Diet for a New America

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DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA The International Best-Seller With More Than 600,000 Copies in Print Now Includes an Update From the Author Few of us are aware that the act of eating can be a powerful statement of commitment to our own well-being, and at the same time to the creation of a healthier world. In Diet for a New America, John Robbins brilliantly documents that our food choices can provide us with ways to enjoy life to the fullest, while making it possible that life itself might continue. Praise for Diet for a New America "Profoundly fulfilling and moving... the pioneering match of... Rachel Carson's Silent Spring." - The Washington Post "In a tender not strident voice, Robbins shows us why a humane society cannot be built upon an inhumane system of food production. Robbins does not play on our guilt, but shows us how our own well-being is linked to the development of radically new sensibilities to non-human life." -Frances Moore Lappé, Author of Diet for a Small Planet "Diet for a... Tovább

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DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA The International Best-Seller With More Than 600,000 Copies in Print Now Includes an Update From the Author Few of us are aware that the act of eating can be a powerful statement of commitment to our own well-being, and at the same time to the creation of a healthier world. In Diet for a New America, John Robbins brilliantly documents that our food choices can provide us with ways to enjoy life to the fullest, while making it possible that life itself might continue. Praise for Diet for a New America "Profoundly fulfilling and moving... the pioneering match of... Rachel Carson's Silent Spring." - The Washington Post "In a tender not strident voice, Robbins shows us why a humane society cannot be built upon an inhumane system of food production. Robbins does not play on our guilt, but shows us how our own well-being is linked to the development of radically new sensibilities to non-human life." -Frances Moore Lappé, Author of Diet for a Small Planet "Diet for a New America ... is the most important book of our generation." -Dan Millman, Author of Way of the Peaceful Warríor "Every so often, a book comes along which has the capacity to awaken the conscience of a nation. Silent Spring was one such book. John Robbins's volume is destined to be another. ... I couldn't put it down." -Cleveland Amory, Author of The Cat Who Came for Christmas "A most extraordinary [and] compelling book, one bound to shake our innermost core. Diet for a New America is a must for anyone concerned about ecology, health, and life." - The Las Vegas Sun John Robbins is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on the dietary link to the environment and health. He is the founder of EarthSave International, a nonprofit organization that supports healthy food choices, preservaüon of the environment, and a more compassionate world. The recipient of the 1994 Rachel Carson Award, he has received a standing ovation at the United Nations. Vissza