I'd like to recommend a book I recently finished, "Living Among Meat Eaters: The Vegetarian's Survival Handbook", by Carol J. Adams. I appreciated and related to the many stories she collected from vegetarians and vegans around the country. This very readable and even entertaining book includes insightful analysis of the challenges faced by all relating to food choices, along with wise and kind advice about how to defuse any situation. I'll be taking this book with me on a family vacation later this month!
The first 68 pages of the book can be viewed on Google Books at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=GpMM2SpeLpcC&printsec=frontcover&source...