Shadows in the Sun by Wade Davis
Written by an ethnobotanist, this is a series of wide-ranging journeys through the rich cultural meanings of the relationships of different societies with nature and the living creatures with whom they share the Earth. The writings celebrate the diversity indigenous cultures.
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence WADE DAVIS is an anthropologist and storyteller whose work has taken him into indigenous communities worldwide. He is the author of 17 books including The Serpent and the Rainbow (1986) and Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest (2011), which won the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize for best English-language nonfiction. For National Geographic TV he created Light at the Edge of the World, an eight-part documentary. One of 20 Honorary Members of the Explorers Club, in 2011 Davis received their Explorers Medal, the club's highest award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781559633543 |
| ISBN 10 | 1559633549 |
| Title | Shadows in the Sun |
| Author | Wade Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Island Press |
| Year published | 1998-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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