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	Liepman Literary Agency Marc Koralnik
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English
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THE MODERN SAVAGE

James McWilliams

In The Modern Savage, renowned writer, historian, and animal activist James McWilliams pushes back against the questionable moral standards of a largely omnivorous world and explores the "alternative to the alternative"not eating animals at all.

In the last four decades, food reformers have revealed the ecological and ethical problems of eating animals raised in industrial settings, turning what was once the boutique concern of radical eco-freaks into a mainstream movement. But although many stores now carry meat labeled as "cage free," "free range," and "grass-fed," can eating meat ever truly be considered sound, safe, or ethical? In poignant, powerful, and persuasive prose, McWilliams reveals the scope of the cruelty that takes place even on the smallest andsupposedlymost humane animal farms. In a world increasingly aware of animals' intelligence and the range of their emotions, McWilliams advocates for the only truly moral, sustainable choicea diet without meat, dairy, or other animal products. In the spirit of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, McWilliams's The Modern Savage is a riveting expose of an industry that has typically hidden behind a veil of morality, and a compelling account of how to live a more economical, environmental, and ethical life.

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Book Published 2015-01-01 by Thomas Dunne (St. Martins Pr.)

Comments

"McWilliams has guts. Some of the changes he champions will draw fire from all quarters...but he also presents ideas that may appeal to both the greenerati and capitalistas...McWilliams forgoes sloganeering in favor of measured logic, but he doesn't downplay the notion that a worldwide food crisis is imminent and that we had better fix things. Soon."

McWilliams has issued a powerful challenge to the 'compassionate omnivore' movement. The Modern Savage is a book that everyone concerned about food, animals and the environment should read. Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation and Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University

Never mind terms like cage-free and free-range, not to mention the compassionate carnivore' movementMcWilliams, who writes frequently on food, animals, and agriculture, reveals the small, everyday cruelties that occur even on farms that aim to be humane. Here he lays out the real ethical issues with eating meat, dairy, and other animal products and argues against it. Bound to stir up readers.

I fully understand that some people will be tempted to write off The Modern Savage as just another radical's rant about animal rights, how people who eat other animals are bad people,' etc. etc. However, I hope they don't do this before reading the book because this is not what this book is all about. And, whether you agree or disagree with Dr. McWilliams' analyses and messages, I can't imagine that his book won't force you to re-evaluate your values and views on the lives of other animals and perhaps discuss them with other people When read with an open mind, I think that The Modern Savage could be a game-changer. Marc Bekoff, Professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Read more...

"Enlightening....James E. McWilliams is stirring up trouble, the kind that gets noticed-and the kind that makes us all scratch our heads and think harder....(He) offers a brave, solid argument that anyone who cares about their food-and everyone should care about their food-should consider."

"McWilliams presents some appealing alternatives to the views of both the agrarian romantics on the left and the agribusiness capitalists on the right."

"Among today's writers on the topic of sustainable food, James McWilliams stands out."

McWilliams' uncompromising call for plant-based food will both rile and rally readers.