I really enjoyed this book, not least because I rent a home on a goat farm and identify with so much of what is included in these pages. It's lots of fun even as it has deep insights into life in general. Highly recommended!

A bittersweet story of how a New Yorker decides to start a sanctuary for goats. A lot of tender stories and faces (who doesn't love those sweet goat faces?) and made me think "I want to do that". The idea of leaving a desk job, of endless boring paperwork, or working with animals and tending them and enjoying the outdoors. Hmm. What a choice. At times funny, at times sad, the only thing I wish was that it would be longer, and perhaps more tips and ideas for others to do the same. Now to see if I can find "Goats of Anarchy". Would highly recommend.

This was a sweet little book about the origins of the Goats of Anarchy non-profit organization. It was full of tons of adorable goat photos and had a heartwarming message of how everyone should "fight like a goat." This is definitely the type of feel-good book customers will impulse buy near the registers thanks to the sweet goat faces!

Saying in the blurb "We have all seen the goats of anarchy" is wildly over-generalising. I'd never heard of this... whatever it was, and it turned out to be a site on instagram, which I do not use because it is owned by facebook.

The book takes us through the unlikely tale of an event planner in New York marrying a New Jersey man and falling in love with farming instead. Our heroine assures us that she became a vegan on the instant of reading about factory farming on her phone. From Texas, she was used to eating meat, but had not given much thought to its production. The determination to help livestock gripped her and before long she was adopting kid goats.

If you like cute photos of goats, this book has lots of them. We see the dark side of animal keeping with Leanne's account of her first real rescue; an animal dealer had hundreds of starving baby animals in his suburban yard along with dead animals and bones - nobody having smelt anything or seen plagues of flies and rats? This is like when children are abducted and hidden for years, and nobody can figure how the neighbours did not know. Animals needed urgent rescue and care. From this beginning, as with ‎Elisabeth Svendsen opening the Donkey Sanctuary in Devon, the movement grew and turned into a charity. If instagram helps keep the goats in hay, fine by me.

With chapter titles like Strength, Patience and Confidence, we can see that the author hopes to inspire others to follow dreams and do good. This book would be a nice present and should be shared widely.
I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

I have read several of the GOA Kids stories about various animals at Leanne Lauricella's sanctuary and they have all been inspiring. In this book, Leanne Lauricella shares her amazing story of how she began this sanctuary for goats with issues requiring special care for their needs. When she left her powerful job in New York searching for a new path, she never would have thought that she would fall in love with goats, especially goats that needed special care. It was very enjoyable and inspiring to read about these animals and see how they affected Leanne and what she learned from them. The photographs that were included made me fall in love with these animals as well. Leanne shows remarkable strength and love when dealing with these goats and all the problems they brought with them. This is a book animal lovers will fall in love with. You will become a fan of the Goats of Anarchy after reading this book. The publisher, Rock Point, generously provided me with a copy of this book to read. The rating, ideas and opinions are my own.

Goats of all ages and sizes are adorable, and this book features dozens of their smiling faces, interspersed with the author's story of leaving a corporate job and discovering a calling for animal welfare, particularly related to goats. An inspiring book.

Such an inspiring story and book. Leanne tells the story through the themes of Change, Finding Purpose, Unconditional Love, Strength, Confidence, Patience, Grief & Courage, Hope, and how to Fight Like a Goat. There are stories that will touch your heart such as Angel, a little goat born outside with frostbite who lost the tips of both ears and the bottom halves of both back legs. Then one was amputated by an uninformed vet unnecessarily.....but thankfully Angel is now well loved in her little pink cart. Then there is Polly who was born blind with a neurological disorder and found fame and comfort in her legendary duck costume.

There is also much sadness in the book since they care for many critical care goats ....the story of Lawson is especially sad. But through grief we learn courage. This sanctuary gives you hope and teaches you how to “fight like a goat”.

This is quite a sweet book about the heart-warming story behind Lauricella's goat sanctuary. It's a very quick read with lots of adorable and sometimes heartbreaking photos of the sanctuary residents. Part memoir, part humour, part inspirational. Peace, Love, Goats does cover a lot of ground but doesn't go into a lot of depth much of the time.

With thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a short but very sweet book about the authors new life, the goats she loves and the valuable lessons gained from owning them. I felt the photos of the rescued goats were delightful and really added to my enjoyment. My favourite photo was of the little blind kid in an outfit.
Some of the rescue stories have sad endings eg saying goodbye to a goat with a congenital heart defects brought tears to my eyes. This was as I sat on public transport while making my way to work!
Definitely an easy read for animal/goat lovers of all ages and others outside of that group. I plan on purchasing a hardcopy as a present for a goat loving friend who used to own and show goats. There isn't anything not to love about this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free digital copy in return for an honest review.

