Sharmila Warren Warren itibaren Suhopar, Uttar Pradesh, Hindistan
Great collection of essays from a true adventurer. Fascination with visionary plants and traditional medicine, admiration and respect for indigenous cultures. The spirit of exploration and discovery. Occasionally the essays meander a little bit, like in "Smoking Toad." Others are focused explanations of the possible links between ecological disaster and economic crisis, as in the case of rubber ("White Blood of the Forest"). Davis has been referred to as the "real Indiana Jones," and this book won't dispel that notion.