Diet for a Small Planet

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Recommended by Steve Jobs, Ruth Reichl, Yale Program On Climate Change Communication, and 3 others. See all reviews

Ranked #15 in Vegetarian, Ranked #31 in Environmental Studies — see more rankings.

Here again is the extraordinary bestselling book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating-- one that remains a complete guide for eating well in the 90s. Featuring: simple rules for a healthy diet; a streamlined, easy-to-use format; delicious food combinations of protein-rich meals without meat; hundreds of wonderful recipes, and much more. less
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Steve Jobs Founder/AppleIn that first year at Reed, Jobs also read "Diet for a Small Planet," a book about protein-rich vegetarianism that went on to sell three million copies. It was a breakthrough. "That's when I pretty much swore off meat for good," Jobs told Isaacson. (Source)

Ruth Reichl When this book came out in the early 1970s, it was revolutionary. I feel this is a book that hasn’t gotten its due. (Source)

Yale Program On Climate Change Communication Frances Moore Lappé's best-selling book “Diet for a Small Planet” changed the way many people in the 1970s viewed the food system and its inefficiencies: https://t.co/xla4y5Nuzd via @nytimes https://t.co/wNIgZLCI9Z (Source)

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