Food and Diet Books
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food
by Gene Baur
Simon & Schuster, 2008.
A thought-provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in producing animal products and what we each can do to promote compassion.
Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry is Killing Us
by Christopher D. Cook
The New Press, 2004.
Everything you should know about the food industry and its effects.
Slaughterhouse
by Gail Eisnetz
Prometheus Books, 1997.
Don’t let the title scare you away. Everyone should read this book.
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
by Jane Goodall
Warner Books, 2005.
Beautifully written with moving stories, Jane Goodall gives us a recipe for a sustainable, healthy, and humane way of eating.
Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket
by Brian Halweil
W.W. Norton, 2004.
Why we should strive to eat local foods.
The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Social, Emotional and Intellectual Capacities
By Amy Hatkoff
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2009
Offers scientific research about the abilities of farmed animals intertwined with stories about farmed animals from sanctuaries.
The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food
By Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Norton, 2009.
The author of When Elephants Weep and The Pig Who Sang to the Moon focuses on the impact of our food choices and advocates for a plant-based diet.
The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals
By Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Random House, 2003.
Weaving history, literature, science & anecdotes, the author examines the emotions & needs of farm animals.
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
By Peter Menzel & Faith D’Aluisio
Ten Speed Press, 2005.
What does a family of 13 in Bhutan eat? How does a family in Greenland shop for the week? Examines the dietary habits of 30 families from 24 countries.
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
By Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2008.
What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health. As Pollan says, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins
Conari Press, 2002.
One of the most important books on food ever written -- a must-read.
The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
Rodale, 2006.
This readable and fascinating book answers the question “what are the true costs of our daily food choices?”
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