A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)300 reviews Diana Gabaldon Delta, 2006 Great Ending to the Outlander Series + Fablous Series!!!!!! + Loved it! + 6th Book Does Not Disappoint             Shadows in the Sun: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire11 reviews Wade Davis Broadway, 1999 A Little Bit of Everywhere + Recycled a bit, but good + A Little Bit Of Everywhere + Profound and brilliant + Best book of essays I have read in years.             Chocolat213 reviews Joanne Harris Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Fantastic, Mouth-Watering + Chocolate Devilish Good + Interesting, much different from the movie + Exquisite Language + I always hate to read the last page of a good book.             Like Water for Chocolate437 reviews Laura Esquivel Trans-World, 1996 Mystical, Erotic, and Delicious + An endearing little book + Quirky but fun all the same + Deliciously juicy             Grandfather19 reviews Tom Brown Berkley Trade, 2001 Tom Brown's Grandfather + A Paradigm Shift in thinking + An important book + One of the best by Tom Brown + Great Read             Five Quarters of the Orange: A Novel (P.S.)7 reviews Joanne Harris Harper Perennial, 2007 shockingly good + Uncomfortably compelling + Quirky characters, rich writing + A good read...             One River35 reviews Wade Davis Simon & Schuster, 1997 One River + Four stars + The amazing world of plants and the people who study them + More jouney than you can imagine + One River by Wade Davis             The Tracker66 reviews Tom Brown Berkley, 1986 The Tracker + A Living Outdoor Legend + awesome book! + being part of nature             The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook6 reviews Alice B. Toklas The Lyons Press, 1998 Exquisite Recipes and Fun to read, too! + I love you Alice B Toklas + Good recipes + Highly recommended + A cook is a cook is a cook!             Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health15 reviews Elena Avila, Joy Parker Tarcher, 2000 From the Horse's Mouth + informative and interesting + invaluable wisdom and knowledge on modern Curanderismo + This is a wonderful book             Prodigal Summer: A Novel443 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial, 2001 spring is the right time to read this book + Prodigal Summer - very enjoyable light reading + Prodigal Summer + A Perrenial Favorite             Sastun: One Woman's Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer and Their Efforts to Save the Vani14 reviews Rosita Arvigo HarperOne, 1995 Thank goodness Sastun is back in print! + Indigenous healing at its best. + Wonderfully interesting and easy to read, I couldn't put it down! + The healers and ecology             The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World163 reviews Michael Pollan Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 The best + worth the time + Short, Sweet, Insightful + The Coevolution of Human Cultures and Domesticated Plants.             Witch-Doctor's Apprentice: Hunting for Medicinal Plants in the Amazon (Library of the Mystic Arts)10 reviews Nicole Maxwell Citadel, 1998 Witch-Doctor's Apprentice : Hunting for Medicinal Plants in + Remarkable woman, ethnobotanical classic + The essence of the Amazon is "captured" in words. This was a great read for me back in '94 when it was presented as a gift and I have often recommended it. Nicole shares her life story when she is in her 80s. One needs to keep in mind the prevalence of ethnocentricity of our society back in the 50's and 60's. And to her credit she tells the WHOLE ...             Garden Spells162 reviews Sarah Addison Allen Bantam, 2007 Simple and wonderful + Wonderful and Fun Read! + Quirky, heartwarming story I've been waiting for this book for a while. I love the magic and the baking rolled into one. A bit predictable, but quite lovely. If you liked this book, you'd like "Dance Upon the Air".             The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World12 reviews Larry Zuckerman North Point Press, 1999 You Say Po-tay-to, And I Say Po-tah-to............. + Good Popular History + The Humble Spud in History Don't let the corny (ouch!) title put you off: this is a serious look at the historical place of the potato in England, Ireland, France and the United States. And if you are concerned that 271 pages on the "humble spud" might put you into a stupor, you might breathe easier when you know that Mr. ...             Blackberry Wine Joanne Harris Black Swan, 2001             The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian ...23 reviews Wade Davis Simon & Schuster, 1997 The Destruction Of Eurocentric Myths And Lies + A Thriller in Real Life + beyond the B-movie nonsense + Skip the movie, please             The Mistress of Spices: A Novel97 reviews Chitra Divakaruni Anchor, 1998 Haunting, fairy tale like, to be savored + Magic + HAUNTING IMAGINATION. FANTASTIC AND SENSUAL I first read this book when I was in Paris on a trip when I lived elsewhere in France. Perhaps it reminded me of my many Indian friends or the types of tales I missed reading, but, it remains one of my favorite tales. I like the fact that it is anchored in the present, SF Bay Area, but has a ...             Garden Spells162 reviews Sarah Addison Allen Bantam, 2007 Simple and wonderful + Wonderful and Fun Read! + Quirky, heartwarming story I've been waiting for this book for a while. I love the magic and the baking rolled into one. A bit predictable, but quite lovely. If you liked this book, you'd like "Dance Upon the Air".