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The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines
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Author:
Cassandra Leah Quave
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Date:
October 19, 2021
An ethnobotanist tells us the story of her quest to develop new ways to fight illness and disease through the healing powers of plants in this uplifting and adventure-filled memoir.
What The Reviewers Say
Quave is a fierce combatant, exhibiting focused determination, admirable flexibility, and persuasive enthusiasm in this candidly personal narrative about overcoming physical and professional obstacles in her dedicated pursuit of innovative medical advancements..
A highly compelling—and alarming—memoir..
Spirited.
