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Books by ACT President Mark Plotkin
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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice I had followed the old shaman through the jungle for three days and, over the course of our trek, we had developed an enigmatic relationship. The medicine man obviously resented my desire to learn the secrets of the forest plants that he knew and used for healing purposes. Still, he seemed pleased that I had come from so far away - he called me the pananakiri ("the alien") - to acquire the botanical wisdom that the children of his tribe had no interest in learning. |
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The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of one day being the tribal shaman, and how he and his people learn the importance of their own knowledge about the healing properties of the rain forest. |
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A battle is taking place on the frontiers of medicine between rapidly evolving bacteria that threaten our health and the doctors who are struggling to outwit them. These bacteria are everywhere: in and on our bodies, in homes, schools, hospitals, crowded airplanes, day-care centers. So far the bacteria are winning. Selected as a Discover Magazine Book of the Year |
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The entertaining weave of medicine, ecology, ethonbotany, history, exploration, and adventure will thrill scientists, naturalists, armchair explorers, and the exploding number of Americans who spend $10 billion a year on medicine in their thirst for nature's healing secrets. |