- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada (Oct 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385659385
- ISBN-13: 978-0385659383
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#31,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #22 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Ecology > Animals > Mammals
- #22 in Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Mammals
- #27 in Books > Home & Garden > Animal Care & Pets > Cats
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With the publication of the aptly titled Cats I Have Known and Loved, it's obvious that Pierre Berton--prolific author, famed historian, and Companion of the Order of Canada--has been having the country on for years. Despite his reputation as the sober, stoic composer of weighty historical tomes, in reality the Yukon-born octogenarian is a big, quivering sucker for felines. He's an equal opportunity cat lover, too--pure-breeds and mongrels have all touched Berton's soul over the years and been accorded buckets of attention. Now they get their own book. Berton chronologically charts his lifelong fascination with cats, from his childhood days following comic book characters like Felix the Cat and Krazy Kat, up to his most recent brood of Ruby, the Spook, and Tail Light, the latter nicknamed for the dash of white fur on the tip of its tail. Along the way, we learn of the author's peculiar affection for tabbies, his penchant for adding rum to milk saucers, and his armchair theories on why cats do what they do. And we meet scores of kittens, a revolving door of family cats, strays, the famed pusses of Parliament Hill, the cat that looked like Hitler, and incredibly, the 480 (!) cats housed in a single Kingston home by Jack and Donna Wright, who emerge as only slightly wingier than Berton in their obsession. Indeed, Berton's unchecked passion is a revelation. Consider, for instance, that he once seriously pondered breeding Siamese cats as an excuse for keeping bunches of the beauties around the house. Various home photos dot the pages as do lovely illustrations of cats by Berton himself. But what really makes Cats I Have Known and Loved--ahem--purr is Berton's winking humour and unabashed reverence for his subject matter, even though the subjects themselves would just as soon roll over and go back to sleep. Barring the presence of kibble, of course. --Kim Hughes
Review
“Berton unleashes a mongrel collection of lively cat tales -- many amusing enough to hold readers who hate the hairball-spewing beasts.” -- Maclean’s
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