Lantern Books

You Had to Be There is an unconventional, interdisciplinary reconsideration of established themes surrounding climate change. Alternating between the academic and the personal, Jess Bugg reaches a unique, and ultimately hopeful, conclusion.   Operating at the crossroads of memoir, academia, and literature, You Had to Be There offers a fresh, hopeful perspective on the seemingly hopeless s

Abandoned: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs uses fine art photography to chronicle the lives of abandoned dogs. Striking, emotionally charged images document each dog´s journey from a shelter or rescue to a loving, permanent home. The photographs illustrate the profound benefits of animal adoption for both dogs and owners.   Katherine Carver pursued Abandoned: Chronicling th

Censored Landscapes is a compelling long-term photographic project that unveils the hidden reality of animal agriculture. Photographs, essays, poetry, and research together tell a factual story about the most abusive industry of the 21st century.   Isabella La Rocca González´s lens captures the haunting beauty of landscapes that portray the animal agricultural industry. A number di

Amidst the challenges of our times, many of us yearn for transformative healing in our personal lives and in the world. Through a simple, compassionate change in what we eat, we have the power to uplevel our emotional and spiritual well-being, find greater purpose and connection, and heal our planet.   Many of us long to create healing and transformation in our lives—to thrive in mi

Albert Bandura´s ideas about the methods people use to avoid feeling guilty about harming others have led to valuable insights about many forms of mass violence, from wartime atrocities to terrorism and genocide. Happy Meat, Humane Animal Research, and Other Myths applies these insights to another form of mass violence: the many ways people harm animals. Each of the first eight chapters discusses

This book highlights significant contributions to animal studies and animal rights activism regarding the total liberation of all life on Earth for more peaceful non/human coexistence. Contributors push the concept of coexistence to include not merely existing but for all to thrive in a multispecies world.   Exploring Topics in Non/human Coexistence serves as a unifying platform for indivi

Based on a true story, Free Bird: Flaco the Owl´s Dreams Take Flight is an inspiring picture book for children ages four to eight chronicling the adventures of Flaco the owl as he escapes from a zoo to follow his dreams of flying and enjoying freedom in the wilds of NYC.   Embark on an exciting journey with Flaco the owl in Free Bird: Flaco the Owl´s Dreams Take Flight! This captivating pi

In this revised and updated edition, Krissy Pozatek teaches parents to examine their own patterns and build new skills to help teens and young adults in crisis and treatment to become more self-aware, build new skills, regain confidence, and learn how to safeguard the emotional work their child is doing in treatment.   The bestselling The Parallel Process revised and updated new edition c

Muzzling a Movement is an honest analysis of and reflections on the evolution of the animal rights movement over the past half decade. Featuring wisdom from activists spanning multiple generations, we learn what a newer generation of changemakers have implemented, leaving us to conclude that change doesn´t always mean progress.   Corporate greed and politics drive lawmakers to suppress th

Did you know that cows have best friends? That after giving birth, cows and their calves form powerful, lasting bonds? Voices of the Herd takes you inside animal sanctuaries, where cows are cherished as unique beings with deep emotions. This stunning coffee-table book features breathtaking photography and moving rescue stories that reveal the hidden lives of cows, as told by the people who know th

Vegan Made Easy is an essential guide for transitioning to plant-based living. It highlights the benefits for personal health, the environment, and our fellow sentient beings while addressing social challenges. This book offers practical strategies to help readers navigate obstacles, making the journey to veganism easier and more enjoyable.   Vegan Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Plant-Bas

Walking with Wisdom is a stunning sequence of twenty meditations for our time. Inspired by the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, traditionally attributed to Solomon, Nan Merrill shows us that Wisdom is a treasured gift for all generations. Divine Sophia invites us to participate with her, through her tender guidance, in an existence that transcends death. The unseen Realm of Love is our true life, and Me

In Force Under Pressure, Dr. Lawrence Blum, who has devoted his life's work to the survival and wellness of "those who serve," describes the sources of danger, injuries, and victory to police officers in a down-to-earth, readable style. Blum argues that there are missing “ingredients” in the training and socialization of police officers. These ingredients include techniques and tools to condition

From Genesis to Christ, the Bible testifies to God's love and concern for animals. The same self-centeredness that led to the violence and abuse that has marked human relations also caused the abuse and exploitation of animals. The Bible, argues the author, calls upon human beings to stop their violence and abuse of each other and all other creatures. It promises that when they do, the sorrow and

The writings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux have influenced thousands of people, including American Catholic convert Dorothy Day and Pope John Paul II who made a pilgrimage to Lisieux in her honour in 1980. In ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX: A TRANSFORMATION IN CHRIST, Abbot Thomas Keating reflects on what St Thérèse understood the teaching of Jesus Christ to be. St. Thérèse had an extraordinary penetration in

Thomas Keating has spent over fifty years in sustained practice and devotion to the spiritual life. The results of this creative humble activity are now summarized in his remarkable book: FRUITS AND GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT. As Father Keating says, the spiritual journey is a gradual process of enlarging our emotional mental and physical relationship with the divine reality that is present in us but one

Jesus' preaching was first and foremost about simple living, pacifism, and vegetarianism; he never intended to create a new religion separate from Judaism. Moreover, Jesus' radical Jewish ethics, rather than a new theology, distinguished him and his followers from other Jews. It was the earliest followers of Jesus, the Jewish Christians, who understood Jesus better than any of the gentile Christia

Plant-based cancer therapy Iscador has been gaining increased media attention. But Iscador has been known for its therapeutic benefits for over eighty years. As early as 1917 Rudolf Steiner suggested using injections of mistletoe extract for the treatment of cancer. His recommendations were taken up and put to clinical use by Ita Wegman MD a Dutch physician. Dr. Wegman who founded a clinic that la

Thomas Keating has been crucial in reviving centering prayer which in effect is a work of praying in the medieval spiritual tradition of lectio divina (sacred reading). This collection of essays by Keating Thomas R. Ward Sarah A. Butler George F. Cairns Paul David Lawson and Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler furthers that work by expounding centering prayer itself and applying it to other and more outwardly

In a very scholarly way, Karen Davis explores the unnatural history of the turkey. Where did the bird come from? How was it treated by Native Americans? What place did the turkey have in their mythology? Why is the turkey called 'turkey'? (And who would have guessed there could be so many compelling theories!?) What happened between the turkey being taken to Europe and then reintroduced to North A