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Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating
by Erik Marcus
Foreward by Howard Lyman
McBooks Press, Ithaca, NY 1997 211 pgs.

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Author Erik Marcus!

Not since John Robbins' Diet For A New America has anyone presented in such a compelling -- and successful -- manner the myriad reasons to adopt a plant-based diet.

Although Vegan contains the most up-to-date scientific research illuminating the relationship between an animal-source diet and disease, it’s extremely layman-friendly and readable. In addition to the irrefutable health argument Marcus presents for the vegan diet, he takes you into the modern factory farming world and exposes the hellish plight of hundreds of millions of food animals. The book finishes with a discussion of world implications of diet choices, and Marcus’ own fascinating personal story.

One thing we especially like about Vegan is that Marcus introduces you to the heavyweights in the vegetarian movement. You get to know them in a very personal way. Did you know that T. Colin Campbell (who led famed The China Project study) grew up on a milk farm in Virginia? Did you know that celebrated vegan nutritionist, Suzanne Havala R.D., once hoped to work for the dairy industry? You’ll also meet people like Terry Shintani M.D., Dean Ornish M.D., and Lorri and Gene Bauston (who founded Farm Sanctuary).

Vegan shows why a change in what you eat can be simple yet profound -- for your health, for the planet, and for hundreds of millions of animals. If you’re eating animal products before you read this book, you won’t be when you finish it.

For more information about Vegan, visit Erik Marcus' website: Vegan.com