Black Cats and Evil Eyes

Black Cats and Evil Eyes
Author: Chloe Rhodes
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1843179164

This book illuminates the customs, beliefs and practices that link us to an ancient, and often darker, human past.

The Black Cat

The Black Cat
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: SAMPI Books
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2024-01-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 658593413X

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" is a short story that explores themes of guilt and perversity. The narrator, haunted by cruelty to his black cat and acts of domestic violence, is consumed by paranoia and madness. His attempt to conceal a crime leads to his own disgrace.

Black Cats Tell All

Black Cats Tell All
Author: Layla Morgan Wilde
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-10-05
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9780998059198

Anthology of stories about and photographs of black cats.

Superstition

Superstition
Author: Sally Coulthard
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781787133631

Superstitions have captured our imaginations for centuries but we are often unaware of where they came from and why. In her new book Superstition, Sally Coulthard explores the history and background of 50 of these fascinating cultural behaviours, how they affected our everyday, and how many of these beliefs still permeate modern life. From opening umbrellas indoors to not putting new shoes on the table, Sally gets under the skin of these peculiar pastimes and reveals how they started and why they became so popular.

Black Cats and Other Superstitions

Black Cats and Other Superstitions
Author: Shirley Blumenthal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 1977-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780817210366

Highlights the origins and meaning of many superstitions.

Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 160183537X

No one knew where she had come from. A scrap of a girl clinging to a black cat with eerie yellow eyes. A lost child or an orphan, maybe. It was a miracle she had survived on Eden Mountain at all. Suddenly strange things began to happen in placid Ruger County, bizarre killings that the police couldn’t solve. Horrifying accidents that the people couldn’t comprehend. An insatiable beast was stalking their intimate hideaways, their swimming holes—and their children. No one noticed how quickly the little girl’s pale cheeks turned pink with health. How her frail body filled out with sleek, lithe muscles and feline grace. And no one noticed that at night her innocent blue eyes turned an eerie, evil yellow . . .

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307797961

A breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Disturbing, humorous, and compassionate, Cat’s Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman—but above all she must seek release form her haunting memories.

All Black Cats Are Not Alike

All Black Cats Are Not Alike
Author: Amy Goldwasser
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1452158843

“Filled with true-life tales and stunning hand-drawn portraits . . . a loving tribute to feline eccentricity and charm.” —Real Simple This “brilliant” illustrated book (New York Magazine) dives whiskers first into the unique personality, charisma, and character of fifty real all-black cats. From Alfie, who has no tolerance for wet humans or being ignored, to Sashi, who enjoys freeze-dried chicken by candlelight and full-on body rubs, each cat comes to life through a lovingly hand-drawn portrait and quick-witted profile. Delightfully quirky and utterly charming, this motley crew of black cats will win over anyone with a dry sense of humor. “So fun and sweet.” —Paul Feig, film director and author of Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence “This book . . . is the pick of the litter.” —US Weekly