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Title: The Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak, Virginia Messina, Carol J. Adams ISBN: 0-7373-0506-1 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (43 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Veganism ...
Comment: When my wife and I decided to go vegetarian in early April, 2001, we really had no plans on cutting out all animal products from our diets (eggs, animal milk, dairy cheese, etc.), but after reading more than one of Joanne Stepaniak's books, we committed to the more extreme step just days after we became vegetarians.
Who is Joanne Stepaniak, you ask? After writing at least a half dozen excellent Vegan cookbooks, and now authoring this unique sourcebook (I don't think there are any such others), Stepaniak has become one of America's most famous and authoritative Vegans. And with good reason! This impressively comprehensive survey should be subtitled "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Veganism ... But Were Afraid to Ask" and it's an amazing and engrossing read for Vegans and non-Vegans alike; I should know -- when I started on Page 1 I was not a Vegan ... well before I finished the book, I was.
Stepaniak covers the entire gamut of Veganism from the elimination of animal flesh and products from our diet (for health reasons, for environmental reasons, for moral reasons) to the total elimination of animal byproducts in other areas of our lives. But Stepaniak is also a realist who repeatedly recognizes the futility of taking such an ethic too far -- and she continually reminds her readers to see the forest for the trees (a refreshing characteristic sadly lacking in similar literature). And never for a moment did I detect any aggressive proselytizing, any holier-than-thou attitude, unlike other books on similar topics. Stepaniak's greatest trait is her ability to balance compelling arguments with gentle compassion and understanding and this is evident on every page.
To anyone interested in improving life on this planet, including their own, I can't recommend this book more highly.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful, informative, inspiring
Comment: Having had a difficult couple of years since my son was born and my husband left me, I was living as a vegan on "autopilot" but no longer had that feeling of passion for the subject that I used to. In fact, when people asked why I don't use dairy products, I would mumble something vague, so lost in my other worries had my veganism become.
_The_Vegan_Sourcebook_ has got me feeling inspired again. In an intelligent, compassionate way, she neatly summarizes all of the problems with animal products--the cruelties done to the animals, the environmental devastation, the oppression of the human workers on factory farms and in slaughterhouses (a subject omitted from many other vegan books), and the damage to health. Not only does she discuss the negatives of animal products, she emphasizes the positives of veganism, with inspiring quotes from a diverse array of vegans which really humanize the vegan movement.
The nutrition section by Virginia Messina is positive but realistic, with all the information you need to plan a sound vegan diet for yourself and your family (though I would have prefered more emphasis on the importance of breastfeeding). This is a book that vegans will want to refer to again and again, and show to their nonvegan family members, friends, and health professionals.
Rating: 5
Summary: the best vegan primer yet!!!
Comment: wow!! this book totally answered all my questions about veganism. i gained new insight and understanding about the values and beliefs that surround the vegan lifestyle. it is about so much more than food choices. it is about living your life with tolerance, compassion and striving to be the best human you can be. very informative and it left me with a feeling that i CAN make a positive difference in the world. thank you ms. stepaniak!!!
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Title: Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet by Vesanto Melina, Brenda Davis ISBN: 1570671036 Publisher: Book Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Animal Ingredients A to Z by E. G. Smith Collective, E G Smith Collective, E. G. Smith ISBN: 1873176597 Publisher: AK Pr Distribution Pub. Date: July, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating, Revised Edition by Erik Marcus ISBN: 0935526870 Publisher: McBooks Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Being Vegan by Joanne Stepaniak, Stanley M. Sapon ISBN: 0737303239 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Uncheese Cookbook: Creating Amazing Dairy-Free Cheese Substitutes and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes by Joanne Stepaniak ISBN: 0913990426 Publisher: Book Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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