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SUMMARY:Food For Thought Book Club: Pleasurable Kingdom - Sunnyvale
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Please visit Bay Area Vegetarians event calendar for more information or updates on this and other vegetarian and animal rights events.=0D=0A=0D=0Ahttp://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php#1601 =0D=0A=0D=0AHost: Tammy=0D=0A=0D=0ANotes:=0D=0A=0D=0ANote: time change to NOON (formerly 3 pm) to enjoy the lunch buffet.  Thanks.=0D=0A=0D=0A...........................................................................................................................................................................=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0ABay Area Vegetarians' Food For Thought Book Club meets bi-monthly to discuss nonfictions books on the topics of vegetarianism, animal rights, and nutrition.  There is a separate book club, "Vegan Book Club", that discusses fiction books.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AThis month's selection - Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good  by Jonathan Balcombe.   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A"Animal pain and stress, once controversial, are now acknowledged by legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel pleasure. Pleasurable Kingdom is the first book for lay-readers to present new evidence that animals — like humans — enjoy themselves. It debunks the popular perception that life for most is a continuous, grim struggle for survival and the avoidance of pain. Instead it suggests that creatures from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society."=0D=0A=0D=0A[ To read more, click here ]=0D=0A=0D=0AEveryone is welcome to join us (both veg & non-veg), and we especially encouraging aspiring and new veg*ns to join us.  We are a supportive, low-key, and friendly group.  FYI, in consideration of others, including our animal friends, all food and drink consumed during book discussions are vegan.  =0D=0A=0D=0APlease plan to arrive a few minutes early so we can start introductions and discussion promptly.  =0D=0A=0D=0ADiscussion Host:  Dana=0D=0A=0D=0ALocation - Sunnyvale at Udupi Palace, 976 E El Camino Real =0D=0A=0D=0ATime:  NOON (originally 3 pm, but we moved it up to enjoy the lunch buffet)=0D=0A=0D=0AUltimate Guide information (including reviews)=0D=0A=0D=0ANOTE - one of the participants (who travels by bicycle) lives in Concord and would be interested in carpooling if you're also coming from the East Bay or even SF if you can meet at BART.  If you can help, please let me know when you RSVP and I'll pass your contact info on to him.=0D=0A=0D=0AIf you can't make this discussion, but would like to join us for a future book, please watch for an upcoming announcement to the monthly newsletter, SFBAVEG, or SFBAVEG-EVENTS mailing list.  We also have a separate mailing list just for book club information.  Click on my name above to be added to the list.
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