A street cat named bob is an international sensation landing on the bestseller list in england for 52 consecutive weeks and selling in 26 countries around the world when street musician james bowen found an injured cat curled up in the hallway of his apartment building he had no idea how much his life was about to change james was living . Books about the street cat who had saved james by turning him away from a life of drugs and homelessness have sold eight million copies in 40 languages and been adapted into two movies. A friend recommended the book a street cat named bob and how he saved my life by james bowen this true story was a combination of sad hopeful heart warming and inspiring i also watched the movie which followed pretty closely to the book it was truly an entertaining book. Street cat bob owner james bowen 41 is raising funds for a gbp250k memorial to the cat who died in june film maker has privately accused him of fraudulent fund raising saying it rang alarm . A street cat named bob is an international sensation landing on the bestseller list in england for 52 consecutive weeks and selling in 26 countries around the world when street musician james bowen found an injured cat curled up in the hallway of his apartment building he had no idea how much his life was about to change james was living