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  What is a  book jewel ? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Each month, we share near-daily, or as often as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is Surviving Cancer, Healing People: One Car's Story , an award-winning book beloved by many.  Description: A cat with a divine mission, Sula has an uncanny ability to sense which parishioners at Old Mission San Juan Bautista (California) need her attention at any given Mass. But...is it really uncanny, or does St. Francis give Sula tasks during her daily conversations with him? Or is she led by God?Sula has developed a special bond with cancer survivors like h

  Intrepid in his most-frequent sleeping position, with owner, Carl Leaver . Continuing with the "Why do cats" series, this Saturday, we consider the case where cats like to snuggle with owners. Three of my 8 cats end up in my bed every night -- one by my feet, one by my side, and one by the bench beside my bed. They don't compete; they just sleep. Probably each for a differenc reasons. Check out possible reasons here:  Nighttime Companions: The Real Reasons Cats Love Sleeping by Your Side. See more  Caturday  posts. Read more  posts about cats . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by o

  Left to right: Wooper, Jack and Happy Cat, cats of various breeds and origins in a modern-day home. Cats were first domesticated in the Middle East, specifically in the area of modern-day Turkey, Cyprus, and the Levant. They appear to date back to around 7500 B.C. on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Cats spread from the Middle East to Europe and the USA through a combination of trade, exploration, and human migration.  Cats were revered in ancient Egypt and often traveled with traders and explorers.  As the Roman Empire expanded, cats were brought to Europe and continued to spread, accompanying ships and traders. During the Age of Exploration, cats were taken on ships to control rodent populations. European settlers brought cats to the Americas, where they spread and adapted to new environments. Cats essential domesticated themselves by forming mutually beneficial relationships with humans, especially in farming communities where they helped control rodent populations. See more  C