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These are some of the best vegetarian and vegan source and general books. Raw Foods.com has a great selection of raw food books (with excellent descriptions), juicers and raw foods. They have the best prices on the Internet.

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Animal Ingredients A to Z (Collective) - This is a very popular book. Discusses specific ingredients in particular brands of products. Worth getting. If you check our section on animal ingredients you will get a good amount of information on this subject .

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Become a Vegetarian in Five Easy Steps by Christine Beard -

Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide To Adopting A Healthy Plant-Based Diet by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina
Discusses the benefits of a vegan diet, and eating without eggs or dairy products. Explains why more people are becoming vegans and the reasons why they choose to a vegan lifestyle, such as nutritional benefits, health, the environment, animal rights and human hunger. Gives some history of veganism. This is a great choice for anyone considering becoming a vegan. As registered dietitians, Davis and Melina are well-qualified to provide the latest information on proper diet. The chapters of this book are Vegan Roots, Perspectives on Vegan health, Plant Protein, Big fat Lies, the Two Faces of Carbohydrates, Prospecting for Minerals, Vitamins for Vegan Vigor, Phytochemicals, The Vegan Food Guide, Building Vegan Dynamos, Growing Vegans, Overweight, Eating Disorders, Underweight, The Vegan Athlete and Vegan Diplomacy. Both Brenda and Vesanto are registered dietitians and coauthors of the best seller, Becoming Vegetarian.
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Being Vegetarian For Dummies by Suzanne Havala
This book shares practical tips for switching to a meat-free diet and for making healthful food choices—at home, at restaurants, or while traveling, to get the nutrients you need and to enjoy your meals. This is an easy to understand introduction to vegetarianism that has valuable nutritional information. Helps you to discover how to: choose the vegetarian lifestyle right for you, adapt your diet if you’re an athlete or pregnant, getting the protein and other nutrients you need, and shopping for a vegetarian kitchen. Suzanne Havala, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant. The chapters in this book are: Vegetarianism for Beginners: Getting Started, Vegetarian NutriSense, Surviving Among the Carnivores, Meals made Easy, Movin’on Out, Vegetarian Etiquette and Vegetarianism for Special Needs.
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Conscious Eating by Gabriel Cousens - This is a popular book that gets good reviews.
Cooking With PETA: Great Vegan Recipes for a Compassionate Kitchen by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Cooking the Whole Foods Way: Your Complete, Everyday Guide to Healthy, Delicious Eating With 500 Recipes, Menus, Techniques, Meal Planning, Buying Tip by Christina Pirello.

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Diet for a Small Planet (20th Anniversary Edition) by Frances Moore Lappe - This is a famous book that sold over 3 million copies. Simple rules for a healthy diet. Food combinations to make protein-rich meals without meat. Has hundred of excellent recipes.
Diet For Transcendence: Vegetarianism and the World Religions by Steven Rosen. Discusses the importance of vegetarainism in relation to Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism. Talks about the protein myth, meat-eating & world hunger and spritual vegetrianism.
Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing
Disease:
The Only System to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery by Dean Ornish - This is a very popular book on this subject.
Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care: A Complete Program for Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management by Bernard Jensen. Talks about how the under active condition of the elimination organs influences the development of illness and disease in the body. He also looks at the common bowel disorders. He presents his Ultimate Tissue Cleansing Program to cleanse the system of toxins and waste materials.
Dr. Jensen's Nutrition Handbook: A Daily Regimen for Healthy Living by Dr Bernard Jensen - Talks about the principles to stay healthy. Talks about what nutritions are lacking and what foods are lacking. Gives suggestions for diet for brain and nerve food, elimination channels and others.

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Eat Right, Live Longer by Barnard

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Food Combining. Better Health-The Natural Way by Rita Bingham - Describes how to properly combine food in ways not to cause acids and diseases. A good book.
Food Combining and Digestion: A Rational Approach to Combining What You Eat to Maximize Digestion and Health by Steve Meyerowitz - Discusses that for a person to digest food property that they should not eat too many foods at one time and that the food that they eat should be combined properly.

Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life & Our World by John Robbins
This book can save your life. Find out the truth about popular diets, genetically modified foods, Mad Cow disease, and the health effects of the food you eat. In this long-awaited and provocative book, bestselling author John Robbins exposes the dangers behind many of today’s foods and reveals the extraordinary benefits of healthy alternatives. The Food Revolution will show you how to extend your life, increase your vibrancy and vitality, and take a stand for a more compassionate and sustainable world. John Robbins talks about the health effect of the food you eat. Talks about various popular diets and how they can really harm you rather than help you. Talks about the dangers of many of the food being produced today examining the dangers of genetically modified food. This is a very popular book that you will definitely be glad you read.
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The Higher Taste: A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhuapada published by Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - Has a great assortment of vegetarian recipes and good spiritual reasons for being a vegetarian.
Hooked on Raw by Rhio - This is one of the most complete books around on the raw life style.
Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe, Anna Lappe - This is a narrative of an intimate mother- and-daughter journey and a far-reaching vision for social and environmental transformation. Features recipes from vegetarian, organic and whole-food dishes by the country's leading vegetarian chefs. This book gets great reviews from readers and is popular. By the author of Diet for a Small Planet.

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I Love Animals and Broccoli: A Children's Activity Book by Debra Wasserman. 40 pages.

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Juice Fasting and Detoxification: Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great: The Fastest Way to Restore Your Health by Steve Megerowitz - This is one of the most popular book on this subject and gets great reviews from readers. Raw Foods has the best prices on the Internet for raw foods and books on this subject.

