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A best-selling author, his social history trilogy of The Proper Bostonians, The Last Resorts and Who Killed Society? are considered classics. But he is better known recently for a trio of books inspired by "Polar Bear", a snow-white cat he found on the streets of New York City one Christmas Eve: The Cat Who Came for Christmas, which was a bestseller, The Cat and the Curmudgeon and The Best Cat Ever. Amory started his career as the youngest editor ever of The Saturday Evening Post, and later did radio commentary as the "Curmudgeon at Large". Amory, who died October 14 at age 81, will be buried next to Polar Bear at Black Beauty Ranch, a 1000 acre sanctuary he founded for abused animals -- his lifelong cause. From This is True for 11 October 1998 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Cleveland Amory List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $19.99 Editorial Review: In the wake of his #1 bestseller The Cat Who Came for Christmas-now a perennial holiday classic-Cleveland Amory recorded the further adventures of Polar Bear, the feisty stray cat who adopted him one Christmas Eve, in these two heartwarming bestsellers that received worldwide acclaim.  By: Cleveland Amory List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $11.01 Editorial Review: Tis the night before Christmas when a self-described curmudgeon rescues a bedraggled feline from a snowy New York City alley. Thus begins this tale of a man and his cator, rather, of a cat and his mana touching, timeless, and inspiring story about the animal/human bond and the spirit of the holiday season.  By: Cleveland Amory List Price: $15.99 Amazon Price: $15.99 Editorial Review: Despite his hard-knock beginnings, Polar Bear is finicky about his newfound fame. Will nine lives be enough for him to answer all his fan mail? This tale of two curmudgeons will tickle the fancy of everyone who has ever been owned by a cat. And it doesn't end here-Polar Bear's fans won't want to miss the third and most poignant installment of the trilogy: The Best Cat Ever.  By: Julie Hoffman Marshall List Price: $17.50 Amazon Price: $13.65 Editorial Review: In this heart-wrenching book, Julie Marshall chronicles the life of Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer, from his creation of the Fund for Animals to the amazing "Army of the Kind"- airlifiting 500 burros set to be slaughtered from the depths of the Grand Canyon.  By: Cleveland Amory List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $15.00 |
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