Chronicle Books.Chronicle Books 85 Second St., San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden CA 94105 www.chroniclebooks.com Richard Evans Schultes
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. for twelve years and lived among the tribes mapping rivers and working for the US government during WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two . His real passion was plants: over the period he collected and named 30,000 botanical specimens from the region, took hundreds of black and white photos of tribes and land, and in The Lost Amazon (0811845710, $35.00) finally receives the recognition he deserves. The Lost Amazon is an exhibition of his photos and notes, and the first major title to examine his works, providing an excellent introduction by his prot,g, and fellow explorer Wade Davis Edmund Wade Davis (born December 14 1953) is a noted anthropologist and ethnobotanist whose work has usually focused on the observation and analysis of the customs, beliefs, and social relations of indigenous cultures in North and South America, particularly the traditional uses and surveying his works with full-page photo reproductions. It's a winning production of high recommendation to any library specializing in armchair travel or exploration, or Amazon or botanical history The history of botanical studies in the western world already started in ancient times. Greek philosophers sorted plants according to their growth form and habit. Monks and early herbalists adopted these works for centuries without any significant changes, and habitual classifications . For a travel guide to San Francisco which depends only upon fancy footwork, choose Christina Henry de Tessan's City Walks: San Francisco (081184563X, $14.95) presents an unusual deck of cards format which provides a self-guided walking adventure with a map on one side and insider details on the other. Included in the suggestions are places to shop, walk, drink and eat, making City Walks: San Francisco the perfect take-along tote to pack for a visit. |
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