An heartfelt, wide-ranging introduction to Mongolian and Siberian Shamanism and culture by a practitioner who now makes her home in Ulaanbaatar. The author, Sarangerel Odigan, born in the United States, was trained in traditional the traditions of Mongolian and Buryat Shamans. With chapters on healing rituals and techniques, fortune-telling and dreams, and contemporary practices in Mongolia.  (MGL29, $14.95)