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Tobias Leenaert

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Born

in Ghent, Belgium, Belgium

Website

http://www.veganstrategist.org

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Nonfiction, Science Fiction

Member Since

February 2008

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Tobias Leenaert is the author of How to Create a Vegan World: a Pragmatic Approach (published in 12 languages) and blogs at www.veganstrategist.org. He is a longtime speaker and strategist, giving talks and trainings all over the world. He is also co-founder of ProVeg International and was previously director of Proveg Belgium for fifteen years. Tobias is keen on thinking out of the box, building bridges between different groups, and practicing what he calls "slow opinion".
He is currently working on his first novel. ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 1,192 ratings · 180 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach 4.36 avg rating — 1,182 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La pensée végane: 50 regards sur la condition animale by Renan Larue, Yves-Marie Abraham, Christophe Al-Saleh 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In viaggio per Veganville: Come creare un mondo senza crudeltà 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tobias Leenaert rated a book really liked it One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tobias Leenaert rated a book liked it The Wolves of Eternity by Karl Ove Knausgaard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not sure why i finished this. Something about the writing is compelling (and I liked the first part) but basically nothing much happens. There is no conflict. Whenever some tension seems about the arise, it's not really followed up. It's just meander ...more
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Tobias Leenaert rated a book liked it Ascension by Nicholas Binge (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
maybe 3 1/2 so so. sometimes atmospheric and cosmic horror-ish, but at the same time a bit too chaotic. (stupid cover btw: why picture the mountain with two peaks while "getting to the top" is so important in the novel? ...more
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Tobias Leenaert rated a book really liked it Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) by Octavia E. Butler	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
great read. like it quite a big better than parable of the sower. more action. very atmospheric, good world building, eerily prescient
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Tobias Leenaert rated a book really liked it Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life by John Gray	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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some good wordbuilding, but at the same it a bit sketchy. in general, nothing much happens and expected more. still reading the sequel which i hope has a bit more plot
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Tobias Leenaert rated a book liked it Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3 1/2 stars writing style is a bit boring/dated, and a lot of jumping around, but interesting ideas
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great read. a very original way to bring the evils of slavery closer to us. (spoiler: had hoped for perhaps some twist in the end but that didn't come) ...more
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4 1/2 stars Mind-boggling. A quick read that leaves a lasting impression.
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“If veganizing the world depends on each one of us choosing altruism over self-interest, then for the foreseeable future the world will be, at best, only partially vegan.”
― Tobias Leenaert, How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach

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“It's easy to be a philosopher and say true things about the rights of animals. It's much harder to get your hands dirty and do the right things at the right time truly to make a difference. That's the art of high-impact advocacy.”
― Tobias Leenaert, How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach

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“The revolution is not a question of virtue, but of effectiveness.”
― Tobias Leenaert, How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach

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Tobias’s Quotes

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

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“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
― E. B. White, Letters of E. B. White

tags: nature

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“One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit.”
― J. A. Konrath

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