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John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw (June 29, 1933 – May 8, 2016) was an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker, and author who hosted several PBS television programs on addiction, recovery, codependency, and spirituality. He authored six New York Times bestsellers, including Bradshaw On: The Family and Healing the Shame That Binds You, and was widely regarded as one of the most influential writers on emotional health in the 20th century.
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Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You

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In Cat Sense, anthrozoologist John Bradshaw draws on cutting-edge research and more than two decades of studying cats to trace the domestic cat's evolution from lone predator to household companion — and to explain why that transition is still, in many meaningful ways, incomplete. Published by Basic Books, the book has earned praise from the New York Times, NPR, and Booklist, among others, cementing its place as a serious, science-grounded reference for anyone who shares a home with a cat.

Reviewed May 29, 2026

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Pam Johnson-Bennett

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Pam Johnson-Bennett's Think Like a Cat provides concrete, step-by-step behavioral techniques for cat owners, complementing John Bradshaw's evolutionary feline science.
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Mieshelle Nagelschneider

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Mieshelle Nagelschneider’s The Cat Whisperer translates feline behavioral science into actionable household solutions, offering a practical complement to Bradshaw’s research on why cats behave as they do.
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Jackson Galaxy

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Patricia B. McConnell

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