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Committed : A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir
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Committed
Author(s): Dan Mathews
Committed is a bold, offbeat, globe-trotting memoir that shows how the most ridiculed punching bag in high school became an internationally renowned crusader for the most downtrodden individuals of all -- animals. This irresistibly entertaining book recounts the unorthodox coming-of-age that inspired a reluctant party boy to devote his life to a cause, without ever abandoning his sense of mischief and fun.
Mathews is the irreverent force behind the colorful crusades carried out by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), making animal rights the "it" cause with campaigns involving nude protestors, odd costumes, and celebrities as diverse as Pamela Anderson and Sir Paul McCartney. With self-deprecating wit and candor, he reveals the edgy details of his outrageous career, which has found him arrested naked on the streets of Hong Kong, dressed as a carrot outside grade schools in Iowa (where he was pelted with luncheon meats), and impersonating a priest to crash a fashion show in Milan.
From the rock scene in Hollywood and London to the inner sanctums of New York high fashion and from jails in Boston to a psychiatric ward in Paris, Committed spotlights the adventures life can offer when you don't abandon your ideals and imagination with your youth.
Review(s):
"Smart, silly, and downright readable, with unstoppable spirit. Like David Sedaris but with a mission."
-- Lily Tomlin
"Funny, frank, and daring."
-- Bill Maher
"The ideal American hero."
-- Morrissey
"I'd marry him if he wasn't a fag."
-- Chryssie Hynde
"Outrageous and inspiring; makes me want to get arrested again."
-- Andy Dick
"If you only read one book this year (like me), this is it."
-- Tommy Lee
"Hilarious! Reads like James Bond on acid, with freaky costumes, police chases, jet-set intrigue, and a kick-ass sense of justice."
-- Pink
ISBN: 9780743291941
Author(s): Dan Mathews
Committed is a bold, offbeat, globe-trotting memoir that shows how the most ridiculed punching bag in high school became an internationally renowned crusader for the most downtrodden individuals of all -- animals. This irresistibly entertaining book recounts the unorthodox coming-of-age that inspired a reluctant party boy to devote his life to a cause, without ever abandoning his sense of mischief and fun.
Mathews is the irreverent force behind the colorful crusades carried out by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), making animal rights the "it" cause with campaigns involving nude protestors, odd costumes, and celebrities as diverse as Pamela Anderson and Sir Paul McCartney. With self-deprecating wit and candor, he reveals the edgy details of his outrageous career, which has found him arrested naked on the streets of Hong Kong, dressed as a carrot outside grade schools in Iowa (where he was pelted with luncheon meats), and impersonating a priest to crash a fashion show in Milan.
From the rock scene in Hollywood and London to the inner sanctums of New York high fashion and from jails in Boston to a psychiatric ward in Paris, Committed spotlights the adventures life can offer when you don't abandon your ideals and imagination with your youth.
Review(s):
"Smart, silly, and downright readable, with unstoppable spirit. Like David Sedaris but with a mission."
-- Lily Tomlin
"Funny, frank, and daring."
-- Bill Maher
"The ideal American hero."
-- Morrissey
"I'd marry him if he wasn't a fag."
-- Chryssie Hynde
"Outrageous and inspiring; makes me want to get arrested again."
-- Andy Dick
"If you only read one book this year (like me), this is it."
-- Tommy Lee
"Hilarious! Reads like James Bond on acid, with freaky costumes, police chases, jet-set intrigue, and a kick-ass sense of justice."
-- Pink
ISBN: 9780743291941