I've compiled a list of books I heartily recommend (without being paid to do so) that have helped me tremendously in my winding road towards a healthy life; all of them have a permanent place on my bookshelf, and I cherish them. Natalia Rose's Detox 4 Women is my main go-to book, both for health and lifestyle as well as for recipes--it's pretty hard to find properly combined vegan and raw-food recipes, especially ones that don't involve one to two days of soaking and dehydrating! But a girl's got to have an outlet for some serious creativity and a sense of perspective, hence the rest of the books...
Life and Health- French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano (this one taught me how to cook, and how to appreciate food)
- French Women For All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano
- Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
- Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
- Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose
- The New Energy Body by Natalia Rose
- Living Raw Food: Get the Glow with More Recipes from Pure Food and Wine by Sarma Melngailis
Cookbooks
- The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
- The Tropical Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
- Vegan Fire and Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes by Robin Robertson
- The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health by Nancy Harmon
- Vegetarian Sushi by Brigid Treloar
- Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional (Simple, Delicious, and Vegan) by Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volumes 1 & 2 by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck
- Baking with Julia: Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers by Dorie Greenspan
- Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
- Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
- Freeing Shakespeare's Voice by Kristin Linklater
- The Actor and His Text by Cicely Berry
- A Challenge for the Actor by Uta Hagen
- To the Actor by Michael Chekhov
- Michael Chekhov by Fra Chamberlain
- On Acting by Sanford Meisner
- The Sanford Meisner Approach by Larry Silverberg
- A Practical Handbook for the Actor by Melissa Bruder and others
- Building a Character by Konstantin Stanislavski
- Beyond Stanislavsky by Bella Merlin
- Awareness Through Movement by Moshe Feldenkrais
- The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau
- The Elizabethan World Picture by E.M.W. Tillyard
- The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman
- Stage Makeup by Richard Corson and James Glavan
