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The Vegetarian Myth
- Food, Justice, and Sustainability
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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We’ve been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan. But in The Vegetarian Myth, she argues that we’ve been led astray - not by our longings for a just and sustainable world, but by our ignorance.
The truth is that agriculture is a relentless assault against the planet, and more of the same won’t save us. In service to annual grains, humans have devastated prairies and forests, driven countless species extinct, altered the climate, and destroyed the topsoil - the basis of life itself. Keith argues that if we are to save this planet, our food must be an act of profound and abiding repair: it must come from inside living communities, not be imposed across them. Part memoir, part nutritional primer, and part political manifesto, The Vegetarian Myth will challenge everything you thought you knew about food politics.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-09-21
the real wakeup call indeed
Particular part 2 opens your eyes to the reality on how bad we manage the planet and what dangers vegetarianism represent.
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- P Castle
- 12-11-21
Brilliant
This is one of the most enlightening books I have read in a while.
A must read for everyone that eats!
Thank you for the knowledge and empowerment to make better choices and change my world.
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- Mindaugas Miliunas
- 25-08-21
Misinformed author.
5 stars for debunking vegetarian /vegan diet.
2 stars for everything else.
Many "facts" are political rather than scientific.
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- Ninds
- 27-11-18
End-to-End Thinking
Finally, a book that took the subject end-to-end.
What are the effects on our health, what is the real cost of agriculture, how is this amazing ecosystem we live in a fine valance, but most interestingly number and economics.
This is an absolute must for anyone genuinely interested in saving the planet.
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- shaun mace
- 29-07-16
for health and environmentally conscious people
I'm not vegetarian nor vegan but this book has been more than eye opening. a must read/listen to anyone who cares about diet and health. the aether has looked at many many studies and explains in great detail about nutrition, agriculture and well being.
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- Nick Thompson
- 18-09-21
Thinking of going veggie or vegan?
If you’re considering these nutrition options, I challenge you to listen to this audiobook. Keith is thorough, passionate, detained and meticulous in her research. I’m very familiar with all the arguments, but learned something new every five minutes. An essential book for the sustainable and regenerative agriculture movement.
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- charlie gletherow
- 07-06-22
Interesting to start but tails off subjectively
Raised a lot of good thought provoking points regarding soil and fertiliser usage, animal welfare and the historical meaning of where your food came from and consisted of but I found the overuse of repeatedly cited reports in some chapters a little hard to take on board followed ultimately looking towards a future of an orwellian dystopia unless wholesale liberty suppression and global revolution against agriculture involving quite literally millions of unaware participants the slightest bit... exaggerated.
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- Sacha Manik
- 15-02-23
A must read
This book is so informative. The best book ever 👏😃 I recommend this book to everyone who would like to grasp the bigger picture of food, food production, sustainability and heath🤓
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-06-17
excellent
I have been a vegan /vegetarian for a period of 35 years. I have hashimoto disease premature menopause osteoporosis and depression now for 10 years , this book explains how my diet has destroyed my health . it also explains how my good intentions are helping to destroy the planet .
Thank you I am now on the long journey to hopefully regaining my health and maybe I will get some energy back to live life proper
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- Ericson
- 09-09-21
Lots of truth! I loved it!
Listening for the second time and enjoying it even more than the first time. Lots of truth in the content! As you already know. Don't judge a book by its cover.
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