Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's Survival Handbook By Carol J. Adams

[Dave in MPLS]

Man, I dig this book.

I'm reading the preview on google books, and am greatly impressed. I wish I had this book 20 years ago ...

The fact that Adams' approach to the problem of 'life among the savages' (Henry Salt reference ) closely mirrors my own has nothing to do with my recommendation.

OK, maybe a little

check it out ... http://books.google.com/books?id=GpM...ndbook&f=false I'm buying a copy later today ...

[peace]

This is one of my favorite veg*n books, and actually the most helpful on the subject I have read.

[stupidhumanzz]

Man, I dig this book.

I'm reading the preview on google books, and am greatly impressed. I wish I had this book 20 years ago ...

The fact that Adams' approach to the problem of 'life among the savages' (Henry Salt reference ) closely mirrors my own has nothing to do with my recommendation.

OK, maybe a little

check it out ... http://books.google.com/books?id=GpM...ndbook&f=false I'm buying a copy later today ...

Thank you very much for the link! The book looks really interesting.

[silva]

Does this book consider vegetarians as lacto-ovo? I've always felt the term vegetarian meant no flesh, dairy nor eggs, but now it seems eggs and dairy are assumed. Vegan to me was used for abstinance of animal products outside of diet, like wool and honey...
I'm just tired of looking up recipes and finding dairy and eggs.

[Kibbleforlola]

Man, I should get that book. I have The Sexual Politics of Meat, and I really liked it. It's about time I pulled it out and read it again . I find most of my (nonfiction) books are either about feminism or veg*nism, so I really like that she combines the two.

[amhappy1]

Does this book consider vegetarians as lacto-ovo? I've always felt the term vegetarian meant no flesh, dairy nor eggs, but now it seems eggs and dairy are assumed. Vegan to me was used for abstinance of animal products outside of diet, like wool and honey...
I'm just tired of looking up recipes and finding dairy and eggs.

The term vegetarian generally means no flesh. If you tell someone you are vegetarian they will probably think you also eat dairy and eggs.

The term vegan can be taken a couple of ways. Many (most?) vegans avoid flesh, dairy, eggs, honey and non food items items made from animals.

There are also dietary vegans who do not consume any animal products, but will still purchase things like silk and wool.

We have a whole thread devoted to honey.

[Dave in MPLS]

Does this book consider vegetarians as lacto-ovo? I've always felt the term vegetarian meant no flesh, dairy nor eggs, but now it seems eggs and dairy are assumed. Vegan to me was used for abstinance of animal products outside of diet, like wool and honey...

Adams is a vegan herself I believe, and in fact uses that word sometimes. In other writing she has been very critical of milk and eggs, so I think I've got that correct ...

I always saw the 'demarcation line' between vegetarian/vegan as having to do with whether or not the product in question requires death for its production. (Note not 'often involves' - requires)

[jenni-anti-fur]

thanx for the heads up on the book....sounds like one I want to read

[itsveggietime!]

Does this book consider vegetarians as lacto-ovo? I've always felt the term vegetarian meant no flesh, dairy nor eggs, but now it seems eggs and dairy are assumed. Vegan to me was used for abstinance of animal products outside of diet, like wool and honey...
I'm just tired of looking up recipes and finding dairy and eggs.

-If you mean that you are just sick of seeing the words, than this reply is no help for that. But if you mean you think it's another recipe you can't use then, then consider that you can find any recipe you find. You only substitiute the foods you eat for the ones you don't. You don't do dairy, so use soy/rice/hemp/almond milk. There is a commercial egg replacer and others use grnd flax. 1 part flax to 3 parts water to each egg.

[parrot]

Sounds just like the kind of book I need. I am new to veg*nism so I need something to read.

Thank you for the tip!