Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice

Name: Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark J. Plotkin
ISBN: 9781423358657

Author: Mark J. Plotkin

Narrator: Mark J. Plotkin

Abridged: 2 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 09/01/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure, Science, Life Sciences

Synopsis

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice has been called one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.As then-chief ethnobotanist for Conservation International, Mark Plotkin spent almost 15 years tracking the shamans of the northeast Amazon. Their knowledge of healing plants may hold the cure to some of today's most devastating diseases. This audiobook is the thrilling account of his apprenticeship to these powerful wise men, a gripping journey into a wild and wonderful world seldom glimpsed by outsiders.

About Mark J. Plotkin

Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D. is president of the Amazon Conservation Team and research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History. He earned his academic credits at the universities of Harvard, Yale, and Tufts. Trained as an ethnobotanist, he conducts much of his research in tropical America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace on August 18, 2017

I live in the Brazilian Amazon where I am daily confronted by its mysteries. God has definitely left His signature creativity in this unique part of the world and I am curious to learn all I can. Ironically it is difficult to find books here in Brazil about the rain forest. Portuguese books are very......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 24, 2022

This book would have totally beeen a 5 star but there’s just some bits (likely due to the time it was written) that i was a bit 👁👄👁. HOWEVER that being said learning about ethnic-botany was such an exciting journey for me. i don’t know why but it feels like the convergence of lots of things i like a......more

Goodreads review by Trish on January 05, 2018

Favorite book I am not a science gal but this book changed my life. That's all. I just wanted to give it 5 stars but now it's making me comment. Okay I hit enough words have a good day......more