Download or read book The Private Life of the Cat Who Tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the Journal of James Mackintosh Qwilleran written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by . This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Koko is a remarkable male Siamese who happens to have sixty whiskers instead of the usual forty-eight. Yum Yum is an adorable female who will steal anything -- including hearts. James Qwilleran is a columnist for The Moose County Something who had recorded his cats' exploits in his personal journal since the day each arrived in his life. And Lilian Jackson Braun is the beloved creator of them all! This delightful collection of feline antics will warm the hearts of cat lovers everywhere. Book jacket.
Download or read book Choupette written by and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karl Lagerfeld’s world-famous cat dispenses essential advice on lifestyle, diet, fashion, beauty, and international travel for the uber-fashionable feline. Choupette—the constant feline companion of designer Karl Lagerfeld, creative director at Chanel—is a celebrity pet like no other. She has it all, from her own iPad to private jet service. She eats from Goyard silver seated next to Karl at the table, has been immortalized in Tokidoki figurines with the Kaiser, and has inspired his couture collections. "I never thought that I would fall in love like this with a cat," Mr. Lagerfeld said in a CNN interview. Choupette delivers words of wisdom to her 37,000+ Twitter devotees, but here, for the first time, she shares her complete lifestyle guide. Humorously themed chapters cover diet, beauty, healthcare, fashion tips, secret loves and pet hates for the pampered cat, along with observations and advice from Madame Horn (her vet), and Madame Françoise (her lady’s maid). Photographs taken by Karl himself include his Sacred Cat of Burma on fashion shoots with Laetitia Casta and Linda Evangelista. The book is completed with drawings, poetry, and photographs of literary cat-lovers including Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Saul Steinberg, Dorothy Parker, and Edward Gorey. This season’s most talked-about cat book is the perfect chic gift for cat lovers, the fashion-conscious, and style-aware readers.
Download or read book The Private Life of the Cat Who written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-10-27 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories starring Koko and Yum Yum—the fantastic feline duo from the bestselling Cat Who series. What could be more purrfect for fans of the Cat Who series than an intimate look at the private lives of those extraordinary Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum—the most unlikely, most unusual, most delightful team in detective fiction! In this charming collection of feline antics, you’ll discover why Jim Qwilleran considers Koko a veritable clone of T.S. Eliot’s Rum Tum Tugger, how Yum Yum was rescued from a burglar who is not above a spot of catnapping, and many more fascinating catly facts... “The feelings produced by reading about Qwill and his pals can best be compared to that coziest of feelings—having a purring cat on your lap.”—Booklist
Download or read book The Cat Who Lived High written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a glamorous art dealer is killed in Jim Qwilleran’s high-rise, he and cats Koko and Yum Yum reach new heights of detection in this mystery in the Cat Who series. The colorful Casablanca apartment building is in danger of demolition—but not if Jim Qwilleran can help it. He’s determined to restore the building to its original grandeur. So he moves in with Koko and Yum Yum—and discovers that the Casablanca is steeped in history...and mystery. In Qwill’s very apartment, a glamorous art dealer met an untimely fate, and the veteran journalist and his crime-solving cats are about to reach new heights in detection as the evidence builds up...and the Casablanca threatens to crumble down around them!
Download or read book Private Life of the Cat Who written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictional columnist James Mackintosh Qwilleran - of Moose County fame - gives cat lovers an intimate, charming, and often hilarious look into the private lives of Lilian Jackson Braun's beloved Koko and Yum Yum.
Download or read book The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1986-10-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Qwilleran and his cat Koko get a taste of trouble in the second mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series. Jim Qwilleran isn’t exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior design has never been one of his specialties and now he’s supposed to turn out an entire magazine on the subject every week! But the first issue of Gracious Abodes is barely off the presses when Qwilleran finds himself back on more familiar territory—the exclusive residence featured on the cover has been burglarized and the lady of the house found dead. Now Qwilleran and his brilliant Siamese cat, Koko, have their respective moustache and whiskers twitching. And when Koko starts pawing clues in the dictionary and sniffing designer furniture, Qwilleran finds himself doing a feature on a very clever murder...
Download or read book The Cat Who Played Brahms written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1987-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murder leaves Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, feeling out of tune in this New York Times bestselling mystery in the Cat Who series. Is it just a case of summertime blues or a full-blown career crisis? Newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran isn’t sure, but he’s hoping a few days in the country will help him sort out his life. With cats Koko and Yum Yum for company, he heads for a cabin owned by a longtime family friend named Aunt Fanny. But from the moment he arrives, things turn strange. Eerie footsteps cross the roof at midnight. The townsfolk become oddly secretive. And then, while fishing, Qwilleran hooks on to a murder mystery. Soon Qwilleran enters into a game of cat and mouse with the killer, while Koko develops a sudden and uncanny fondness for classical music...
