How To Explain Why You're A Vegetarian To Your Dinner Guests (Paperback)

~ John Tilston (Author) "Ten years ago my wife announced she was going vegetarian and though she wasn't forcing the family to join her, there were likely to be..." (more)
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Vegetarians get a grilling from people they meet about why they don't eat meat. In this thoroughly researched investigation interlaced with personal experience, journalist John Tilston lucidly explains their case.

About the Author

John Tilston is financial journalist and economist who has worked for some of the world\'s leading media, including Dow Jones Newswires, the Australian Financial Review, the Sunday Times and Business Day, over a 25 year career. He now lives in Brisbane, Australia, where he works as a freelance writer, and on his next book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412027357
• ISBN-13: 978-1412027359
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,825,605 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, June 30, 2004

By	Sam Bruno (USA) - See all my reviews

This is a great little book. Tilston runs through the main arguments for being a vegetarian in a lucid and undogmatic style. He doesn't come across as a fanatic, just a sensible everyday sort of guy trying to make sense of the mass of information on the environment and health. He has clearly read a great deal of the latest research on these subjects. He deals with a few technical issues, such as land degradation and what our bodies need to run well, in clear everyday language. There is so much research these days that, as he points out, we can now draw some definitive conclusions in many areas. In areas where there are no straight answers, such as whether or not it's "right" to eat animals, he takes the reader through both sides of the argument. But perhaps the best thing about the book is that he has interspersed the arguments with his own experiences of being vegetarian, which makes it a light read of some heavy topics. And there's not a recipe to be seen.