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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest ... Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice is one of the first in what was to become a veritable wave of books on ethnobotanical and shamanistic practices in the Amazon.
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The medicinal plants of the Northeast Amazon rain forest-many of which have already become part of our pharmacopoeia-and the shamans who have intimate knowledge of them are his passion. "Every time a shaman dies, it is as if a library burns down," says Plotkin in Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice.
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BARNES & NOBLE - Find Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice by Mark J. Plotkin. Enjoy book clubs, author videos and customer reviews. Free 3-Day shipping on $25 orders! ... "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice" has been called "one of the greatest adventure stories ever told." Author Mark Plotkin, chief ethnobotanist for...
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Amazon.com: Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist
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The Shaman's Apprentice is a story of survival against the odds. It interweaves the luminous rain forest world of phenomena and legends with western science and the grim realities of extinction.
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On this basis, the paper reviews the book "Tale of a Shaman's Apprentice" by Mark J. Plotkin, in which he demonstrates the urgent need to cease the rapid environmental destruction increasing ... Shvoong Home>Arts & Humanities>"Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice" Summary ... Comments & Reviews about "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice"
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