Books for Vegans, Vegetarians, and those interested in Animal Rights
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Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet
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Brenda Davis
4.07 avg rating β 3,196 ratings 5. 
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
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Melanie Joy
4.09 avg rating β 7,095 ratings 
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
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Eric Schlosser
3.75 avg rating β 206,251 ratings 9. 
Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity
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David Kirby
4.27 avg rating β 3,610 ratings 10. 
Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock 3.71 avg rating β 14,293 ratings
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The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet 3.83 avg rating β 9,888 ratings
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How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet
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Tanya Barnard
3.80 avg rating β 4,186 ratings 13. 
Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth
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John Robbins
4.19 avg rating β 3,902 ratings 14. 
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
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Michael Greger
4.42 avg rating β 48,701 ratings 15. 
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
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John Robbins
4.28 avg rating β 3,956 ratings 16. 
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food
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Gene Baur
4.31 avg rating β 1,426 ratings 17. 
The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory
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Carol J. Adams
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 4,248 ratings 18. 
Vegan for Life: Everything You Need to Know to Be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet
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Jack Norris
4.15 avg rating β 1,705 ratings 19. 
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Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry
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Gail A. Eisnitz
4.36 avg rating β 1,518 ratings 21. 
Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
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John Hargrove
4.20 avg rating β 7,339 ratings 22. 
Being Vegan: Living With Conscience, Conviction, and Compassion
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Joanne Stepaniak
3.73 avg rating β 187 ratings 23. 
Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat
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Howard F. Lyman
4.13 avg rating β 2,227 ratings 
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Main Street Vegan: Everything You Need to Know to Eat Healthfully and Live Compassionately in the Real World
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Victoria Moran
4.10 avg rating β 1,504 ratings 28. 
Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy
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Matthew Scully
4.17 avg rating β 1,435 ratings 
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Bear Boy: The True Story of a Boy, Two Bears, and the Fight to Be Free
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Justin Barker
4.19 avg rating β 133 ratings 
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Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World
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Kathy Freston
3.74 avg rating β 1,826 ratings 33. 
Sistah Vegan: Black Women Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society
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A. Breeze Harper
4.26 avg rating β 562 ratings 34. 
Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life
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Brendan Brazier
3.99 avg rating β 3,152 ratings 35. 
Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It!
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Kris Carr
4.11 avg rating β 5,464 ratings 36. 
The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals 4.03 avg rating β 1,148 ratings
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The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony
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Will Tuttle
4.23 avg rating β 1,192 ratings 39. 
The Animal Activist's Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World (Flashpoint
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Matt Ball
4.21 avg rating β 277 ratings 40. 
The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna
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Michael Parfit
4.25 avg rating β 398 ratings 41. 
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Healthfully and Living Compassionately 4.11 avg rating β 889 ratings
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The End of Animal Farming: How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System 4.06 avg rating β 517 ratings
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Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals
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Karen Dawn
4.13 avg rating β 529 ratings 46. 
Vegan's Daily Companion: 365 Days of Inspiration for Cooking, Eating, and Living Compassionately 4.17 avg rating β 836 ratings
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Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System
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Raj Patel
3.93 avg rating β 2,562 ratings 48. 
Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss
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Joel Fuhrman
4.13 avg rating β 15,822 ratings 49. 
Making A Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights
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Bob Torres
4.15 avg rating β 553 ratings 
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Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
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Rich Roll
4.02 avg rating β 26,347 ratings 52. 
The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets 4.16 avg rating β 4,118 ratings
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The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Intellectual, Emotional and Social Capacities
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Amy Hatkoff
4.30 avg rating β 352 ratings 55. 
The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds
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Rip Esselstyn
4.05 avg rating β 4,705 ratings 
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Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal Rights Movement 4.25 avg rating β 151 ratings
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Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week 4.35 avg rating β 4,651 ratings
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Cooking: Bring Health and Compassion to Your Table with 240 Plant-Based Recipes 3.75 avg rating β 56 ratings
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Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook: Crazy Delicious Recipes that Are Good to the Earth and Great for Your Bod
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Kim Barnouin
3.83 avg rating β 1,853 ratings 63. 
Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
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Jason Hribal
3.71 avg rating β 215 ratings 
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That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things
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Ruby Roth
4.27 avg rating β 675 ratings 67. 
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The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
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Marc Bekoff
4.05 avg rating β 1,849 ratings 
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The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions: Veganize It! Foolproof Methods for Transforming Any Dish into a Delicious New Vegan Favorite
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Celine Steen
4.10 avg rating β 1,371 ratings 71. 
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals
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Hal Herzog
3.87 avg rating β 4,415 ratings 
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Triumph of the Lentil: Soy-Free Vegan Wholefoods for all Appetites
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Hilda Jorgensen
3.93 avg rating β 54 ratings 74. 
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Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom
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Nick Cooney
3.87 avg rating β 233 ratings 
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The Single Vegan: Simple, Convenient and Appetizing Meals for One
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Leah Leneman
3.60 avg rating β 67 ratings 81. 
Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment
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David Kirby
3.90 avg rating β 457 ratings 81. 
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Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat
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Marta Zaraska
4.05 avg rating β 557 ratings 84. 
Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up ForβFrom Asparagus Omelets to Pumpkin Pancakes 4.11 avg rating β 3,527 ratings
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Mindful Eating with delicious raw vegan recipes (AoL Mindfulness, #3) 4.64 avg rating β 39 ratings
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21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health
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Neal D. Barnard
3.94 avg rating β 930 ratings 89. 
The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble
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Ingrid Newkirk
4.31 avg rating β 143 ratings 89. 
The 80/10/10 Diet: Balancing Your Health, Your Weight, and Your Life, One Luscious Bite at a Time 3.93 avg rating β 1,825 ratings
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Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters
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Melanie Joy
4.14 avg rating β 365 ratings 92. 
How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
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Tobias Leenaert
4.36 avg rating β 1,160 ratings 93. 
Generation V: The Complete Guide to Going, Being, and Staying Vegan as a Teenager
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Claire Askew
3.85 avg rating β 39 ratings 93. 
Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time
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Steve Jenkins
4.16 avg rating β 2,877 ratings 
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Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations
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Carol J. Adams
4.14 avg rating β 117 ratings 99. 
Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It
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Karl Weber
4.17 avg rating β 15,356 ratings 100. 
No More Bull!: The Mad Cowboy Targets America's Worst Enemy: Our Diet
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Howard F. Lyman
3.96 avg rating β 288 ratings