Bibliograph

Committed, a rabble-rouser's memoir, Dan Mathews

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Committed, a rabble-rouser's memoir, Dan Mathews

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Committed

Oclc number

122940511

Responsibility statement

Dan Mathews

Sub title

a rabble-rouser's memoir

Summary

A bold, offbeat, globe-trotting memoir that shows how the most ridiculed punching bag in high school became a crusader for the most downtrodden individuals of all--animals. Mathews recounts the random incidents and soul-searching that inspired a reluctant party boy to devote his life to a cause, without ever abandoning his sense of mischief and fun. As the irreverent force behind the colorful crusades carried out by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), one of the most effective and enduring pressure groups in the world, he has strutted naked before a fur convention in Tokyo, halted GM's use of animals in crash tests by storming the carmaker's float in the Rose Parade dressed as a rabbit, and crashed a fashion show in Milan dressed as a priest. With self-deprecating wit and candor, Mathews reveals all the edgy details of his unorthodox coming-of-age and equally outrageous career.--From publisher description

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