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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice

By: Mark J. Plotkin
Narrated by: Mark J. Plotkin
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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice has been called "one of the greatest adventure stories ever told." Author Mark Plotkin, chief ethnobotanist for Conservation International, has spent much of the past 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 book is a critically acclaimed account of his apprenticeship to these powerful wise men, a gripping journey into a wild and wonderful world seldom glimpsed by outsiders.

©2001 Mark J. Plotkin (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Biological Sciences Botany & Plants Medical Outdoors & Nature Professionals & Academics Science Adventure Shamanism Latin American
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"A skillful blend of travel adventure, botanical and cultural history, and Amazonian research." ( Library Journal)
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I enjoyed the adventure. The message is powerful. We have a lot to learn in the wild places. We must protect the forests and the rivers. They give us life.

Enjoyable, fun, and informative

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I thought it would have been longer. It was so enjoyable I hardly noticed that it had finished. It was so abrupt.

Interesting.

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Probably a decent and interesting book to read, but this is really let down by very poor storytelling. The narrator has a very monotonous voice, and really can't put any emotion into what should be exciting adventures and interesting accounts. A real shame.

Letdown by poor narration

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