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As Street Cat Bob and James spend a cold and challenging December on the streets together, James once more draws strength and inspiration from his extraordinary cat—learning important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the day James rescued a street cat abandoned in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, they began a friendship which has transformed both their lives and, through the bestselling books \u003ci\u003eA Street Cat Named Bob\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe World According to Bob\u003c\/i\u003e, touched millions around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new story of their journey together, \u003ci\u003eA Gift from Bob\u003c\/i\u003e, James looks back at the last Christmas they spent scraping a living on the streets and how Bob helped him through one of his toughest times—providing strength, friendship and inspiration but also teaching him important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders who fell in love with Dewey and Marley, as well as the hundreds of thousands of fans who read \u003ci\u003eA Street Cat Named Bob\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe World According to Bob\u003c\/i\u003e, will be eager to read the next chapters in the life of James and Bob.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/james-bowen-books\"\u003eJames Bowen\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250077332\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £5.01","offer_id":47915309695153,"sku":"SB-1250077338-C2","price":5.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1250077338.jpg?v=1789227941"},{"product_id":"a-street-cat-named-bob-how-one-man-and-his-cat-found-hope-on-the-streets-bob-1","title":"A Street Cat Named Bob: How one man and his cat found hope on the streets (Bob, 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/james-bowen-books\"\u003eJames Bowen\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ｈｏｄｄｅｒ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781444737110\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ｈｏｄｄｅｒ","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47915870421169,"sku":"SB-1444737112-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1444737112_7a0f5480-4065-4fb7-957b-c2cd79b0ab93.jpg?v=1790306831"},{"product_id":"bob-no-ordinary-cat","title":"Bob: No Ordinary Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003eA special edition for children age 11 and above, featuring 8 pages of photographs. 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