Cleveland Amory





Cleveland Amory

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born
September 02, 1917 in The United States

died
October 14, 1998

gender
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About this author

Cleveland Amory was an American author who devoted his life to promoting animal rights. He was perhaps best known for his books about his cat, named Polar Bear, whom he saved from the Manhattan streets on Christmas Eve 1977. The executive director of the Humane Society of the United States described Amory as „the founding father of the modern animal protection movement.“


Average rating: 3.82 · 1,796 ratings · 165 reviews · 24 distinct works
The Cat Who Came for Christ...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,122 ratings — published 1987 — 22 editions
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The Cat and the Curmudgeon
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions
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The Best Cat Ever/ The Cat ...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
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The Best Cat Ever
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions
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Ranch of Dreams: The Countr...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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The Proper Bostonians
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1947 — 4 editions
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Man Kind?: Our Incredible W...
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1974
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Who Killed Society?
4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings2 editions
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The Last Resorts
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1973
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1902 Sears, Roebuck & Co. C...
4.88 of 5 stars 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1902 — 3 editions
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More books by Cleveland Amory…
The Cat Who Came for Christmas The Cat and the Curmudgeon The Best Cat Ever
Compleat Cat (3 books)
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3.770006724949563 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,487 ratings
“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.”
Cleveland Amory, The Cat Who Came for Christmas

“One of the ways in which cats show happiness is by sleeping.”
Cleveland Amory, The Cat Who Came for Christmas

“You won't find the word happy in any self-respecting grumbler's dictionary, no matter it's Christmas Eve or the any other day.”
Cleveland Amory, The Cat Who Came for Christmas

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