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MAD COWBOY Plain Truth from the Cowboy Who Won't Eat Meat by Howard F Lyman
This book is an excellent introduction to the negative effects the production and eating of beef has on people that eat it. This very popular book gets excellent reviews from its readers. Howard Lyman's testimony on The Oprah Winfrey Show revealed the deadly impact of the livestock industry on our well-being. It not only led to Oprah's declaration that she'd never eat a burger again, it sent shock waves through a concerned and vulnerable public. Persuasive, straightforward, and full of the down-home good humor and optimism of a son of the soil, Mad Cowboy is both an inspirational story of personal transformation and a convincing call to action for a plant-based diet—for the good of the planet and the health of us all Read More

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New Vegetarian Baby by Sharon Yntema, & Christine H Beard This comprehensive book discusses how to raise a vegetarian baby. An entirely New, Updated Edition of the Classic Guide to Raising Your Baby on the Healthiest Possible Diet In an all-new edition of America’s favorite guide to bringing up a baby as a vegetarian, the authors explain in clear, down-to-earth terms the way to start your youngster on a lifetime of healthy, happy eating. Incorporating all the latest information, this book will bolster your own instincts, answer your questions, and lay any lingering doubts about a vegetarian regimen for infants safely to rest. This valuable reference guide has chapters on: Vegetarian Babies in Science and Society, The Healthy Vegetarian Baby, Vegetarian Parents, Pregnancy, Development and Diet, Food Preparation, Feeding Guidelines and Questions and Answers. This helpful book contains information on the necessary nutrients and calories needed for a vegetarian baby and parent. Read More

Raising Vegetarian Children: A Guide To Good Health & Family Harmony
Joanne & Melina Stepaniak
Vegetarianism is more than just a dietary decision; it's a lifestyle choice. But establishing that lifestyle within the bounds of ever-changing family dynamics can be a challenge. Perhaps you're a new parent concerned about imposing your vegetarian lifestyle on your baby, or you may be the head of a meat-eating family confused by your child's recent decision to become a vegetarian. With nutrient-rich recipes for everything from breads to spreads, enticing entrées to delectable desserts, you'll meet and even exceed your child's dietary requirements. Talks in detail about nutrition, the Vegetarian Food Pyramid, vitamin- and protein-rich foods. Discusses the nutritional needs of vegetarian children. Talks about breastfeeding mothers and feeding picky teens. The author cautions against buying thawed or re-frozen foods. There are many easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly recipes that include beverages, breakfasts, snacks and main dishes. All of the recipes include nutritional information. Joanne Stepaniak, M,S.Ed., a recognized authority in the field, has written several bestselling vegetarian cookbooks. She is also the author of Being Vegan and The Vegan Sourcebook. Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, is a nutrition consultant, instructor, and speaker. She has written numerous books, including Becoming Vegetarian, and has consulted with the American Dietetic Association on vegetarian nutrition. This excellent book is a must-have for all vegetarian parents. Read More

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The Perfectly Contented Meat-Eater's Guide to Vegetarianism: A Book for those Who Really don't Want to Be Hassled About Their Diet - Mark Reinhardt

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The Raw Life: Becoming Natural In An Unnatural World by Paul Nison - This is a great introduction for people interested in taking to the raw food diet. Discusses the obticults to taking to the raw food diet and how to overcome these obstucles.
Raw Power! Building Strength and Muscle Naturally by Stephen Arlin, David Wolfe (Editor) - Stephen Arlin is a weight-lifter and eater of a raw food diet. He describes how the raw food diet has helped him and gives a weight lifting regiment.

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Total Health: The Next Level by Peter Burwash, Michael Klapper (Editor), John Robbins - Peter Burwash is a qualified nutritionist and the founder of the world's largest tennis coaching organizations. He explains how our food and life style choices have have a life-changing impact not only on our own futre, health and happines, but that of the entire planet.

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The Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak, Virginia Messina, Carol J Adams - All-encompassing vegan guide that tell you most of what you need to know about this subject.
Vegan Passport - Has useful vegetarian phases in 34 languages.
Vegetarian Restaurants and Natural Food Stores in the USA: A Comprehensive Guide to over 2,500 Vegetarian Eateries by John Howley - This is by far the best vegetarian and vegetarian restaurants book on the market. An excellent list of natural food stores and co-ops. Lists vegetarian options in the fast-food restaurants. Has a valuable list of ingredients found in food that may be meat derived. Over 2,500 places are listed with plenty of detail and good directions to many of the places.

Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Beginner’s Guide: Everything You Need To Know
Editors of Vegetarian Times
This great introduction to the vegetarian lifestyle is presented by the editors of Vegetarian Times, authorities on this subject. It is a quick and easy read, packed with a multitude of information. This is a great book to introduce you to vegetarianism. It is an easy-to-follow guide to a vegetarian diet which contains many reasons to consider a vegetarian lifestyle. It describe the various types of vegetarianism, nutritional information, the healthy benefits of the vegetarian lifestyle including how it can help with various diseases, the use vitamin supplements, and how vegetarianism encourages a environmentally friendly lifestyle. This book answers many of the questions that a person would have about vegetarianism and is a great resource for a beginner vegetarian.
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Vegetarian Sourcebook: The Nutrition, Ecology and Ethics of a Natural Foods Diet by Keith Akers. Talks about the benefits of being a vegetarian in relation to nutrition, ethics and ecology. It is a good resource book.
The Vegetarian Way: Total Health for You and Your Family by Virginia Messina, Mark Messina - Has a general description of vegetarianism and how it is healthy.

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