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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.99
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Manufacturer: Mirror Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Marjorie Spiegel
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Publisher: Mirror Books
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Edition: 3rd,Revised & enlarged
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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.3620973
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Publication Date: 1997-04
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Price: $24.98
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Sale: $15.28
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Manufacturer: Prometheus Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Bernard E. Rollin
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Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 179.3
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Publication Date: 2006-09-30
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Reading Level: 400
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Description: "Professor Rollin is a serious man with an important message. He asks us not only to recognize that those who use animals have obligations for their care and respect, but also to translate this recognition into new habits. What he asks is reasonable and timely." – Journal of the American Medical Association It’s been more than two decades since the first edition of this landmark book garnered public accolades for its sensitive yet honest and forthright approach to the many disquieting questions surrounding the emotional debate over animal rights. Is moral concern something owed by human beings only to human beings? Drawing upon his philosophical expertise, his extensive experience of working with animal issues all over the world, and his knowledge of biological science, Bernard E. Rollin—now widely recognized as the father of veterinary ethics—develops a compelling analysis of animal rights as it is emerging in society. The result is a sound basis for rational discussion and social policy development in this area of rapidly growing concern. He believes that society must elevate the moral status of animals and protect their rights as determined by their natures. His public speaking and published works have contributed to passage of major federal legislation designed to increase the well-being of laboratory animals. This new third edition is greatly expanded and includes a new chapter on animal agriculture, plus additional discussions of animal law, companion animal issues, genetic engineering, animal pain, animal research, and many other topics.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $11.99
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Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jay B. McDaniel
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 231.7
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Publication Date: 1989-11
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Reading Level: 172
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Price: $27.50
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Sale: $17.20
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Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Frances Bartkowski
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.83
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Publication Date: 2008-08-26
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: Since DNA has replaced blood as the medium through which we establish kinship, how do we determine with whom we are kin? Who counts among those we care for? The distinction between these categories is constantly in flux. How do we come to decide those we may kiss and those we may kill? Focusing on narratives of kinship as they are defined in contemporary film, literature, and news media, Frances Bartkowski discusses the impact of "stories of origin" on our regard for nonhuman species. She locates the role of "totems and taboos" in forming and re-forming kinship categories-groupings that enable us to tie the personal to the social-and explores the bestiary, among the oldest of literary forms. The bestiary is the realm in which we allegorize the place of humans and other species, a menagerie encompassing animals we know as well as human-animal chimeras and other beings that challenge the "natural" order of the world. Yet advances in reproductive technologies, the mapping of genomes, and the study of primates continually destabilize these categories and recast the dynamic between the natural and the cultural. Bartkowski highlights the arbitrariness of traditional kinship arrangements and asks us to rethink our notions of empathy and ethics. She shows how current dialogues concerning ethics and desire determine contemporary attitudes toward issues of care, and suggests a new framework for negotiating connection and conflict.
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $25.69
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Manufacturer: Berg Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Berg Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 179.3
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Publication Date: 2007-04-03
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: The study of animals - and the relationship between humans and other animals - is now one of the most fiercely debated topics in contemporary science and culture. Animals have a long history in human society, providing food, labour, sport and companionship as well as becoming objects for exhibit. More contemporary uses extend to animals as therapy and in scientific testing. As natural habitats continue to be destroyed, the rights of animals to co-exist on the planet - and their symbolic power as a connection between humans and the natural world - are ever more hotly contested. The Animals Reader brings together the key classic and contemporary writings from Philosophy, Ethics, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Environmental Studies, History, Law and Science. As the first book of its kind, The Animals Reader provides a framework for understanding the current state of the multidisciplinary field of animal studies. This anthology will be invaluable for students across the Humanities and Social Sciences as well as for general readers. |
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $6.89
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Manufacturer: Quill Driver Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jennifer Horsman::Jaime Flowers
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Publisher: Quill Driver Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 613.262
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Publication Date: 2006-10-01
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: Please Don't Eat the Animals: All the Reasons You Need to Be a Vegetarian is an exciting and provocative new book on the universal benefits of being a vegetarian.
Authors Horsman and Flowers detail the many reasons for the burgeoning movement toward a plant-based diet in four short, interesting, easy-to-digest sections:
Health: Nowhere is the appeal of vegetarianism reflected more than in health issues. Scientists and doctors have begun drawing the connection between meat-laden diets and consumers most serious health problems.
Environment: Livestock farming accounts for over half of both fresh water and ocean pollution. It significantly affects air pollution, deforestation especially of rain forests and the decimation of wildlife.
Animal Welfare: Animal welfare issues have gained prominence in recent years. Animal rights/ethics courses have emerged on university campuses, even in law schools. Please Don't Eat The Animals reveals the plight of animals on factory farms, a sad and troubling picture indeed.
Religious and Spiritual Injunctions: Fresh and original, this section points to the fact that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have strong injunctions against cruelty to animals. All Hindus are vegetarians. Mohammed said, "Whoever is kind to the creatures of God is kind to himself." And, according to the Buddha, "The eating of meat extinguishes the great seed of compassion."
