He is the author of many books, including the serpent and the rainbow and one river. Thirty years later his student, wade davis, followed in his footsteps. Wade davis books list of books by author wade davis. One river book by wade davis official publisher page. Explorerinresidence at the national geographic society from 1999 to 20, he is currently professor of anthropology at the university of british columbia. Explorations and discoveries in the amazon rain forest kindle edition by davis, wade. Author of the serpent and the rainbow, one river, the clouded leopard, shadows in the sun, rainforest, the wayfinders, book of peoples of the world, the lost amazon. Wade davis is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including the serpent and the rainbow and one river, and is an awardwinning anthropologist. Shop amongst our popular books, including 44, frozen in time, into the silence and more from wade davis. Wade davis is the author of twenty books, including one river, the wayfinders, and into the silence, which won the 2012 samuel johnson prize, the top award for literary nonfiction in the. Richard evans schultes is one of the last of those biologists and botanists who confronted a planet with vast unexplored regions, and lived out the high adventure of a serious student of tropical nature. Buy one river by wade davis from waterstones today. A fascinating narrative of the exploits of harvard ethnobotanist richard evans schultes, interwoven with the much more benign adventure of his student, author and ethnobotanist davis the serpent and the.
Wade davis received his doctorate in ethnobotany from harvard university and is an explorerinresidence at the national geographic society. This books publish date is unknown and it has a suggested retail. Beginning in the middle 1930s and for the greater part of the next two decades, schultes journeyed throughout the remote amazonian jungle to study the psychoactive and. He finds many such plants in the travels he recounts in one river, especially coca and curare. Science, adventure and hallucinogenics in the amazon basin 03feb1997. One river by wade davis overdrive rakuten overdrive. This 51page guide for the wayfinders by wade davis includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 5 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The content and theme of this book in reality will lie alongside your heart. A fascinating narrative of the exploits of harvard ethnobotanist richard evans schultes, interwoven with the much more benign adventure of his student, author and ethnobotanist davis the serpent and the rainbow, 1986. Edmund wade davis cm born december 14, 1953 is a colombiancanadian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author, and photographer whose work has focused on worldwide indigenous cultures, especially in north and south america and particularly involving the traditional uses and beliefs associated with psychoactive plants. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Edmund wade davis cm born december 14, 1953 is a colombiancanadian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author, and photographer whose work has focused on worldwide indigenous cultures. Yeah, even many books are offered, this book can steal the reader heart consequently much. One river is a dual biography, an ethnobotanical study of a region and its people, and a snapshot in time.
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