The books on this list were chosen because they cover many aspects of living more compassionately.There is information here that will be of interest to both those who are new to veganism and those who have been vegan for many years. We would like to include in these pages a review of each of these books, to assist readers in making choices. Titles that have already been reviewed appear in orange and you can click on them to read the reviews. If you would like to write a review, or would like to suggest additions to this list, please contact us.
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer - reviewed by Fran Hutcherson
Animals and Why They Matter by Mary Midgley
Becoming Vegetarian by Vesanto Melina Brenda Davis and Victoria Harrison
Compassionate Cook by PETA
Friendly Foods by Ron Pickarski
In Defense of Animals by Peter Singer
Incredibly Delicious by Gentle World - reviewed by Helen Banks
Power of your Plate by Neal Barnard
Pregnancy, Children and the Vegan Diet by Dr. Michael Klaper
Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs by Karen Davis
Simply Heavenly: The Monastery Vegetarian Cookbook by George Burke
Simply Vegan by Reed Mangels (book authored by Debra Wasserman)
Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Abuse in the Meat Industry by Gail Eisnitz
The Complete Vegetarian Kitchen by Lorna Sass
The Gourmet Vegan by Heather Lamont
The Most Noble Diet by George Eisman, Anne Green, and Matt Ball
The Seventh-Day Diet by Chris Rucker and Jan Hoffman
The Short-Cut Vegetarian by Lorna Sass
The Single Vegan by Leah Leneman
The Uncheese Cookbook by JoAnne Stepaniak
The Vegan Cookbook by Alan Wakeman and Gordon Baskerville
The Vegan Gourmet by Susann Geiskopf-Hadler et al.
The Vegetarian Way by Virginia and Mark Messina
Tofu Cookery by Louise Hagler
Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating by Erik Marcus. This book has generously been made available for free download by the author at http://www.vegan.com/
We are grateful to many people for help with compiling this list.