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- 1 2 3 4 Marian Burros (December 2, 1992). "Eating Well: New Age Prophet, 3-part Gospel". The New York Times.
- ↑ Sharon Bernstein (September 16, 1991). "KCET's 'Diet' Isn't Savory for Beef, Dairy Industries". Los Angeles Times.
- 1 2 Colman McCarthy (August 6, 1988). "A Calmer, Rational Approach" (PDF). Finger Lakes Times.
Robbins has written a book that is the pioneering match of Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac, John Rawls' A Theory of Justice, and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
- ↑ McClain, Stephanie (May 12, 2020). "Here Are Some Clues That Zoë Kravitz Might Be Vegan". The Beet. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". EarthSave. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
The EarthSave Foundation was founded in 1988 by celebrated author John Robbins. EarthSave was the direct result of the overwhelming reader response to the 1987 publication Diet for a New America.
- ↑ Robbins, John (December 11, 2012). Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth (2nd ed.). HJ Kramer/New World Library. p. 464. ISBN 9781932073546.
