Vegan Readers Club: Summaries + to Book Reviews

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Attention Vegan Readers Group!

 

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http://www.bayareaveg.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2755#2755

 

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Here is a cheat sheet to make it faster and easier for you to decide

on your vote for the next book to be read by the vegan readers club.

Once you decide, be sure to e-mail your vote to

LHveganliving or post a personal message to LHLisavegan in

the book discussion forum http://www.bayareaveg.org/forum/ ...

Remember to cast your vote by September 19.

 

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FICTION:

 

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The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler

(2005) (304 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0452286530/qid=1125876042/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8778532-

7592913?v=glance & s=books

 

" Six women and one man meet monthly over a six month period to

discuss Jane Austen's novels. " Featuring " sly wit, quirky characters

and digressive storytelling. "

 

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China Boy by Gus Lee [first/current SF city book club selection]

(1994) (336 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0452271584/qid=1125876143/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8778532-

7592913?v=glance & s=books

 

" A warm, engaging story of seven-year-old Kai Ting, set in the tough

Panhandle District of San Francisco in the 1950s. " " Compelling,

autobiographical first novel. "

 

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

(2004) (384 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/1594480001/qid=1125876281/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-8778532-7592913?

v=glance & s=books

 

" A complete work of literature that succeeds in exploring the

culture of a previously obscure nation [Afghanistan]. " " A

heartbreaking story of unlikely friendship. "

 

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

(2001) (656 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0312282990/qid=1125876376/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8778532-

7592913?v=glance & s=books

 

" A stunning novel about the adventures of two boys who write comic

books. " " Pursues the most important questions of love and war,

dreams and art. "

 

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NONFICTION:

 

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Blackbird A Childhood Lost and Found by Jennifer Lauck

(2000) (416 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/B00018RTIC/qid=1125875768/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-

8778532-7592913?v=glance & s=books & n=507846

 

" An unbelievable series of tragic events ripped this family apart. "

A " remarkable memoir ... told with utter conviction and vivid

immediacy. " " Heartwarming. "

 

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The End of Nature by Bill McKibben

(1997) (256 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0385416040/qid=1125875811/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8778532-

7592913?v=glance & s=books

 

" Covers ... the massive intrusion of man, technology, and

civilization into the natural order of the world's ecosystems to the

point that we have ripped them asunder. "

 

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The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

(2002) (304 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0316346624/qid=1125875873/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-8778532-7592913?

v=glance & s=books

 

" The premise[:] ... little changes can have big effects [and] ...

can ripple outward until a critical mass or " tipping point " is

reached, changing the world. "

 

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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara

Ehrenreich

(2001) (240 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0805063897/qid=1125876460/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-8778532-7592913?

v=glance & s=books

 

" With her characteristic wry wit and her unabashedly liberal bent,

Ehrenreich brings the invisible poor out of hiding and, in the

process, the world they inhabit. "

 

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AR/VEG (Tammy's suggestions for the ar/veg 4 of 12 of the meetings):

 

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Living Among Meat Eaters by Carol Adams

(2003) (336 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/0826415539/qid=1125876574/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8778532-

7592913?v=glance & s=books

 

" Offers advice to practicing vegetarians about eating with

omnivores. " " Suggests ... techniques [for communication to use

in] ... work, living, and family situations. "

 

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The China Study by T. Colin Campbell

(2005) (417 pages)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-

/1932100385/qid=1125876816/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-8778532-

7592913?v=glance & s=books

 

" [This] elaborate study of rural Chinese gives big points to the

health value of ... plant-based diets " " to prevent heart disease,

diabetes, and cancer. "

 

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Note: The short descriptions above were provided simply to give you

a general feel for the book; they were selected from reviews quoted

on Amazon.com. Naturally, some of the available reviews repeat

and/or disagree with the description provided; if interested, you

can s above to read more reviews and get a fuller

picture.

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