VEGAN STRONG

With growing concern for animal welfare, along with looming environmental and health crises, more and more people are considering the vegan lifestyle. While being vegan is easy, change can be a little scary, so it is always good to have an expert on your side. In his new book, Vegan Strong: The Ultimate Field Manual for a Kick-Ass Plant-Fueled Life, Bill “Sgt. Vegan” Muir provides readers with a guide on how to navigate all the life changes that go with being vegan.

Some of the topics covered in Vegan Strong include: delicious vegan recipes, including recipes for vegan variations of stuffed shells, shepherd’s pie, chili, potato salad, and even cheesecake; how to travel in vegan style; how to smoothly transition to veganism while effectively dealing with friends and family; working out Vegan Strong; one week of vegan meal plans; how to survive the holidays and all the meals that come with them as a vegan; how to date as a vegan in a non-vegan world; and shopping for vegan clothing. The book also includes fun and thought-provoking interviews with vegans about their stories, so readers will never feel alone on their vegan journey.

After 9/11, Sgt. Vegan left a cushy job teaching English in Japan to join the Army. Despite being afraid of heights, he became a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and served in Afghan­istan as a combat medic. A vegan since 1992, Sgt. Vegan adhered to his plant-fueled diet throughout his rigorous training and deployment.

After being Honorably Discharged from the Army, Sgt. Vegan earned a certificate in Vegan Culinary Arts from Atlantic Union College and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Drexel University. For more information, visit sgtvegan.com.

DRESS LIKE A PARISIAN

Dress Like a Parisian is a wise and witty guide to finding your personal style, taking inspiration from how real Parisian women dress. With personal stylist and fashion blogger Aloïs Guinut as your guide, you’ll explore which colors, shapes and styles work best for you for any occasion. Aloïs reveals Parisian style secrets, rejects restrictive fashion rules and shares her favorite shops and brands, demonstrating how to use fashion to enhance your personality. In the words of the patron saint of Parisian women, Yves St. Laurent, ‘”fashions fade, style is eternal.” This book is illustrated with photography shot on the streets of Paris plus illustrations by acclaimed fashion illustrator Judith van den Hoek.

EATING YOURSELF SICK

Dr. Joseph Galati, a physician in Hous­ton’s Texas Medical Center and author of Eating Yourself Sick: How to Stop Obesity, Fatty Liver, and Diabetes from Killing You and Your Family, offers tips on getting more vegetables into your diet: snack with veggies and fruit, like baby carrots and hummus; celery and peanut butter; or a piece of fruit; and leave these snacks in plain sight. Make homemade soups to increase your vegetable intake; highlight a new veggie each week by introducing a new fruit or vegetable in recipes or snacks; and grill colorful vegetable kabobs packed with tomatoes, green and red peppers, mushrooms and onions. With more knowledge about what kinds of vegetables to select and how to cook them, Galati believes more of us will eat more vegetables.

WONDER PLANTS 2

Wonder Plants 2: Your Urban Jungle Interior, by by Irene Schampaert and Judith Baehner, proves that green interiors are here to stay. The sequel to bestselling title Wonder Plants, this second volume features even more exciting ideas for a greener interior. The new volume gathers 20 of the world’s best interior designs, each of them urban jungles that will inspire dreams of having an oasis of green at home. The book ends with a plant index and some useful tips and tricks, as well as an overview of new trends, with explanations by interior design experts. Luxuriously illustrated with 250 color images, you’ll enjoy fresh ideas to enliven your space and breathe fresh life into your décor.