* Please note: Not all books & videos are listed yet.
** Please check out the books available at FGCU's library to show support for the library's decision to include information about a more humane, healthy, and environmentally friendly diet!! The more these books are checked out, the more likely they will be to order even more!
Note: If there are specific books you're looking for that aren't currently available at FGCU, don't give up.... you can do an interlibrary loan! They can get just about anything in for you! Check out the recommended books section to give you some ideas.
You can fill out the interlibrary loan request all online through a system called ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database) to pick up at FGCU library: http://library.fgcu.edu/ILLiad/Logon.html
If you live off campus, check out the Lee County Library System's Catalog Search:
It's amazing how many vegetarian recipe and health books they offer! If the item is not available through their system, you can also order it via interlibrary loan!
Animal Rights/ Vegetarianism Books Currently Available at FGCU Library
1) Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
2) The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan
3) Empty cages : facing the challenge of animal rights by Tom Regan
4) Animals Like Us by Mark Rowlands
5) The ten trusts : what we must do to care for the animals we love by Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff
6) Rattling the cage : toward legal rights for animals by Steven Wise
7) Animal Rights by Lisa Yount
8) Animal rights : current debates and new directions Edited by Cass R. Sunstein and Martha C. Nussbaum
9) Animal pragmatism : rethinking human-nonhuman relationships edited by Erin McKenna and Andrew Light
10) Animal Rights Edited by Nick Treanor
11) Animal experimentation Edited by Cindy Mur
12) Slaughter of the Innocent by Hans Ruesch
13) Beyond animal rights : a feminist caring ethic for the treatment of animals Edited by Josephine Donovan and Carol J. Adams.
14) Neither man nor beast : feminism and the defense of animals by Carol J. Adams
Books on Order at FGCU Library (should be in by next semester):
1) Living Among Meat Eaters: The
Vegetarian's Survival Handbook by
Carol J. Adams
2) The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist- Vegetarian Critical
Theory by Carol Adams
3) Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health,
Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth
by John Robbins
4) The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
by John Robbins
5) Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-
Based Diet by Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D. & Brenda Davis, R.D.
6) The Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak, M.S.E.d.
7) The China Study : The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever
Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and
Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell, PhD
8) Food for Life : How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your
Life by Neal Barnard, M.D.
9) Mad Cowboy: Plan Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't
Eat Meat by Howard F. Lyman
10) The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health by John
McDougall, M.D.
Animal Rights Books & Videos Available on Loan through The Power of One Animal Rights Group
Books
Animal Rights Philosophy Books:
1) Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
2) The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan
3) Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating by Erik Marcus
4) The Most Noble Diet: Food Selection and Ethics by George Eisman, R.D.
5) Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints Edited by Andrew Harnack
6) Animals in Society: Facts & Perspectives on our Treatment of Animals by Zoe Well
7) The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery by Marjorie Spiegel
8) Ethical Vegetarianism: From Pythagoras to Peter Singer Edited by Kerry Walters & Lisa Portmess
9) Ethics into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement by Peter Singer
10) The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Books on Vivisection
1) Slaughter of the Innocent by Hans Ruesch
2) Sacred Cows and Golden Geese: The Human Cost of Experimenting on Animals by Ray Greek, M.D. and Jean Swingle Greek, D.V.M
Animal Rights Law Books:
1) Beyond the Law: Agribusiness & the systemic abuse of animals raised for food or food production by David J. Wolfson, J.D.
2) Rattling the cage : Toward legal rights for animals by Steven Wise, J.D.
3) Drawing the Line: Science and the case for animal rights by Steven Wise, J.D.
Vegan Diet & Nutrition Books
1) Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your
Health,
Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth
by John Robbins
2) The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
by John Robbins
3) Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy
Plant-
Based Diet by Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D. & Brenda Davis, R.D.
4) The Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak, M.S.E.d.
5) Food for Life : How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your
Life by Neal Barnard, M.D.
6) Healthy Eating for Life: For Women by PCRM/ Dr. Neal Barnard
7) Foods that Cause you to Lose Weight: The Negative Calorie Effect by Neal Barnard, M.D.
8) Breaking the Food Seduction: the hidden reasons behind food cravings- and 7 steps to end them naturally by Neal Barnard, M.D.
9) A Physician's Slimming Guide: For Permanent Weight Control by Neal Barnard, M.D.
10) The McDougall Plan by John McDougall, M.D.
11) The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health by John McDougall, M.D.
12) A Basic Course in Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition by George Eisman, M.A., M.Sc., R.D.
