The Serpent and the Rainbow
Published on 5. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-684-83929-5 (ISBN)
Description
Reissued to coincide with the release of "One River"--a chronicle of Davis' exploration of the Amazon rain forest--"The Serpent and the Rainbow" presents the author's account of his venture into the heart of Haiti, on a search for a powerful sedative--a "zombie drug". "Exotic and far-reaching".--"The Wall Street Journal".
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-684-83929-5 (9780684839295)
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Wade Davis
The Serpent and the Rainbow
E-Book
10/2010
Simon + Schuster LLC
€14.83
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Person
Wade Davis is a writer, photographer, filmmaker, and former Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He is Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of Columbia. Davis has written 22 books and is the winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize. He holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University.