A Land of Ghosts: The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia

by David G. Campbell and Thomas H. Holmes

Book Overview

For thirty years David G. Campbell has explored the Amazon, an enchanting terrain of forest and river that is home to the greatest diversity of plants and animals to have ever existed, anywhere at any... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039571284X
• ISBN13: 9780395712849
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Richly textured

This book delivered much more than I expected. The author is a scientist, not just a traveler. Each observation went several steps deeper into the biology and history than typical with this kind of book. The story was made much richer by these details. It is true that the vocabulary was a bit advanced. However, I never bothered to check the dictionary, and it didn't hurt the narrative. Highly recommended.

Extraordinary

If you enjoy armchair traveling, like superb writing and a good story - this is the book. Mr. Campbell's intimacy with this part of the world, it's history and the story of the people who live there, is beautifully told. A pleasure from start to finish.