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July 13, 2007
As some of you know, our two-year research project "Folk Remedies on a Caribbean Island, the Story of Bush Medicine on Saba" was published in Holland earlier this year and is now available on Saba for $30.
The book can now be purchased on the Internet at eBay, with shipping possibilities within the USA ($4.60), to Canada ($9.00), and to Caribbean/Europe ($11.00.) The eBay sales price is $30, which includes all handling. Payment is via PayPal.
The URL which takes you directly to the book on eBay is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120139618106.
The book can also be found by searching eBay on the item number, 120139618106 or by entering "Folk Remedies" in the search category.
I hope this additional purchasing possibility makes it convenient for folks wishing to send the book as a gift and also for tourists who are not currently on island, but would like to know more about the island history and the use of medicinal plants.
ABOUT THE BOOK
"Folk Remedies on a Caribbean Island: the Story of Bush Medicine on Saba" by Suzanne Nielsen, with Field Plant Guide by Peter Schnabel.
ISBN: 978-99904-0-759-0, soft cover, 7x9.5 inches, 123 pages, 180 color photos.
In lively stories told by native islanders, this book explores the use of medicinal plants on Saba, Dutch West Indies. Electricity, automobiles, cable TV, and other modern technologies arrived within a single generation, and modern technologies and environmental pressures challenge local culture and nature management. The narrative section gives an overview of island geography, history, language, education, and modernization dilemmas.
The book includes a Plant Field Guild of 85 species with description and medical notes. All were photographed in situ to enable the traveler to identify plants on Saba's many hiking trails.
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