Book Recommendation: Vegan Freak (by Bob and Jenna Torres)

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Thanks to Dr. Pippin for this recommendation. I'm a big fan of the Vegan Freak podcasts as well. The book and podcasts can be found at http://veganfreak.net/

Table of Contents from Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World

Here's how the book breaks down (or you could table of contents download the PDF instead)

chapter one: vegan and freaky

 

The Health Nut and the Hippie

Going Vegan: The Cold Tofu Approach

How We Went Vegan

Pathways to Veganism

Perfection and the Vegan Police

chapter 2: in which we get all AR on you

 

Simon the Sadist

Speciesism

Speciesism and Capitalism

Veganism and Hunger: Truth and Fiction

Vegan Health

Fighting Animal Exploitation

chapter three: hell is other people

 

Repression

Family (or, "Am I really related to these people?")

Friends

Does Somebody Have a Case of the Mondays?

Dealing with Vegetarians

Vegan? Vegetarian? Does it Matter?

chapter four: what DO vegans eat anyway?

 

What is Vegan?

But Beer is Vegan, Right?!

What's for Dinner?

Surviving the Grocery Store

Surviving the Restaurant

On the Road Again: Vegan Travel

Is Your Dog a Vegan?

And Finally

chapter five: fur is dead. and leather too. and wool.

 

But What Do I Do With the Old Leather?

Pleather is Punk

Vegan Cosmetics and Toiletries

Don't Read This Section if You're Under 18

chapter six: go vegan, stay vegan

appendix a: 25 things you can do to get involved

appendix b: resources

 

Internet Resources

Vegan Food

Books

index