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The Fast Food Craze: Wreaking Havoc on Our Bodies and Our Animals 13 reviews Tina Volpe
Canyon Publishing, LLC, 2005
A must read!
+ Fallen Angel Reviews + Good Reminder
I loved this book. The stories about the animals saving lives were wonderful. I will not eat fast food again, nor will I partake in the cruelty involved in the way animals are raised for food. Why don't most Americans know about these horrors! I was shocked and really enlightened at what goes ...
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Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish 347 reviews Mark R. Levin
Pocket Books, 2007
heartwarming
+ Thoughts on "Sprite"
As an owner of an older dog, this book had me in tears the entire time. While it's not eloquently written and rather short, it just hit me in the heart. The love this man has for this little dog is one that any true dog lover can relate to. The way he had to face Sprite's fate was very real. It's a ...
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Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World, a Guide for Activists and Their Allies (Flashpoint) 3 reviews Pattrice Jones
Lantern Books, 2007
The REAL 'War on Terra'
+ Essential Reading for Therapists and Trauma Survivors + Essential Reading for Activists and the People Who Care About Them
AFTERSHOCK: CONFRONTING TRAUMA IN A VIOLENT WORLD -> A GUIDE FOR ACTIVISTS AND THEIR ALLIES is psychotherapist/radical progressive activist pattrice jones's gift to her fellow activists and allies. In it, she imparts her plans for the REAL 'war on terror' - "the struggle for a world in which ...
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I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA 24 reviews I Am An Animal-Story of Ingrid Newkirk & Peta
HBO HOME VIDEO, 2008
An engrossing portrait every animal lover should see
+ Very Informative + i am an animal + Great film
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Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals 20 reviews Steven Wise, Introduction by Jane Good
Basic Books, 2001
A step in the right direction
+ Animals Deserve More Legal Rights! + Rights Are Won, Not Awarded + Logical, Articulate, Compelling
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VegNews 7 reviews
VegNews
Wonderful Vegan Magazine
+ If you are into health, you should enjoy this magazine + best veg mag there is! + Why so expensive? + Best veg*n magazine
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Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money 29 reviews Erik Marcus
Brio Press, 2005
One of the best books for activists
+ Fantastic! Meat Market should be evey animal activist's bible. + Dismantling Animal Agriculture + The "Show-Me" State
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook 193 reviews Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press, 2007
Mountains of Yumba!
+ Vegan cooking for EVERYONE! + Book bought as gift
After a petty lacto-ovo veg existence, I finally mustered the courage to go vegan. It was one of my better decisions--unlike my idea to crochet frogs for everyone on my xmas list. This book facilitated my happy transition, diversified my pantry and greatly improved my cooking's street cred. It ...
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Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights 15 reviews Steven M. Wise, 2003
Succeeds brilliantly
+ A fascinating read on animal cognition + Fascinating exploration of nonhuman animal cognition + Pratical solution to animal rights + I never looked back
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An Unnatural Order: Roots of Our Destruction of Nature 12 reviews Jim Mason
Lantern Books, 2005
A roadmap for the 21st Century
+ As a Biologist, I Had my Head Turned around by this Book + An Unnatural Order should be required reading in highschool. + Brilliant... + A 'must read' for anyone who cares about nature and animals
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Predatory Bureaucracy: The Extermination of Wolves And the Transformation of the West 3 reviews Michael J. Robinson
University Press of Colorado, 2005
I recommend this book for anyone concerned with the environment.
+ HOWLING TO THE CHOIR:
I recommend this book for anyone concerned with the environment and the effect of government policies on the environment. It is an impressive, well-written scholarly work. It traces national and local policies toward (against) wolves from the mid-19th century to the present. The research is ...
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Animal Revolution: Changing Attitudes Towards Speciesism 2 reviews Richard D. Ryder
Berg Publishers, 2000
Fascinating. Thought provoking. Unique. A mine of info.
+ The coming of vegetarian civilization
This is a fascinating book. It traces the whole history of the relationship between humans and animals and the development of the movement in recent decades to protect animals. Philosophers have led the current revival of interest in animal rights. In Europe the issue has gone further and a mass of ...
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The Corporation 178 reviews Ray Anderson (II), Pope John XXIII
Zeitgeist Films, 2005
Sobering look at how big business & big government are . . .
+ A must see/read. A very well researched and rather frightening eye opening doc and book. + Highly recommended! + Rhe Corporation
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Making Kind Choices: Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth- and Animal-Friendly Living Ingrid Newkirk
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Choosing a compassionate lifestyle that makes you feel good and positively impacts on the environment and on animals has never been easier. In this practical and accessible handbook, loaded with resources for all products that are mentioned, Ingrid Newkirk presents fabulous options that will not only enhance your life, but those of your neighbors, your community, animals, and the earth itself. ...
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The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery 11 reviews Marjorie Spiegel
Mirror Books, 1997
Every human MUST read this -
+ Powerful enlightening book + A quick and enlightening read + The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery + A must read for anyone interested in the subject
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Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals 12 reviews Anthony J. Nocella II
Lantern Books, 2004
Taking action for the animals
+ best book on animal liberation + Superb! + Outstanding Philosophy Book + wonderful
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Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions 5 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
The New Standard
+ A balanced and insightful book + Good survey of hot topics + refreshingly new perspectives + Contains an important "fragment" from Catharine MacKinnon
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Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect 3 reviews Marc Bekoff
Shambhala, 2007
what we share with other creatures
+ absolutely wonderful book
What makes us similar to animals? What makes us different from animals? What makes us different from each other, especially those who do not share our emotions or thought patterns?
The author indicates that emotions are especially significant in sharing experience, and in deciding with whom we ...
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The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They ... 18 reviews Marc Bekoff
New World Library, 2007
Scientific truths written for the lay audience
+ Chapters draw important connections between animal emotional lives and the purpose behind animal emotions + The Emotional Lives of Animals + Emotional LIves of Animals
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Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights 8 reviews Tom Regan, Jeffery Moussaieff Masson
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005
Taking the place of Singer's 'Animal Liberation'
+ A noteworthy and valid call to action + Good introduction to author's idea of Animal Rights
I honestly can not think of a book that I have enjoyed more than this one in my lifetime. I am already an ARA, but I think this book is written in a way that it would be a perfect choice for someone asking the question, "What exactly is animal rights, and what do animal rights activists want us to ...
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