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THE BEST CAT EVER
Amory, Cleveland
1993 176532 The story of Polar Bear, the stray cat rescued by Amory in 1978, began with the best-selling The Cat Who Came for Christmas, and continued with The Cat and the Curmudgeon ( LJ 8/1/90). It reaches its inevitable conclusion here. However, readers expecting multiple cat stories and a continuation of the Amory-Polar Bear antics may be disappointed. Most of the book concerns Amory's reflections on his life (i.e., his class reunion at Harvard) and his views on humane issues (not surprising when you realize he founded the Fund for Animals). Luckily, Amory is a very readable writer, and he is able to present his sideline comments and musings without appearing to stand on a soapbox. Two highlights of this volume are Amory's response to his classmates' appeal for a donation to their class fund and the final chapter, with his heartfelt perspective on pet loss. Despite its rambling style, The Best Cat Ever will have animal lovers everywhere lapping it up like a bowl of warm milk. - Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L., Wis. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist The eponymous feline is, of course, Polar Bear, the stray Amory adopted in The Cat Who Came for Christmas (1987) and celebrated in The Cat and the Curmudgeon (1990). But as the new book opens, the venerable puss has "been with" Amory for 14 years: no one quite knows how old he was when he was snatched from the snow on Christmas Eve. So after Amory strolls down a pre-Polar Bear memory lane--with his usual entertaining tales and ever-so-catty comments about places (Milton Academy and Harvard), people (Kate Hepburn, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and other celebrities), and publications (the Saturday Evening Post and TV Guide)--he gets down to brass tacks: the medical problems that beset man and beast in their later years. Amory and Polar Bear both suffer from arthritis; Amory is hit by a truck; and Polar Bear develops serious kidney problems. As pompous as Amory's prose can be, his love and respect for the critter with whom he lived for a decade and a half are palpable. Another review: With the the same sly humor and deep affection that have enchanted readers of Cleveland Amory's earlier, bestselling accounts of his adventures with his curmudgeonly cat, Polar Bear, the author here reflects on his life and on the many ways in which it was enriched by fifteen years of his feline friend's companionship. The Best Cat Ever is Amory's best book ever -- the witty and wise conclusion to a wonderful love story. Time Warner Audiobooks 1-57042-003-3 / 9781570420030
Audio Cassette Boxed Program As New Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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THE BEST CAT EVER
Amory, Cleveland
1993 43591 he story of Polar Bear, the stray cat rescued by Amory in 1978, began with the best-selling The Cat Who Came for Christmas ( LJ 10/1/87) and continued with The Cat and the Curmudgeon ( LJ 8/1/90). It reaches its inevitable conclusion here. However, readers expecting multiple cat stories and a continuation of the Amory-Polar Bear antics may be disappointed. Most of the book concerns Amory's reflections on his life (i.e., his class reunion at Harvard) and his views on humane issues (not surprising when you realize he founded the Fund for Animals). Luckily, Amory is a very readable writer, and he is able to present his sideline comments and musings without appearing to stand on a soapbox. Two highlights of this volume are Amory's response to his classmates' appeal for a donation to their class fund and the final chapter, with his heartfelt perspective on pet loss. Despite its rambling style, The Best Cat Ever will have animal lovers everywhere lapping it up like a bowl of warm milk. - Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L., Wis. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist The eponymous feline is, of course, Polar Bear, the stray Amory adopted in The Cat Who Came for Christmas (1987) and celebrated in The Cat and the Curmudgeon (1990). But as the new book opens, the venerable puss has "been with" Amory for 14 years: no one quite knows how old he was when he was snatched from the snow on Christmas Eve. So after Amory strolls down a pre-Polar Bear memory lane--with his usual entertaining tales and ever-so-catty comments about places (Milton Academy and Harvard), people (Kate Hepburn, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and other celebrities), and publications (the Saturday Evening Post and TV Guide)--he gets down to brass tacks: the medical problems that beset man and beast in their later years. Amory and Polar Bear both suffer from arthritis; Amory is hit by a truck; and Polar Bear develops serious kidney problems. As pompous as Amory's prose can be, his love and respect for the critter with whom he lived for a decade and a half are palpable. Little Brown & Co 0-316-03744-3 / 9780316037440
Hardcover As New Condition Boston
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The Cat and the Curmudgeon
Amory, Cleveland
2002 02873429 Having been introduced in a previous collection of essays, here the famous cat Polar Bear must cope with celebrity; his owner Cleveland Amory carries the search for Polar Bear's horoscope to no less a source than the First Lady; and however unlikely, romance comes into Amory's life and Polar Bear takes matters into his own paws. Cleveland Amory was no pussycat. The author of such social histories as The Proper Bostonians and Who Killed Society? he had, in fact, a carefully cultivated reputation for being a dyed-in-the-wool curmudgeon. His one weakness: a bedraggled white feline named Polar Bear, in every way his grumpy equal, whom he found one Christmas. Amory's essays on being owned by this persnickety puss are celebrated for their charm and hilarity. The author founded the Fund for Animals in 1967. 295 pages. Back Bay Books 0316090034 / 9780316090032
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