Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice has been called one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.

As then-chief ethnobotanist for Conservation International, Mark Plotkin spent almost 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 audiobook is the thrilling account of his apprenticeship to these powerful wise men, a gripping journey into a wild and wonderful world seldom glimpsed by outsiders.