Think Like a Vegan invites you to set aside your preconceived notions about veganism, and enter into an invigorating conversation about your daily ethical decisions
This book is not just for vegans. It’s for anyone who is curious about veganism, its principles and what even non-vegans can learn from its practice
From basic fairness to politics, economics, love and other aspects of being human, society’s systemic injustices are intimately interconnected, including the fight for racial justice, feminism, and ethical production, as are the threats we face together, from environmental collapse to global pandemics. Seeking a fair world for animals means we must also seek to reject and redress the injustices perpetrated against each other. These are not mutually exclusive goals, or mutually exclusive ideas
Seeking to challenge, educate and illuminate, Think Like a Vegan draws threads between essential points of philosophical thought to help answer the fundamental ethical question: How should we act, and why?
About the Authors
Emilia A. Leese
is an author, re-wilder, and podcast host exploring the intersections of ethics, food, and our relationship with the natural world. After a twenty-year career as a corporate finance lawyer, she now channels her strategic insight into vegan advocacy and ecological restoration. She is the co-author of Think Like a Vegan and hosts the podcast of the same name. She edits a magazine and splits her time between London and the Scottish Highlands. Find her work at EmiliaLeese.com and the award-winning BirchfieldHighlands.org. Her Think Like a Vegan podcast is streaming on all platforms and on YouTube
Eva J. Charalambides
is an opinionated Jewish woman who has never turned down an opportunity to advocate for what she believes in. Throughout her vegan career she has contributed to online magazines, multi-city events, quirky merch and non-profits. With the increasing severity of her disability and chronic illnesses, she has also devoted her unapologetic voice to a variety of publications promoting disability rights. Today, she shares 24 acres of Canadian forest with her husband, Matt, and the countless wildlife visitors who bless them with their presence
Praise
A brilliant book, which both challenges and inspires thoughts on ethics and the environment, and offers fresh, new thinking on why veganism is not just a diet but a potent social act.
SETH TIBBOTT, CHAIR AND FOUNDER OF TOFURKY AND AUTHOR OF IN SEARCH OF THE WILD TOFURKY: HOW A BUSINESS MISFIT PIONEERED PLANT-BASED FOODS BEFORE THEY WERE COOL
Though a vegan for eighteen years this book helped me learn so many new concepts, and unlearn a few … above all, I started looking at veganism through a much broader lens. A must-have book for any vegan at any stage in their journey, and above all a terrific read for anyone looking to learn more about veganism.
KUNTAL A. JOISHER, VEGAN MOUNTAINEER
A well-researched contemporary guidebook to vegan ethics . . . Approachable, accessible, personal, and irreverent . . . This updated version is an essential resource for readers at any stage in their vegan journey.
Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy – and Why They Matter
Think Like a Vegan is sprinkled with thought experiments and challenges. Got a vegan elevator pitch? The stakes couldn’t be higher. The production of land and marine
Lee Hall, author of On Their Own Terms: Animal Liberation for the 21st Century
animal products is rapidly crowding untamed life off our planet. Global heating looks poised to unleash its worst. We can step up, if we learn quickly enough how
to think like a vegan.
An invaluable compendium of resources for both avowed vegans and those who are ready to adopt a vegan ethic and lifestyle.
Sailesh Rao, founder and executive director of Climate Healers
Think Like a Vegan is the book that the animal liberation movement needs right now. The book manages the impressive feat of being so personal and practical, while simultaneously teeming with scientific and philosophical insights. Think Like a Vegan is indispensable reading for all members of our species who need to think harder about how we should relate to all the others. If you care about the world, read this book to learn how you can do your part to make it better.
Troy Vettese, co-author of Half Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics
An extraordinary guide that challenges readers to rethink their relationship with animals, the environment, and each other . . . Think Like a Vegan isn’t just a book you
Renee King-Sonnen, founder and executive director of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary
read – it’s a journey you embark on, guided by Emilia and Eva’s wisdom and their deep commitment to creating a future where compassion is at the forefront of our choices
Think Like a Vegan explores the logic behind veganism in exquisite detail . . . It’s a fascinating read for vegans and non-vegans alike.
KJ Serafin, author of No Need to Apologize
In this fabulous and comprehensive page-turner of a book, Emilia A. Leese and Eva J. Charalambides will show you why it is of utmost importance to be or become a vegan and will explain to you how to do it.
Dr Carlo Alvaro, Associate Professor of Philosophy at New York City College of Technology
For a seasoned vegan like myself, the book is a powerful reminder of the moral and ethical importance of veganism.
Professor Stacy Banwell, University of Greenwich
The case that this book makes for a vegan world is watertight and irrefutable.
Polly Foreman, editor at Plant Based News