Lantern Books

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, fighter for democratic space, founder of the Green Belt Movement and inspiration for women and grassroots activists throughout the world, the environmentalist, Wangari Maathai, (1940–2011) was a complex and multifaceted figure. In this book, fellow Kenyan, Namulundah Florence, offers an expansive examination of Maathai's role as a public figure, teacher inside and beyon

When Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont announced that two oxen called Bill and Lou would be killed and turned into hamburgers despite their years of service as unofficial college and town mascots, Pattrice Jones and her colleagues at nearby VINE Sanctuary offered an alternative scenario: to allow the elderly bovines to retire to the sanctuary. What transpired after this simple offer was

Before primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright became the world's foremost expert on lemurs, she was enchanted by another primate—Aotus, the owl monkey, or "monkey of the night." But along her journey to discover the behaviour of these unique nocturnal creatures, Wright finds more than she expected about family, human nature, and herself. It all starts in a New York City pet shop when Wright and her

In ENTANGLED EMPATHY, academic and activist, Lori Gruen, argues that rather than focusing on animal rights, we ought to work to make our relationships with animals right by empathetically responding to their needs, interests, desires, vulnerabilities, hopes and unique perspectives. Pointing out that we are already entangled in complex and life-altering relationships with other animals, Gruen guide

Norm Phelps has long been one of the leading theoreticians, historians and strategists of the animal advocacy movement. His new book collects his recent writings on this subject, as well as offers in print for the first time a fully revised and updated version of the e-book he published in 2013. Phelps argues that faced with the overwhelming wealth and power of the animal exploitation industries,

What lies behind America's historic romance with the gun? Why does it have such a troubled relationship with alcohol and drugs? Why is it so wedded to consumerism and so resistant to the evidence of climate change? What are its enduring myths about individuality, freedom and independence and how might we re-imagine our vision of the United States as the Promised Land and The City on the Hill to re

A popular and respected blogger in Québec, Canada, Élise Desaulniers is a food ethics and animal rights advocate who is, also, interested in public policy, philosophy and feminism. In CASH COW, she takes a hard look at the dairy industry and how it has persuaded the general public of the naturalness and value of cows' milk in the human diet. Desaulniers asks just who really benefits from the promo

What is as simple as eating an apple? And yet, what could be more sacred or profound? Food is our most intimate and telling connection both with the natural order and with our cultural heritage. But it is increasingly clear that the choices we make about food today are leading to environmental degradation, enormous human health problems and unimaginable cruelty toward our fellow creatures.THE WORL

Like John Wesley or Jean Pierre de Caussade before him, Catholic priest Arico provides the devout with a model and method for the attainment of a deeper spirituality; unlike them, he feels free to draw wisdom not only from Christian and ancient models but also from Sufism and Thomas Merton to show us how 'God is calling us from our tombs' to the experience of 'divine union.' Arico's spirituality a

Interweaving sacred traditions with modern nutritional and environmental science, LOTUS OF THE HEART is a guidebook for living well in today's challenging world. Arguing that what we do to others, we do to the planet and ourselves, Tracey Glover shows us how to release ourselves from the illusion of separation and see how we are truly connected in myriad ways - to our neighbours, our families, peo

In this searingly honest account of how he came to terms with his destructive habits and changed his relationship with his own body, Alex Lockwood - writer, lecturer and activist working in the fields of literature, creative writing, media and the environment - critically explores the relationship of the body to animal activism. Looking at academic scholarship and animal advocacy organisations, Lo

In 1986, primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright was given a seemingly impossible task: to travel to the rainforests of Madagascar and find the greater bamboo lemur, a species that hadn't been seen in the wild for thirty years. Not only did Wright discover that the primate still existed but that it lived alongside a completely new species. What followed was a love affair with an animal and a country

In GOING INSIDE, the companion volume to his Finding God Within, Ray Leonardini offers a practical manual for all those who are engaged, or are thinking of becoming engaged, with contemplative (or centring) prayer in prison. With advice from his own experience as well as that of prisoners themselves, GOING INSIDE is an essential tool to enable your centring prayer groups to be effective and transf

In this lively, accessible and provocative collection, Aph and Syl Ko provide new theoretical frameworks on race, advocacy for nonhuman animals and feminism. Using popular culture as a point of reference for their critiques, the Ko sisters engage in ground-breaking analysis of the compartmentalised nature of contemporary social movements, present new ways of understanding interconnected oppression

In recent years, the role of zoos and aquaria as centres for conservation, education, and entertainment has been placed under scrutiny. From the controversy surrounding the confinement of orcas at SeaWorld to the killing of Harambe the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, questions have been asked about the place, if any, of zoos and aquaria in a world where so many animals need resources and protection

In 1985, socialites Derek and Nancy Haysom were found brutally stabbed to death in their home in Virginia. When suspicion turned to the Haysoms' beautiful, but troubled, daughter, Elizabeth, and her German boyfriend, Jens Soering, their case became one of the most notorious in the Commonwealth's history. After fleeing with Elizabeth to Europe, Jens ultimately confessed to the crime, under the illu

Foreword by Peter Singer. In this thought-provoking book, Tobias Leenaert leaves well-trodden animal advocacy paths and takes a fresh look at the strategies, objectives and communication of the vegan and animal rights movement. He argues that, given our present situation, with entire societies dependent on using animals, we need a very pragmatic approach. HOW TO CREATE A VEGAN WORLD contains many

In this companion volume to Brave Parenting, Krissy Pozatek employs the skills she learned in wilderness therapy to show how teachers can build emotional resilience and regulation and mindfulness in their students, as well as nurture their ability to problem-solve and develop life-skills. With examples drawn from the practical experiences of Sarah Love, a secondary school teacher, Krissy demonstra

Orphaned in her early teens and shuttled between abusive foster homes, Tatiana Forero Puerta found herself in her early twenties in New York, haunted by the memories of her tumultuous youth and suicidal. Following emergency hospitalisation, she was advised by her doctor to take up yoga. Over days, weeks, months and then years, she embraced yoga's honesty and discipline - delving more deeply into i

For thirty years, Karen Davis has been advocating for, writing about and studying the world of chickens and other domesticated fowl. As the founder and director of United Poultry Concerns, Davis has done more than perhaps anyone to reveal the complex and socially rich lives of birds. Her writing - intellectually rigorous, passionate, erudite and witty - brings fully to the fore the great injustice