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The Desert Smells Like Rain, A Naturalist in O'odham Country

The Desert Smells Like Rain, A Naturalist in O'odham Country


by Gary Paul Nabhan

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES

A compassionate portrait and natural history of the Papago Indians of Arizona's Sonoran desert. (USW275, $17.95)

The Green Pharmacy

The Green Pharmacy


by James A. Duke

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 507 PAGES

An A-Z catalog of ailments and the herbal remedies that heal them. (AMZ40, $21.95)

Light at the Edge of the World

Light at the Edge of the World


by Wade Davis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Wade Davis surveys the global diversity of peoples and cultures in this meditative account of travels from the Arctic to the Amazon to Borneo. (WLD34, $14.95)

One River, Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon

One River, Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon


by Wade Davis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 537 PAGES

A spellbinding, sprawling tale of explorers, botanical secrets, and larger-than-life personalities in northwest South America. (AMZ22, $18.00)

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers


by Richard Evans Schultes | Albert Hofmann

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

An illuminating guide to hallucinogens, the ecology, chemistry and, especially, the use in the healing rites of indigenous peoples. (AMZ38, $29.99)

Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize

Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize


by Michael J. Balick | Rosita Arvigo

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

100 traditional herbs of Belize along with the culture and lore surrounding their use. (BLZ10, $17.95)

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice


by Mark Plotkin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

In this marvelous book, Plotkin recounts his work documenting the use of medicinal plants among remote tribes in the Northwest Amazon of Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana and French Guiana. A portrait of people and their environment, a tale of adventure and, most of all, a moving example of science in the service of preservation. (AMZ15, $16.00)

Vine of the Soul, Medicine Men, Their Plants, and Rituals in the Colombian Amazon

Vine of the Soul, Medicine Men, Their Plants, and Rituals in the Colombian Amazon


by Richard Evans Schultes | Robert F. Raffauf

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 282 PAGES

Written by Schultes, the father of ethnobotany, with a colleague, this book features 150 photographs along with a detailed and authoritative text describing the many uses of plant substances. (AMZ59, $29.95)

 

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