Dan Mathews discusses & signs "Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir" July 30, 2007

Dan Mathews is the irreverent force responsible for making PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) one of the most enduring, powerful and annoying pressure groups in the world, with over 1.2 million members. Mathews’ colorful crusades often land him behind bars – or enlisting stars – and in the process he has made animal rights the “it” cause, with provocative campaigns such as “I’d rather go naked than wear fur.”

Illuminating and engaging, Committed tells the remarkable story of an equally remarkable man who has lived life on his own terms. “When I wake up each morning, my first thought isn’t, I want to help animals, but I want to have fun,” Mathews writes. “But where is it written that just because you have devoted your life to fighting for a serious cause, you can’t have a good time doing it?”

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