13) You Don't Need Meat by Peter Cox
14) Milk A-Z by Robert Cohen (different health problem for each letter of the alphabet)
15) Vegetarianism: A History by Colin Spencer
Vegetarian & Vegan Lifestyle Books:
1) Living Among Meat Eaters: The
Vegetarian's Survival Handbook by
Carol J. Adams
2) Being Vegan: Living with Conscience, Conviction, & Compassion by Joanne Stepaniak, M.S.Ed.
3) Living in Harmony with Animals by Carla Bennett
4) You Can Save the Animals: 251 Simple ways to stop thoughtless cruelty by Ingrid Newkirk
5) Save the Animals!: 101 Easy things you can do by Ingrid Newkirk
6) Free the Animals!: The untold story of the U.S. Animal Liberation Front & its founder, "Valerie" by Ingrid Newkirk
7) The Good Fight: Speaking for Those who Can't- 25 Animal Rights Essays by Laura A. Moretti
8) Voices from the Garden: Stories of becoming a vegetarian edited by Sharon & Daniel Towns
9) Speaking Out for Animals: True stories about real people who rescue animals edited by Kim Stallwood
10) The Ten Trusts: What we must do to care for the animals we love by Jane Goodall & Marc Bekoff
11) Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey by Jane Goodall
Vegan Recipe Books:
1) The Compassionate Cook by PETA
2) Cooking with PETA: Great vegan recipes for a compassionate kitchen by PETA
3) How it all Vegan: Irresistible recipes for an animal-free diet by Tanya Barnard & Sarah Kramer
4) The Garden of Vegan: How it all vegan again! by Tanya Barnard & Sarah Kramer
5) The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
6) Fresh & Fast Vegan Pleasures by Amanda Grant
7) The Complete Vegan Cookbook: Over 200 tantalizing recipes plus plenty of kitchen wisdom for beginners & experienced cooks by Susann Geiskopf-Hadler & Mindy Toomay
8) Vegan Planet: 400 irresistible recipes with fantastic flavors from home and around the world by Robin Robertson
9) The Cookbook for People who Love Animals produced by Gentle World publishing
10) The Voluptuous Vegan: more than 200 sinfully delicious recipes for meatless, eggless, and dairy-free meals by Myra Kornfeld
11) The Everyday Vegan: Recipes & lessons for living the vegan life by Dreena Burton
12) The McDougall Quick & Easy Cookbook: Over 300 delicious low-fat recipes you can prepare in 15 minutes or less by John McDougall, M.D. and Mary McDougall
Religion & Vegetarianism:
1) Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey
2) Animal Gospel by Andrew Linzey
3) On God and Dogs: A Christian Theology of Compassion for Animals by Stephen Webb
4) God's Covenant with Animals: A Biblical basis for the humane treatment of all creatures by J.R. Hyland
5) Judaism and Vegetarianism by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Animal Behavior(Ethology)& Emotion Books:
1) Animail by Cleveland Amory
2) The Souls of Animals by Gary Kowalski
3) Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, & Heart by Marc Bekoff
4) When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
5) The Pig who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
6) Do Animals have Feelings too? by David Rice
7) Animal Talk: Breaking the codes of animal language by Tim Friend
8) The Dog who Rescues Cats: The true story of Ginny by Philip Gonzalez and Leonore Fleischer
9) The Blessing of the Animals: True Stories of Ginny, the dog who rescues cats by Philip Gonzalez and Leonore Fleischer
10) Bees Dance and Whales Sing: The Mysteries of Animal Communication by Margery Facklam
11) My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
12) Ranch of Dreams: The Heartwarming Story of America's most Unusual Animal Sanctuary by Cleveland Amory
13) The Compassion of Animals: True Stories of Animal Courage and Kindness by Kristin Von Kreisler
14) Animal Angels: Amazing Acts of Love & Compassion by Stephanie Laland
15) Peaceful Kingdom: Random Acts of Kindness by Animals by Stephanie Laland
Misc. Animal Books
1) Saving Emily by Nicholas Read
2) Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals
3) 97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile by Jenny Langbehn
4) Questions and Answers about Horses by Millicent Selsam
5) Know your Dog: An Owner's Guide to Dog Behavior by Bruce Fogle, D.V.M.
6) Complete Dog Care Manual: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Caring for your Dog by Bruce Fogle, D.V.M.
7) Complete Cat Care Manual: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Caring for your Cat by Andrew Edney, B.V.M
Environmental Books
1) Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
2) The Green Lifestyle Handbook: 1001 Ways you can Heal the Earth edited by Jeremy Rifkin
Misc. Books: of some relevance to animal rights/ vegan diets or books on homeopathic medicine/ natural healing:
1) The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
2) How to Raise a Healthy Child... In Spite of your Doctor by Robert Mendelsohn, M.D.
