Influences- John Robbins

A major force for me growing up was John Robbins and his veganism manifesto entitled "Diet for a New America". It struck me deeply because he was the Heir Apparent for Baskin-Robbins and he denied it because he felt that veganism was the better route to take. It is a scathing indictment of Factory Farming and provided me with my first insights into the world of vegetarianism. Looking back, he is a little course for me sometimes, but it still spoke to me on such a profound level that it has stuck ever since. It was (and IS) a great read (I think I read it 5 or 6 times, which for me was a BIG deal). He made some follow up attempts like "Diet for a New World" and a couple others, but "Diet for a New America" was by far the best. I would like to read something of his that is more recent to see how he feels about the current state of our farms. He was speaking of atrocities in the early 90s and late 80s that still persist to this day. I would recommend this book to any "newbie" to vegetarianism.