Who's Who of Cats [Paperback]

John R.F. Breen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 1994

Warm, funny, and compulsively readable, Who's Who of Cats introduces America to the cats next door. Meet Pretty Boy Floyd of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a real people-cat who disputes the adage that a dog is man's best friend. Tabitha of Glens Falls, New York, a bug-catching calico. And Ashes, a half-Siamese from Martinsburg, West Virginia, who's favorite pastime is to hide in closets and scare people. Plus hundreds more loopy, big-hearted, feisty cats immortalized by their owners in short biographies that have now been assembled in one heartwarming book that any cat lover is sure to love.

Adapted from the author's own Who's Who of Animals -- the pet "who's who" that's received national attention from USA Today to The New York Times -- here are America's best cat stories in a chunky, 496-page compendium.

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From the Back Cover

THERE ARE 59 MILLION CAT STORIES IN AMERICA.

HERE ARE 496 OF THEM.

There's Boots Hughes, the ankle-biter from El Segundo, California. Hogan of Salt Lake City-blood donor, ice cream fancier, all-around hero. "Bad cat" Mojo Salvo of Arlington, Virginia, who loves soft expensive food that she washes down with fresh toilet water. Pixie of Balwin, Missouri, a loving calico who wakes her owner at 5:00 A.M. every morning with a fish-breath kiss. Not to mention Picasso DeProspo, Gluck, Spook Kessinger, Daisy Young, Giggles, and hundreds more.

They're all the cats next door-America's loopy, feisty, bighearted cats, immortalized by their owners in one compulsively readable book.

About the Author

John R. F. Breen is a pet lover from Durham, North Carolina, who one day got the funny idea of compiling a Who's Who of animals. "My family thought it was a crazy idea," he told The Denver Post, but he now works full time on the project, which is updated annually. He is the author of Who's Who of Dogs and Who's Who of Cats.

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 5, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563056291
• ISBN-13: 978-1563056291
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,586,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "WHO'S WHO OF CATS" Edited by John R.F. Breen, July 21, 2010

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Regina Clark "Teerex" (Grants Pass, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Who of Cats (Paperback)

This book -- purchased at Amazon.com -- is a collection of 496 true cat stories, written by their owners. Each anecdote takes just one short page, and is usually accompanied by a very small black and white (mostly gray-toned) photo of the cat. The stories are as varied as their writers/cats. They basically relate how their cat or cats were acquired (sometimes under the most bizarre, even horrendous conditions). They then go on to describe how it affected, influenced, or changed their lives, the lives of their families and other household pets. Their antics often strange and quirky. The stories cover a broad range of styles and moods, ranging from dramatic, strange, sad, humorous, surprising, and fulfilling. This feline compendium is a cat-lover's delight and great fun to read.
Regina Clark