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Thank you to everyone who suggested books. Voting ends at midnight this Wednesday, and I'll announce the book the next morning. I’ve included brief publishers' blurbs to help you make your choice. In the meantime, we’re discussing the last section of Walden (see the front page), and we'll read in in-betweener for this coming Monday, which I’ll announce in a couple days.

Blurbs:

Animal Liberation - Peter Singer [368pg]

Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism"—our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals—inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them.

In Animal Liberation, author Peter Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's "factory farms" and product-testing procedures—destroying the spurious justifications behind them, and offering alternatives to what has become a profound environmental and social as well as moral issue. An important and persuasive appeal to conscience, fairness, decency, and justice, it is essential reading for the supporter and the skeptic alike.

A History of the Cuban Revolution - Aviva Chomsky [224pg]

A History of the Cuban Revolution presents a concise socio-historical account of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, an event that continues to spark debate 50 years later. Balances a comprehensive overview of the political and economic events of the revolution with a look at the revolution’s social impact Provides a lively, on-the-ground look at the lives of ordinary people Features both U.S. and Cuban perspectives to provide a complete and well-rounded look at the revolution and its repercussions Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it Selected as a 2011 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE

A Nation and Not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913-23 – Diarmaid Ferriter