My Vegan Library

Before you judge, just know that I did have a problem. <nervous grin>

Starting in July of 2010, I went a teensy bit overboard with buying vegan books from Amazon.ca
These books were mostly bought throughout that year and a bit. 

Some books were gifts.                   The majority was me.

Believe it or not, I have actually read most of these books, and I use a surprising number of the cookbooks on a regular basis.
You may not be impressed, but I sure am!



** I love books and reading. My dad has always loved reading, so I grew up seeing my dad reading a novel often (a lot of Stephen King growing up).

Plus, who doesn't think their dad is the coolest?! 
That's rhetorical.

One of my bookshelves in my new home
My cookbooks & spices

I understand that I don't really *need* all of these books. A lot of the information is available online, but I love books and their pages. I like being able to lend my books to friends, or to recommend books. Not to mention(but I'm doing it anyway!), I like giving my money to these authors.
I know that we are moving towards 'e-readers' and whatnot, and I can truly appreciate that reality. I'm just going to really miss falling asleep with a book on my face.I try to organize my books into categories: vegan, dogs, sign language, vampires, visual art, feminism, education/university, dance, Tom Robbins(my favourite author), zombies, gardening, fiction, photo albums, and childhood books. 

In my first little cubby box of the bookshelf:

1) Vegan's Daily Companion by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau (she signed this for me!!!)
2) The Inner World of Farm Animals by Amy Hatkoff
3) Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis, R.D. & Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D.
4) The Engine 2 Diet by Rip Esseltyn
5) Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman, MD
6) Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness by Robert Cheeke
7) Main Street Vegan by Victoria Moran
8) The World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle
9) The Pig Who Sang to the Moon by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
10) When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
11) Dominion by Matthew Scully
12) Ninety-Five edited by No Voice Unheard
13) Vegan Passport by The Vegan Society
14) The Lady and Her Tiger by Pat Derby
15) Vegan For Her by Ginny Mesina, MPH, RD  & J. L. Fields

In the next cubby:

16) We Animals by Jo-Anne McArthur
17) The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J. Adams
18) Defiant Daughters inspired by the book above
19) Your Vegetarian Pregnancy by Holly Roberts, D.O., FACOG
20) Vegan Pregnancy Survival Guide by Sayward Rebhal

In the next cubby:

21) The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy
22) Farm Sanctuary by Gene Bauer
23) Power Foods for the Brain by Neal D. Barnard, MD
24) Whitewash by Joseph Keon
25) Slaughterhouse by Gail A. Eisnitz
26) Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, And Wear Cows by Melanie Joy, Ph. D.
27) Veganist by Kathy Freston
28) The Lean by Kathy Freston
29) Pleasurable Kingdom by Jonathan Balcombe
30) The Vegan Girl's Guide To Life by Melisser Elliott
31) The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, PhD & Thomas M. Campbell II
32) The Tourist Trail by John Yunker
33) Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
34) The 30-Day Vegan Challenge by Colleen Pattrick-Goudreau
35) Obligate Carnivore by Jed Gillen
36) Mind If I Order The Cheese Burger? by Serry F. Colb
37) The Exultant Ark by Jonathan Balcombe
38) On Being Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
39) Mad Cowboy by Howard F. Lyman
40) Making A Killing by Bob Torres
41) Second Nature by Jonathan Balcombe
42) Vegan Freak by Bob & Jenna Torres
43) The Emotional Lives of Animals by Marc Bekoff
44) Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating by Erik Marus
45) Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
46) Eat & Run by Scott Jurek

On a shelf not pictured:

47) A Dog Named Randall by Marian Hailey-Moss with Mark Wilk
48) Vegan Eating for Kids by Dana Villamagna, M.S.J. & Andrew Villamagna, M.D., M.Sc.
49) Wild Animals In Captivity by Rob Laidlaw
50) On Parade: The Hidden World of Animals In Entertainment by Rob Laidlaw
51) The One And Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
52) Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
53) V Is For Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind by Ruby Roth
54) Vegan Is Love by Ruby Roth
55) That's Why We Don't Eat Animals by Ruby Roth
56) Linus The Vegetarian T. Rex by Robert Neubecker
57) Our Farm By The Animals of Farm Sanctuary by Maya Gottfried &Robert Rahway Zakanitch

The Cookbook Shelf in the Dining Room:

58) Let Them Eat Vegan by Dreena Burton
59) Vegan Lunch Box by Jennnifer McCann
60) Vegan With A Vegeance by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
60) The Sexy Vegan Cookbook by Brian L. Patton
61) The Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
62) The Vegan Table by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
63) Color Me Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
64) Babycakes Covers The Classics by Erin McKenna
65) Tofu Mania by Brita Housez
66) Vegan On The Cheap by Robin Robertson
67) Forks Over Knifes: The Cookbook by Del Sroufe
68) Vegan Diner by Julie Hasson
69) The Vegan Scoop by Wheeler Del Torro
70) Vegan Brunch by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
71) The Natural Nutrition No-Cook Book by Kymythy R. Schultze
72) Isa Does It by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
73) Betty Goes Vegan by Annie & Dan Shannon
74) Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
75) Skinny Bitch: The Ultimate Everyday Cookbook by Kim Barnouin
76) Vegan Holiday Kitchen by Nava Atlas
77) The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone
78) The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook by Jo Stepaniak
79) The 30 Minute Vegan by Mark Reinfeld & Jennifer Murray
80) La Dolce Vegan! Vegan Livin' Made Easy by Sarah Kramer
81) Simply Vegan: Quick Vegetarian Meals by Debra Wasserman
82) The Simple Little Vegan Dog Book by Michelle A. Rivera
83) Vegan Junk Food by Lane Gold
84) The Simple Little Vegan Slow Cooker by Michelle Rivera
85) Skinny Bitch In the Kitch by Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
86) The How To Companion to Forks Over Knives edited by Gene Stone
87) Please Don't Feed The Bears by Abjorn Intonsus
88) Soy, Not "Oi!" compiled by the Hippycore Krew
89) Vegan Pie In The Sky by Isa Chanrda Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
90) Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
91) Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar 
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
92) The Veggie-Lover's Sriracha Cookbook by Randy Clemens

*I seem to have misplaced a couple of my books...namely my Skinny Bitch and Skinny Bastard, both by Kim Barnouin & Rory Freedman. Hmmm.






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