designing and building prototypes of medical equipment in his workshop in a northern Arizona wilderness area.