Oaxaca Journal
Author(s): Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks is well know as an explorer of the human mind - a neurologist with a gift for complex, insightful portrayals of people and their conditions. However, he is also a card-carrying member of the American Fern Society, and since childhood has been fascinated by these primitive plants and their ability to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is Sacks's spellbinding account of his trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful, history-steeped province of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders. First published 2002.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : natgeo
- : natgeo
- : 0.238
- : 27 January 2006
- : 204mm X 142mm X 13mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Oliver Sacks
- : Paperback
- : 2
- : 917.27404836
- : 160
- : illustrations