Sometimes, you just know you're going to love a book... I've been following Leanne and her Goats (and non-goats) of Anarchy for awhile now on social media so I was familiar with this rescue and very excited to read this book! I didn't know the whole story of how she began GoA though. I loved getting to learn how it all began, how it grew and of course I loved the stories she shares here of some of the individual rescued goats. As any while lover knows, each animal has its own, unique personality. I was familiar with a few, but others had come to her farm before I started following along. I was there for Lawson's short life though.

I'm a firm believer that animals of all kinds can be so healing and teach us valuable lessons we can translate into our own lives. Leanne shares the lessons these goats have taught her and so many of her followers. Books about rescues can be touching reads, but this one digs especially deeply into what's truly important in life and overcoming obstacles. As an added bonus, we get beautifully done photos that will surely bring a smile to your face!

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point and the author, Leanne Lauricella, for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book! All comments are my own, unbiased opinion.

Sigh. I hate that I'm about to be that person because I hate that person, and to be quite frank this is the loveliest little book chronicling how Goats of Anarchy (some might be familiar with the instagram-account that apparently exists - I wasn't, I just saw a goat on the cover and thought "yes, good, gimme it") came to be, but, and this is where I'm gonna be that person, this reads like a diary. A diary written by someone who's not told that they're good enough and that what they do with their time is amazing and important and means a lot, and thus feel the need to tell themselves that they're amazing and important and mean a lot. And turn that into a book. And get that book published.

It might just be me being bitter. I've not been in the best of moods lately. And I 100% want people to read this, if nothing else then to make people (who live under rocks and don't know yet) aware that goats are the most amazing animals, and Goats of Anarchy is a place that exists and that this place needs support, and also that goats are amazing, but don't read it for the writing, y'all. But stick with it. It's worth it. There are goats. Pictures of goats. And they're adorable.

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Passion and inspiration are reunited in this book. Leanne shares her experience: she decided to leave her well-paid job at NYC in the exchange of a possible & refreshing farm. Once she adopted two goats, her determination and her passion followed her to start this sanctuary for goats. I liked the cute and funny pictures of the family of goats especially the baby ones.

Overall, while Peace, Love, Goats of Anarchy comes across as charming (hello goats!), it also struggles with being cliche and cheesy. It is formatted more like a self-help book with chapters like "Finding a Purpose," "Unconditional Love," and "Patience." So hence the (vegan) cheesy feeling.

I love the goats, but the writing was unsatisfying. For instance, she notes that two baby goats both needed the same heart surgery but only one could get it. There was zero explanation as to why. Considering the unadulterated love she expresses for the goat that does get the surgery it comes across badly as she the second goat dies from the heart condition. (I struggle to believe it was money as they kept buying increasingly larger farms that are quite expensive.) Other things that were not as dramatic were also left unexplained. Even if you are supposed to be an avid follower of GOA, I think more thorough and clear writing would enhance the book regardless.

Overall: love the goats. Writing? Not so much.

What a beautiful book. It’s heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal measure but Leanne’s love of her animals shines through on every page and on every photo. This book will make you feel warm inside and this world needs more people like Leanne plus I now want a goat or two of my own. Wonder what my husband will say to that lol

Very adorable pictures of many different goats interspersed with stories about them. Autobiographical notes and observations by the author. This was very interesting in addition to being just so cute! It makes me want to get into goat husbandry and I live in a densely residential area. A solid piece, nothing else like it.

A beautiful book of photos that will make you smile.
This is a story about goats and about following your dreams. Perhaps there is more to life than the pursuit of money. Perhaps how you spend your money and your hours is more important to your soul.

Many of us have dreamed about doing something like this. It is an inspiration to read about someone who persevered and achieved the dream.

A really sweet, heartwarming book about goats and how they effect people's lives. Lots of exceptionally cute pictures and a well-written narrative.

ONE OF THE MOST HEARTWARMING BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!

Oh my stars how I love “Peace, Love, Goats: How My Little Goats Taught Me Huge Lessons about Life” by Leanne Lauricella! The author, Goat Mama on her Goats of Anarchy Instagram site, shares in this touching beautifully photographed book what her goats have taught her.

The author left an event planning job in New York City, and in three short years her life transformed into a barnyard sanctuary for special needs goats! Part humor, part memoir and part testament to the power of giving back, “Peace, Love, Goats” is a moving gift for animal lovers of all stripes. I cannot recommend this sweet and inspirational book highly enough! 5/5

Pub Date 18 Sep 2018

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are truly mine.

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