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Price: $22.50
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Sale: $14.13
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Manufacturer: University of Missouri Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jeffrey P. Bonner
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Publisher: University of Missouri Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 590.73
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Publication Date: 2006-04-21
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Reading Level: 309
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Description: Written by the president of the nation's number-one zoo, "Sailing with Noah" is an intensely personal, behind-the-scenes look at modern zoos. Jeffrey P. Bonner, who was trained as an anthropologist and came to the zoo world quite by accident, shares some of the most compelling stories ever told about contemporary zoos. The stories jump between zoos in different cities and between countries on different continents. Some are fun and funny. Others, like the following, are sad, even tragic. Pete Hoskins, the director of the Philadelphia Zoo, is in bed, sound asleep, when his phone rings...'There's been a fire in the World of Primates,' he is told. 'You've got to get over here.' Whatever he has been dreaming, it is nothing like the nightmare he will find now that he is awake...'They're all gone. They're all gone.' All of the animals in the building - the gorillas, the lemurs, the orangutans, and the gibbons - all twenty-three of them are dead. Written in a lively, accessible style, "Sailing with Noah" explores the role of zoos in today's society and their future as institutions of education, conservation, and entertainment. Along the way, Bonner relates a variety of true stories about animals and those who care for them (or abuse them), offering his perspective on heavily publicized incidents and describing less-well-known events with compassion and humor in turn. By bringing the stories of the animals' lives before us, Bonner gives them a voice. He strongly believes that zoos must act for living things, and he argues that conservation is a shared responsibility of all mankind. This book helps us to understand why biodiversity is important and what it means to be a steward of life on earth. From the day-to-day aspects of caring for some of the world's most exotic creatures to the role of zoos as field conservation organizations, saving wild things in wild places, this book takes the reader on an incredible journey - a journey that begins within the zoo and continues around the globe. Everyone - from zoo visitors to animal lovers to professional conservationists, the young and old alike - will be fascinated by this extraordinary book.
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Price: $10.00
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Sale: $6.00
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Manufacturer: Vegetarian Advocates Press/Lantern Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Stephen R. Kaufman::Nathan Braun
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Publisher: Vegetarian Advocates Press/Lantern Books
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Publication Date: 2002-08-10
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Reading Level: 104
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Description: Good News for All Creation notes that plant-based diets reflect the love, compassion, and peace of Christ, and they constitute good, responsible stewardship of God's Creation. Using traditional Christian teachings, the authors make a compelling case that, if Jesus were among us today, he would choose to be vegetarian.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $22.23
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Manufacturer: Open Court Publishing Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Richard A. Young
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Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 241.693
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Publication Date: 1998-09
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Reading Level: 187
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Description: Is God a Vegetarian? is one of the most complete explorations of vegetarianism in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Young, a linguistics and New Testament scholar, attempts to answer the question being asked with greater and greater frequency: "Are Christians morally obligated to be vegetarians?"Many people are confused about the apparent mixed messages within the Bible. On the one hand, God prescribes a vegetarian diet in the Garden of Eden and the apocalyptic visions of Isaiah and John imply the restoration of a vegetarian diet. However, it is also clear that God permits, Jesus partakes in, and Paul sanctions the eating of flesh. Does the Bible give any clear guidance?Close readings of key biblical texts pertaining to dietary customs, vegetarianism, and animal rights make up the substance of the book. Rather than ignoring or offering a literal, twentieth-century interpretation of the passages, the author analyzes the voices of these conflicting dietary motifs within their own social contexts. Interwoven throughout these readings are discussions of contemporary issues, such as animal testing and experimentation, the fur industry, raising animals in factories, and the effects of meat-eating on human health.Thirteen chapters cover such topics as -- the vegetarian diet in the Garden of Eden -- the clothing of the first humans in animal skins -- God's permitting humans to eat meat -- animal sacrifice -- the dietary habits of Jesus and the early apostles -- Paul's condemnation of vegetarianism as heresy -- the dietary views of the early church fathers -- the peaceable kingdom.The author provides two vegetarian recipes at the end of each chapter. An epilogueincludes guidelines for becoming a vegetarian and a recommended reading list.Insightful and challenging, Is God a Vegetarian? poses provocative questions for vegetarians, Christians, and anyone reflecting upon her personal choices and ethical role in our world today.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $10.91
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Manufacturer: Healing Connection
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Elizabeth Severino
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Publisher: Healing Connection
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Dewey Decimal Number: 591
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Publication Date: 2002-08-15
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Reading Level: 142
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Description: This book, presented by a skilled animal communicator and spiritual healer, gifts the clarity and perspective of the animals' viewpoints on dying, death, and euthanasia, to loving care-persons wanting to make conscious decisions involving the lives of animal companions entrusted to them, thereby minimizing grief and dispelling doubt. Told from the perspective of the author's life experiences and loving stories from the animals, the basic message of the book is one of love everlasting, eternal and infinite spirits in finite bodies; and that the correct knowing and correct action for the well-being of our beloved animal friends will come from the compassion and mercy of a loving heart. The book includes processes to connect with this knowing, to help guide.
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