Books that spoke to me
Non-fiction
- Animal Liberation (1975), by Peter Singer
- Animal Liberation and Atheism: Dismantling the Procrustean Bed (2014), by Kim Socha
- The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble (2009), by Ingrid Newkirk
- Every 12 Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight (2011), by Timothy Pachirat
- A Perfect Moral Storm: The Ethical Tragedy of Climate Change (2011), by Stephen M. Gardiner
- Free Will (2012), by Sam Harris
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), by Mary Wollstonecraft
Fiction
- The Jungle (1905), by Upton Sinclair
- Jane Eyre (1847), by Charlotte Brontë using the pseudonym “Currer Bell”
- The Coquette or, The History of Eliza Wharton (1797), anonymously by Hannah Webster Foster
Short Stories
- “The Era,” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- “Beauty and the Beast,” by Cheryl Strayed
- “To Build a Fire,” by Jack London
- “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar,” by Cheryl Strayed
Some of us may already be familiar with this way of reading, but for those new to it, I recommend downloading the samples in the Kindle app and reading the content and first parts before the purchase.
Based on my experience, the best places to buy second-hand or cheaper books are ThriftBooks! or Amazon.