Informationen zum Autor Ed Winters is a compassionate activist and vegan educator from the UK, widely known for his award-winning viral online content. He is the bestselling author of This is Vegan Propaganda and How to Argue with a Meat Eater . He is a prolific public speaker who has been invited to schools, universities and businesses across the world, including major companies such as Google, Meta and American Express. Ed has given speeches at over a third of UK universities and at every Ivy League college in the US. In 2022, Ed taught as a Media & Design Fellow at Harvard University. Ed has also given two TEDx talks that have amassed over 2.4 million views online. His viral university speech You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again has over 35 million views online. Ed has been invited numerous times on to live television and radio, including for the BBC and ITV, and has been featured by media outlets including LadBible, The Times , the Independent and the Guardian . Klappentext Discover how our food choices impact the planet and our health, and how changing what we eat can change the world, with the bestselling author of How to Go (and Stay) Vegan . 'Among the best new writing about climate change ' Financial Times ' If you give a damn about this planet , and the fate of its inhabitants (including us), read this book .' Jonathan Balcombe, bestselling author of What a Fish Knows Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death. In This Is Vegan Propaganda , activist and bestselling author Ed Winters explores the powerful connections between diet, climate change, public health and animal ethics to answer the question, 'Is there a better way?' Drawing on years of research and first-hand interviews with farmers, slaughterhouse workers, environmentalists and philosophers, he reveals how animal agriculture fuels global crises - and what each of us can do to help. From the environmental cost of industrial farming to the hidden human and animal exploitation within our food systems, Winters lays bare the realities behind what we eat and shows why moving towards a plant-based diet is one of the most effective actions we can take to protect the future. Whether you're already vegan or simply curious to understand more, this compelling, evidence-based book will give you the knowledge and tools to make informed, compassionate choices that benefit both people and the planet. Praise for This Is Vegan Propaganda : ' Essential reading ' Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Comfort Book 'A truly unrivalled, once-in-generation voice... a must-read ' Rich Roll, bestselling author of Finding Ultra 'An eye-opening book for our time' Moby 'Makes a powerful case for giving up meat... Whatever he's eating, I want some of it.' The Times 'Sets out all the reasons why going vegan might just save the world ' Stella Magazine ' Make sure you read This is Vegan Propaganda , you won't regret it.' Peter Egan, actor and activist Zusammenfassung Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death. Through exploring th...

Autorentext

Ed Winters is a compassionate activist and vegan educator from the UK, widely known for his award-winning viral online content. He is the bestselling author of This is Vegan Propaganda and How to Argue with a Meat Eater. He is a prolific public speaker who has been invited to schools, universities and businesses across the world, including major companies such as Google, Meta and American Express. Ed has given speeches at over a third of UK universities and at every Ivy League college in the US. In 2022, Ed taught as a Media & Design Fellow at Harvard University.

Ed has also given two TEDx talks that have amassed over 2.4 million views online. His viral university speech You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again has over 35 million views online. Ed has been invited numerous times on to live television and radio, including for the BBC and ITV, and has been featured by media outlets including LadBible, The Times, the Independent and the Guardian.

Klappentext

Discover how our food choices impact the planet and our health, and how changing what we eat can change the world, with the bestselling author of How to Go (and Stay) Vegan.

'Among the best new writing about climate change' Financial Times

'If you give a damn about this planet, and the fate of its inhabitants (including us), read this book.' Jonathan Balcombe, bestselling author of What a Fish Knows

Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation.

Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death.

In This Is Vegan Propaganda, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters explores the powerful connections between diet, climate change, public health and animal ethics to answer the question, 'Is there a better way?'

Drawing on years of research and first-hand interviews with farmers, slaughterhouse workers, environmentalists and philosophers, he reveals how animal agriculture fuels global crises - and what each of us can do to help.

From the environmental cost of industrial farming to the hidden human and animal exploitation within our food systems, Winters lays bare the realities behind what we eat and shows why moving towards a plant-based diet is one of the most effective actions we can take to protect the future.

Whether you're already vegan or simply curious to understand more, this compelling, evidence-based book will give you the knowledge and tools to make informed, compassionate choices that benefit both people and the planet.

Praise for This Is Vegan Propaganda:

'Essential reading' Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Comfort Book

'A truly unrivalled, once-in-generation voice... a must-read' Rich Roll, bestselling author of Finding Ultra

'An eye-opening book for our time' Moby

'Makes a powerful case for giving up meat... Whatever he's eating, I want some of it.' The Times

'Sets out all the reasons why going vegan might just save the world' Stella Magazine

'Make sure you read This is Vegan Propaganda, you won't regret it.' Peter Egan, actor and activist

Zusammenfassung

Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death.

Through exploring the major ways that our current system of animal farming affects the world around us, as well as the cultural and psychological factors that drive our behaviours, This Is Vegan Propaganda answers the pressing question, is there a better way?

Whether you are a vegan already or curious to learn more, this book will show you the other side of the story that has been hidden for far too long. Based on years of research and conversations with slaughterhouse workers and farmers, to animal rights philosophers, environmentalists and …