The Vegan Sourcebook is a guide to veganism

Veganism

Veganism is the practice of eliminating the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only...

 written by Joanne Stepaniak

Joanne Stepaniak

Jo Stepaniak is the author of books on veganism, including The Vegan Sourcebook and several cookbooks. In her work, she emphasizes compassion toward everyone, including meat-eaters....

 and first published in November 1998 by Lowell House

Lowell House (publisher)

Lowell House was a publishing company based in Los Angeles, California headed by Jack Artenstein. It was purchased in the late 1990s by the Chicago Tribune.-External links:*...

. The book is intended for both existing vegans and those who are considering becoming vegans, and provides information on a range of topics related to veganism, including justifications for veganism, nutritional issues, and tips for vegans. The Vegan Sourcebook is currently published by McGraw-Hill

McGraw-Hill

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, education, publishing, broadcasting, and business services...

 and is in its second edition (ISBN 0-7373-0506-1).

See also

• Veganic gardening
• Ethical consumerism
  Ethical consumerism
  Ethical consumerism is the intentional purchase of products and services that the customer considers to be made ethically. This may mean with minimal harm to or exploitation of humans, animals and/or the natural environment...
  
  
• Cruelty-free
  Cruelty-free
  Cruelty-free is a social movement that seeks to avoid all products of cruelty. The term cruelty-free was first used in this way by Lady Dowding who persuaded manufacturers of fake furs to use the label Beauty Without Cruelty and went on to found the charity Beauty Without Cruelty in 1959...