We were so happy to see this VegMichigan library display at our last Chickpea and Bean meeting at the Clinton Macomb Public Library! What a coincidence that the hallway to our meeting had a bookcase featuring a selection of books about improving health with a plant-based lifestyle. The titles include, from top, upper-left row:

• Thrive by Brendan Brazier
• No Meat Athlete by Matt Frazier
• The Engine 2 Diet by Rip Esselstyn
• Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell. B. Esselstyn, Jr. MD
• The China Study by Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell, MD
• The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
• Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson
• The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone
• Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes by Neal Barnard MD
• The Happy Herbivore by Lindsay Nixon
• The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
• The Conscious Cook by Tal Ronnen
• Healthy At 100 by John Robbins
• Veganist  by Kathy Freston
• Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis
• Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness by Robert Cheeke
• The McDougall Program by John A. McDougall
• The Voluptuous Vegan by Myra Cornfield
• Vegan Holiday Kitchen by Nava Atlas
• One-dish Vegan by  Robin Robertson
• From the Earth with Love by Susan Kline
• Isa Does It by Chandra Moskowitz.

VegMichigan, a nonprofit organization,  was started in 1999 and promotes the benefits of a vegan lifestyle for the well-being of people, the planet and animals. Paul Krause is VegMichigan’s president. He and a group of dedicated volunteers work hard to make people aware of the benefits of going vegan. Their library displays are one of the ways they help to raise awareness in the community.

Many of these books are available at public libraries and can be purchased through Amazon. One of the first steps we took in our vegan journey included educating ourselves by reading reliable books.  Happy reading!