Vegan Ninja : 9780994232342 : 24 Jun 2015 : A cookbook of confronting ecological proportions ' ... through the years I've been stunned by the number of people who knew so little about being vegan. At times it has felt like existing as a member of a secret sect. Like a ninja . . . ' This is no typical cookbook. The author is more a gardener (oniwabanshu) than a cook. Words caught between its covers shed light on what ordinary Australian rural bloke, Paul Maguire, sees as a way of meaningful attachment to life that could help rebuild human self-respect. Being vegan intersects the practical, spiritual, philosophical and our understanding of faith, says Paul. Its kernel is a personal thing. Veganism though is far from an extreme diet for an austere minority. Yes, it's about what we eat, and what we don't, but it's also a path to significantly reduce our climate change impacts, help address species extinction, chronic human health problems plus food and water shortages for the world's poore