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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Viking Pr
Publication date
August 1, 1993
Pages
318
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670831371
ISBN-10
0670831379
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 1.25 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
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Original list price
$10.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An ethnobotanist recounts his experiences in the rain forests tracking the shamans whose knowledge of the curative powers of plants and herbs could hold the key to the cure for AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.
Editions
Hardcover
from Peter Smith Pub Inc (June 1, 2001)
9780844671321 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $31.75
About: Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice has been called one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.
About: Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice has been called one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Viking Pr (August 1, 1993)
9780670831371 | details & prices | 318 pages | 6.50 × 1.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $10.95
About: 'Fascinating and highly readable account of an ethnobotanist's research on medicinal plants and hallucinogens among the Trio and Oyana of Suriname/Brazil and the Yanomamo of Venezuela.
About: 'Fascinating and highly readable account of an ethnobotanist's research on medicinal plants and hallucinogens among the Trio and Oyana of Suriname/Brazil and the Yanomamo of Venezuela.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (August 1, 1994)
9780140129915 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $17.00
About: The author recounts his experiences in the rain forests with shamans whose knowledge of the curative powers of plants could hold the key to cures for life-threatening illnesses
About: The author recounts his experiences in the rain forests with shamans whose knowledge of the curative powers of plants could hold the key to cures for life-threatening illnesses
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