Download or read book The Cat Who Played Post Office written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1987-12-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series, Jim Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, are living the high life—until things take a deadly turn... Inheriting unexpected millions has left reporter Jim Qwilleran looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. While his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, adjust to being fat cats in an enormous mansion, Qwill samples the lifestyles of the rich and famous by hiring a staff of eccentric servants. A missing housemaid and a shocking murder soon show Qwilleran the unsavory side of the upper crust. But it’s Koko’s purr-fect propensity for finding clues amid the caviar and champagne that gives Qwill pause to evaluate the most unlikely suspects—before his taste for the good life turns into his last meal...
Download or read book The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1988-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series, there’s something rotten in the small town of Pickax—at least to the sensitive noses of newspaperman Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. An accident has claimed the life of the local paper’s eccentric publisher, but to Qwilleran and his feline friends it smells like murder. They soon sniff out a shocking secret, but Koko’s snooping into an unusual edition of Shakespeare may prove CATastrophic... because somewhere in Pickax, a lady loves not wisely but too well, a widow is scandalously merry, and a stranger has a lean and hungry look. The stage is set for Qwilleran, Koko, Yum Yum, and the second act of murder most meow...
Download or read book The Cat Who Went Underground written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful Cat Who mystery, Jim Qwilleran packs up his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, for a summer of fun at his log cabin and finds himself on a trip headed straight for trouble... The trio’s vacation in Moose County starts out ominously with the disappearance of a handyman hired to patch up Qwilleran's cabin. But the felines really start throwing catfits when they come across a dead body or two... A serial killer may be right under Koko's nose, and now this ingenious Siamese must dig deeper to clear poor Qwilleran of suspicion—and dig up the motive for a catastrophic crime.
Download or read book The Cat who Dropped a Bombshell written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Putnam Adult. This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The residents of Pickax eagerly await the start of Pickax Now, a festival celebrating the 150th anniversary of the town's founding. In the midst of preparations for parades and performances, newspaper columnist James Qwilleran must make time to entertain Harvey Ledfield, an aspiring architect visiting from out of town." "Qwill welcomes Harvey into his home to sketch, but strange occurrences seem to follow Harvey around. Why, for example, did the extraordinary Siamese Koko leap from the balcony onto Harvey's head while he was drawing Qwill's barn? And why have Harvey's aunt and uncle - residents of nearby Purple Point - not been seen in public since Harvey's arrival?" "Soon, Koko's strange behavior is not the only sign of trouble in Pickax. A knitter with psychic powers predicts murder, and a woman makes a weekend trip to Pickax from California to leave a message for Qwill. It's up to Koko to help Qwill piece the clues together."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Cat Who Talked Turkey written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-12-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a body is found on Jim Qwilleran’s property, he and his cats Koko and Yum Yum will have to determine who committed the fowl deed in this mystery in the bestselling Cat Who series... The good people of Moose County are in a fever of excitement. It’s almost time for the gala groundbreaking for the Pickax bookstore—and the town of Brrr is preparing for its bicentennial celebration. All the festivities, however, are spoiled by the discovery of a man’s body on James Qwilleran’s property. Could it be the work of the killer who used the same MO in northern Michigan? To solve the case, Qwill and his feline pals, Koko and Yum Yum, will have to prick up their ears to find the thankless killer...
Download or read book The Private Life of the Cat Who written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Braun gives readers a glimpse into the personal lives of Koko and Yum Yum, the endearing feline stars of the series.
Download or read book The Cat Who Went Bananas written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siamese cat Koko finds a bunch of clues when an out-of-town actor dies mysteriously in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat Who series. With the opening night of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest fast approaching—along with the dedication of the new bookstore in town—good times are ahead for the citizens of Pickax. But the merry atmosphere is dampened by the suspicious death of an out-of-town actor and the theft of a rare book. Qwill finds himself distracted from the recent events by his finicky pal Koko, who’s been acting more fishy than feline. Has Koko gone bananas, or is he trying to let the cat out of the bag to help Qwill solve the dual mysteries?
Download or read book The Private Life of the Cat who written by Lilian Jackson Braun and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Private Life of Marie Antoinette written by Mme Campan (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Private Life of a Masterpiece written by Monica Bohm-Duchen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to a BBC series of the same name delves into eight famous pieces of art.