3) A Perfect World: Words and Paintings from over 50 of America's most Powerful People collected by Debra Trione (Ingrid Newkirk is featured)
4) Eastern Philosophy for Beginners by Jim Powell
5) The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
6) The Missing Link: The Emergence of Man by Maitland
Edey
7) The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by advocates of Peace published by Beacon Press
8) Massage by The Body Shop
9) The Power to Heal: Ancient Arts & Modern Medicine by Matthew Naythons, M.D., Rick Smolan, & Phillip Moffitt
Animal Rights Videos Available
1) PETA's "Meet your Meat" - DVD... watch it here: http://www.meetyourmeat.com/
2) PETA's "Chew on This" Commercial- DVD with some bonus commercials.. watch "Chew on This" here: http://www.goveg.com/feat/chewonthis/
3) PETA 2's "Stick this in your computer" compilation -DVD- feat. video clips of Good Charlotte, Common, Connor Oberst, Pharrell Williams, and more
4) PETA/ Goldfinger's "Free Me"- DVD See movie at: http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=free_me
5) PETA's Circus Elephants: Training & Tragedy- VHS
See a circus elephant video: http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=circuselephants
6) The Action for Animals Meet your Meat Collection- VCD (includes "Meet your Meat," "Egg Farm Investigation," "Pig Farm Investigation," "7 Minutes of Reality <Pink Floyd>," "Goldfinger's Free Me Video," "Bruce Freidrich's Veganism in a Nutshell" on Real Audio, and a bunch of pdf files in a literature folder... can be played on computer or in a dvd player--- Free VCD's Available!
7) Action for Animals Video Collection- VHS (Includes "The Turning Away" Pink Floyd Video, "Humane Slaughter?" (Chickens), "Slaughterhouse Footage" (Meat), "Raw Footage, Raw Pain" (Eggs), "Dealing in Downers" (Dairy), "Fur Farming & Trapping" (Fur), "Classroom Cut-Ups" (Dissection), "Breaking Barriers" (Vivisection Lab), "Britches" (Vivisection Lab), "Their Future in Your Hands" Conclusion
8) Viva! USA's Investigation Compilation- VHS (Includes "When Pigs Cry," "Ducks Out of Water," "Dairy Investigation," "Kangaroos," and "Paul M. PSA" To see these videos, go to this site: http://www.vivausa.org/visualmedia/videos.html#dairy
9) Compassion Over Killing's "45 Days: The Life and Death of a Broiler Chicken"- DVD
10) Compassion Over Killing's Miyun Park Documentary plus commercials on news stories- DVD
11) John Robbin's "Diet for a New America"- VHS
12) Tribe of Heart's "The Witness"- DVD
13) Tribe of Heart's "Peaceable Kingdom"- VHS
14) Farm Sanctuary's "Thinking Outside the Crate: Farm Sanctuary's First 15 Years"- VHS
15) Howard Lyman's "Mad Cowboy" Documentary- DVD
16) Dr. Michael Greger's "Mad Cow Disease"- DVD
17) Dr. Michael Greger's "Maximum Nutrition: Transitioning towards a plant based diet"- VHS
18) Jefferey Masson's "The Emotional World of Farm Animals"- DVD
19) "Babe"- VHS
20) Discovery Channel's "Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry"- VHS
21) Dr. McDougall's "Total Health Solution for the 21st Century" - DVD
22) Dr. McDougall's "Fighting the Big Fat Lies with Fad-Free Truth"- DVD
23) Dr. Doug Lisle's "The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Forces that Undermines Health and Happiness"- DVD
24) Jill Nussinow's "Creative Low-Fat Vegan Cuisine: Simply Healthy Meals"- DVD
Note: These books and videos all belong to Katie Hammer. She also has a recipe box filled with well over 1,000 recipes and hundreds of animal rights brochures for your use. Several people from the club have gotten brochures from Katie for class presentations and borrowed "Meet your Meat" or other videos and presentation posters. Please feel free to do the same.
**To request any of these materials, please fill out this form:
Other Recommended Books & Videos:
Animal Rights Philosophy Books:
Books on Vivisection
Animal Rights Law Books:
Vegan Diet & Nutrition Books
Vegetarian & Vegan Lifestyle Books:
Vegan Recipe Books:
Religion & Vegetarianism:
Animal Behavior(Ethology)& Emotion Books:
Misc. Animal Books
Environmental Books
Misc. Books: of some relevance to animal rights/ vegan diets or books on homeopathic medicine/ natural healing: