DocAzz Posted October 16, 2006 As much as I lenjoy having the information "on tap" with the internet, there isn't much I love more than reading a good book. With that said, what books do you guys recommend I could buy in the ethnobotany field (or other related fields) to add to my library? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest onemind Posted October 16, 2006 Hi Azz, you have probably already read it but the book, DMT - The spirit molecule was a good read and brought me here. Haven't read much else on entheogens but would like to build a library myself. Am just starting the book - The Scientist - A Metaphysical Autobiography by C. Lily Would be interested to hear others replies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tripitaka Posted October 16, 2006 Amazon is the place to look IMO! Local strores may have specialty stock, but for comprehensive range and MUCH, MUCH cheaper prices go with Amazon. type "Ethnobotany", "Entheogens", "psychedelics" or some such related phrase into the search engine and begin drooling. I have enjoyed Metzner's editations, Sacred Vine of Spirits and Sacred Mushroom of Visions, Teonanacatl. Wade Davis is great for travel/adventure/botanical surveys and One River and The Serpent and the Rainbow are great examples of his work. If you want the bible try Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants by Ratsch, it's about half the price of what you will pay at Polyster even with shipping. Ohhhh, ohhh and Mati Klarwein, Robert Venosa, Robert Beer and Alex Grey if Artistic Expression is your thing. I am sure onemind will agree! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest onemind Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) lol, much more intrested in exploring from a scientific angle if possible. Dont really think there is anything cool about using drugs to escape your problems or encouraging others to do so. You really are a sensitive one Tripi Edited October 16, 2006 by onemind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted October 16, 2006 if you go to the books section on this site you will find a whole section of books available from amazon.com. I've selected these for their quality content and suitability for the various headings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siggor Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) stuff Edited December 11, 2009 by spudamore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted October 16, 2006 Don't forget to go to 2nd hand book stores you may be surprised at what you find! ...and it can become an addiction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tripitaka Posted October 16, 2006 Very true! I picked up this gem for $30 and it retails for upto $300 on O/s sites. And more recently a first edition copy of Ott's Pharmacotheon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocAzz Posted October 16, 2006 Don't forget to go to 2nd hand book stores you may be surprised at what you find!...and it can become an addiction That is so true.... I love wandering thru 2nd hand book stores. I can spend hours in them!! You never buy what you were looking for, but you always enjoy whatever you have found. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siggor Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) stuff Edited December 11, 2009 by spudamore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teonanacatl Posted October 16, 2006 I was just about to say we should set up a ftp. Ive gotten a small amount of scientific articles on our favourite plants plus ebooks from various places. Instead of keeping the info tomyself I think it better that it can be expanded. There are lots of articles I dont have access too so a general pool of articles could be usefull. Obviously main problem is how to name and sort them. My naming system is their title, cant go wrong with that i figure, and my classing system is by the plant genus and species, just genus if the species are all of general intrest, and last of all there are some under compound names because for some the plants themselves arnt used but the compounds are of intrest. Also have sections on various chemistries and a medicinal plants bit and anthropology bit. Anyway i dont know how these things work so feel free to tell me it wont work lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sobriquet Posted October 16, 2006 Don't forget to go to 2nd hand book stores you may be surprised at what you find!...and it can become an addiction Yes agreed but it can really become a nightmare too. I once bought a rare French declensions manual from a large Sydney 2nd hand bookshop. I put the book in the languages section of my bookshelf and it was several months before I really got back into it. I was horrified to find that books I had bought new had small insects within their pages. Alarmed I checked other books and found that the 2nd hand book I'd bought had introduced a kind of cellulose lice into my collection! I quarantined the section immediately and took other measures including putting books in zip-lock bags and putting them in the freezer for weeks with a small cotton ball sprayed with insecticide. In the end I abandoned the effort and simply took all the books into a 2nd hand bookshop myself. Have avoided buying 2nd hand again even though I've been tempted... once bitten... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted October 16, 2006 abebooks is good for local second hand books. it's competitive too. for imports nothing beats amazon because customs NEVER opens amazon boxes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hagakure Posted October 16, 2006 anyone read this one? http://www.amazon.com/Entheogens-Religion-...TF8&s=books looks interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dc Posted October 17, 2006 Phantastica Plants of the Gods Pharmacotheon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Posted October 17, 2006 Checkout books on swap n sell, particularly this title: http://www.swapnsell.com.au/auctiondetails...ford&id=137 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prier Posted October 17, 2006 And more recently a first edition copy of Ott's Pharmacotheon. I've been trying to get that book for ages, i read somewhere they've stopped printing it too.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dc Posted October 17, 2006 Pharmacotheon http://www.botanicalpreservationcorps.com/books_1.htm I orded a copy from these people about a year ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siggor Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) stuff Edited December 11, 2009 by spudamore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
