European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 Sfefe-es1 ? a it a for. Its hard to be with a cat around the Cul and the curmudgeon by Cleveland Amory Little drown-$17.95 Joyce Mcclurg Hartford Conn Conran Lor anybody who had Ever been owned by. A cat As the author himself liked to put it Cleveland Amory a 1987 Best seller a the cat who came for Christmas Quot was deeply satisfying a Akin to the Yule tide conversion of Eben Czar Scrooge. I Leric was a confirmed dog Lover spending a snowy Christmas eve More than a decade ago rescuing a seared injured starving dirty stray cat from a dark alleyway in new York City. Amory took the unfriendly creature Back to his apart a rent a after the cat got in a Good Rake or two across his rescuers face a until a Home could be found for him. A funny thing happened. Polar Bear decided to stay. The touching and humorous Story of the first year Amory and Polar Bear now a very White and proper cat spent together continues to be a / smash in paperback. . Is Back As Independent As Ever in Amory s new Book a the cat and the curmudgeon a / a bit of a curmudgeon himself docs not enjoy his new found celebrity Amory reports in the first chapter of his new Book. And now with a second Bonk the celebrity Situ Alum a could get even worse for him and i think in his dark Little dim mind he has some kind of inkling of it a Amory joked during an interview in the new York Headquarters of the fund for animals Cleveland Amoy with his cat. The Anima rights organization Amory founded in i%7. A. the cat and the curmudgeon Quot Amory is the a first to admit is a very different Book from its predecessor a there s More curmudgeon than cat in Sis pages. Its filled with Amory anecdotes about the child Prodigy who beat him at chess his first and Only film role and the time lie burned a Hole in an antique desk owned by the father of Nancy Davis later the first . But Polar Bear is never far away even if he is hiding under the bed. There Are chapters on astrological sign the mail he got after Amo Rye a i list Book i800 j letters and his Knack for scaring off Amory a female friends. A Al ies in wonderful shape,1�?T Amory says of the cat whose age is a mystery although his owner guesses it is Between 12 and 14. A the spent Las night on the bed with me while i watched to. We the final word on Many a the ultimate dog Book by David Taylor Simon and schuster 240 pp., $29.95. Kevin Cowherd Baltimore. Evening Sun Van at first glance this Coffee table edition by David Taylor seemed like a fitting read for this correspondent. R since i am he said modestly the Multi a mate dog Lover. A a this is a Book that celebrates dogs. Big dogs. Little dogs shaggy dogs dumb dogs smart dogs More than 100 International Breeds and varieties the color photographs by Dave King and Jane Burton that accompany each full Page profile Are stunning. Included in each profile is a detailed history of the Breed along with a look at the Breeds temperament personality and physical 1 \ of the Saluki for instance Taylor writes Quot this svelte and Graceful dog is extremely fast and agile the bedouin of Southern Arabia still use Salukis and Falcons to capture prey such As Gazelles and bustards. The Saluki Hunts by sight not by scent and with its blistering turn of Speed can run do Van virtually any i did no to know that the ultimate dog Lover was impressed. Aside from the profiles another outstanding feature of a the ultimate dog books is the extensive Section in dog care which offers practical advice on everything from choosing a Breed and setting up a dogs diet to grooming travel training showing and health card / a a a a a Taylor a veterinary surgeon and the author of other books on both Domestic and wild animals including a you and your dog a a a zoo vet adventures of a wild animal doctor and a my animal kingdom Orie by one has put together an entertaining and in formative Book about the Superior to the cat i might add. Cats Are basically evil Little creatures with no personality and even less soul Content to stare cold heatedly out the window and tear at the drapes when not engaged in trying to nip the Finger of the nearest person or Pluck out the Odd eyeball or two of the nearest dog. A cat a and this has been Well documented in countless studies although the specific names of these studies elude me just now a is More or less a time bomb wailing to go off. A All Hoigh a the ultimate dog books is a com. Had a wonderful if that does no to sound very curmudgeonly its because Amory really is a big Softie. But his mock Gruft manner makes him an amusing conversationalist. Eventually the conversation wends its Way around to the subject of animal rights a topic �?~amory1 tackles with a Good Deal less Jovia Lity. He is angered by Hunters and research laboratories and fur wearers. He is critical of a chemotherapy hair loss study using rats not because he so loves rats but because of the a life Force Issue and a the torture involved and he favors telling fur Wear ers they look fat Over damaging the coat. Amory whose Long journalistic career includes stints at the saturday evening Post no cd so a today show to guide and Parade Magazine was spurred into the animal rights movement Many years ago at a bullfight in Mexico where he was infuriated by the Matador a strutting around the ring holding up the Bult s ears and despite his longtime activism Amory 73, Cau. Tons against he thinks the animal rights movement has come a Long Way in raising the Public a consciousness but says a i done to think we have gone too far and i think we have a Long Way logo.�?�. For All the controversial and worthy fund for animals projects it May be the Small individual Story of Amory and Polar Bear that moves the most hearts. A a Amory muses for a moment on the future time when his cat will no longer be with him. The loss maybe All the harder to hear because of what pets they arc Here Quot he says. A a i think for the tiny size they Are for the Short life they arc gifts to us that arc incomparable with any other affection in the world., just incomparable. People who Haven to experienced never really understand it who pc not been Able to have it i am really sorry for quota. V a a the Book is stars and stripes bookstores. Bendable Eliot Jim obliged to report a serious character flaw in Taylor a a he also wrote a the ultimate cat Samedy Rice Quot olt 7e5sta,s a Quot a stt8 books to at the disc to plus a sunday. December 16, to
