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Living Vegan for Dummies
The fun and easy way(R) to live a vegan lifestyle
Are you thinking about becoming a vegan? Already a practicing vegan? More than 3 million Americans currently live a vegan lifestyle, and that number is growing. "Living Vegan For Dummies "is your one-stop resource for understanding vegan practices, sharing them with your friends and loved ones, and maintaining a vegan way of...more
Are you thinking about becoming a vegan? Already a practicing vegan? More than 3 million Americans currently live a vegan lifestyle, and that number is growing. "Living Vegan For Dummies "is your one-stop resource for understanding vegan practices, sharing them with your friends and loved ones, and maintaining a vegan way of...more
ebook, 384 pages
Published
November 24th 2009
by For Dummies
(first published October 29th 2009)
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Aug 03, 2010
Katie
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Meh.
I'm giving this two stars because I don't actually despise it. I'm pretty generous with the stars. One star means the book has no redeeming features whatsoever; this one is not a complete pile of garbage so I have to give it two.
My newly-vegan aunt is coming to see my parents, and I found one recipe in here that my mother could make for her. And I did check through it carefully for redeeming features before I handed over the credit card, so I know that Jamieson talks about useful things lik...more
I'm giving this two stars because I don't actually despise it. I'm pretty generous with the stars. One star means the book has no redeeming features whatsoever; this one is not a complete pile of garbage so I have to give it two.
My newly-vegan aunt is coming to see my parents, and I found one recipe in here that my mother could make for her. And I did check through it carefully for redeeming features before I handed over the credit card, so I know that Jamieson talks about useful things lik...more
This book was created for someone thinking about going Vegan and concerned about finding nutrition from a Vegan diet...which was me. I can say that after reading this book I have made the transition into eating a Vegan diet (which I realize is only a portion of what living vegan actually means). It helped me tremendously in understanding nutrition and would highly recommend it to anyone thinking about making the transition. It was an easy and quick read with a lot of important information.
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Mar 29, 2013
Lauren
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
supporters of vegans who eat animal products themselves, wannabe vegans, casual vegans
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library-borrows
I was nervous at first: most alternative lifestyle books can be quite preachy, and I hate some of the arguments most make for the vegan lifestyles (well, a lot of lifestyles prone to fanaticism). Of course, this book had its chapter of "logical" arguments on why to convert; I could debunk most of the arguments (my biggest pet-peeve is that farm animals have be bred to be domesticated and could not become wild again, so the more pragmatic approach is to further promote the work of ethical farmers...more
Written in a simple enough manner where nutrition doesn't feel like a foreign subject. I thought it was basic enough for a new vegan and a good reminder for more experienced vegans. A good source of information. I always feel like the "for dummies" series are the cliff notes. I usually use them to locate other sources with more complete information.
Jun 01, 2010
Susan Erhardt
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4 of 5 stars
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This had a lot of useful, clearly presented information. It did contradict other sources, especially concerning supplements, but was written in an easy-to-read manner, and made sense. I confess that I didn't even glance at the recipes. I'd have to live to be 679 years old in order to make every recipe I have now.
I found it very helpful and informative! Everything is explained in a simple way; so you hardly have any questions when you finish it! The only problem might be the repetition which is quite normal I guess!!! I have learnt a lot about being a vegan (as a vegan, I did not know some of these)!
The author kinda drank the vegan koolaide and there were points where I was 2nd guessing my choice based on her heavy handedness. This book is a very good reference otherwise.
Includes lots of useful information for those who have committed to a vegan lifestyle and shows just how simple and easy compassionate living can be.
This was a brilliant book to read as a new vegan. It has lots of advice on how to change to veganism, starting with food and then developing into other areas such as clothing and cosmetics. It also has very simple recipes and very important nutritional information.
An excellent nuts and bolts guide. Or should I say nuts and berries, and beans and grains, too!
An extremely practical and simple introduction to veganism.
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Apr 23, 2013 03:47pm
Please. "For dummies" implies it's not for the converted. And also would lead one to expect a more practical approach. Someone in K...more
May 18, 2013 09:46am