7 edition of Natural opium found in the catalog.
Published
1993
by A.A. Knopf in New York
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Diane Johnson. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PS3560.O3746 N38 1993 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xvi, 234 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 234 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1744989M |
| ISBN 10 | 0679413464 |
| LC Control Number | 92054287 |
Pages in category "Natural opium alkaloids" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (). Parents need to know that The Lord of Opium is a sequel to Nancy Farmer's National Book Award-winning The House of the Scorpion () and should definitely be read in sequence. It's set in a future where the natural environment has nearly been destroyed and drug kingpins rule great swaths of territory in what was once the American southwest.4/5.
The Opium War (London: Hodder & Stoughton ) ISBN ; The Book of the Back (New York: Hearst Books ) Natural and Supernatural: A History of the Paranormal from the Earliest Times To (London: Hodder & Stoughton ) Natural Medicine (London: Collins ) The Diseases of Civilisation (London: Hodder & Stoughton ). Full of humor and with a nonstop storytelling pull, Natural Opium is a new kind of travel book, pure Diane Johnson.
NATURAL OPIUM Some Travelers' Tales. By Diane Johnson. The pleasures of this sort of book, of course, depend on the skill and sensibility of the author. It is the grace of her words and the appeal of her thoughts that will persuade us -- or not -- of the value of these journeys. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Natural Opium: Some Travelers' Tales by Diane Johnson (, Hardcover) at the best .
Natural Opium is an entertaining collection of essays, and Johnson knows how to make a good story out Natural opium book chance encounters and bad hotels/5(5). In the first story in Natural Opium, about a boat trip to see the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Diane Johnson writes about the other passengers that "reluctantly I learned their names, in order to detest them with precision." If that line doesn't grab your attention, the rest of the tales in this slim volume will/5.
Natural Opium is an entertaining collection of essays, and Johnson knows how to make a good story out of chance encounters and bad hotels. In this book published by A.A. Knopf, the author begins by putting down the tourist in order to laud the traveler.
In the following 10 chapters set in Australia, India, /5(5). Natural Opium: Some Travelers' Tales on *FREE* shipping on qualifying Natural opium book. Natural Opium: Some Travelers' Tales/5(5). Natural Opium - Some Travelers' Tales on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers/5(5).
Natural Opium by Diane Johnson,available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide/5(35). Diane Johnson is best known as a novelist (“ Persian Nights,” “ Le Divorce ”); she has published just one book of travel writing. It’s called “ Natural Opium: Some Travelers’ Tales,” and it appeared inwhen the author was in her late 50s.
From Publishers Weekly. Opium was a common drug among the ancient Greeks (who extolled the "healing dreams" it brought on), a convenient poison for the Romans, a narcotic in medieval England and a popular painkiller and sedative in 19th-century Europe and America.
Veteran British author Booth takes us from by: Tai-Pan is a novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in following the end of the First Opium War.
It is the second book in Clavell's Asian Saga. 2 Political subtext. 3 Historical basis. Critical reception. 8 External links. The novel begins following the British victory of the Author: James Clavell.
Natural Opium is an entertaining collection of essays, and Johnson knows how to make a good story out of chance encounters and bad hotels. Popular Categories Children's/5(2). Natural Opium: Some Travelers' Tales by Johnson, Diane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at Natural Opium by Diane Johnson - AbeBooks Passion for books.
Sign On My Account Basket Help. 8 drugs that exist in nature. Here are some of the country's better known drugs, in their natural, pre-processed form. Opium Author: Therese O'neill.
Harvesting Nature's Best Pain Medication. Author: Jim Hogshire; Publisher: Feral House ISBN: Category: Gardening Page: View: DOWNLOAD NOW» "Contrary to general belief, there is no federal law against growing P. somniferum."—Martha Stewart Living "Regarded as 'God's own medicine,' preparations of opium were as common in the Victorian.
The book is a bit tricky to follow at times because the author jumps around the timeline a bit because of the sheer scale of things going on. The book isn't as strong in the last two chapters when it tries to explain the significance of The Opium war to the Chinese sense of nationalism and being wronged by the West/5.
This book was highly informative on the history of opium and, while dense with information and statistics, still very readable. The main drawback is not really the fault of the book-- it was written in and therefore completely misses the rise of the prescription opioid epidemic in the U.S/5.
NATURAL OPIUM: Some Travelers' Tales by Diane Johnson | Kirkus Reviews Peevish, polished travel reports by a novelist (Health and Happiness,etc.), biographer (Dashiell Hammett, ), and book critic (Terrorists and Novelists, ).
Opium (poppy tears, with the scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (scientific name: Papaver somniferum).Part(s) of plant: Latex.
Natural Opium: Some Travelers' Tales Diane Johnson, Author Alfred A. Knopf $21 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author Buy this book. Johnson's honesty is admirable: Isolation and discomfort are part of the traveler's lot, unacknowledged in the guidebooks.
But most travelers find ways to overcome them, and very few make their readers suffer through the ordeal. Just like natural opium: crystalline images and insights that leave a nasty headache.
Loved his Opium Fiend book, but just found out he died from cancer a few days ago. RIP. November 7th, at pm George Says: When I lived in Thailand we used to go up in the mountains and smoke opium with the hill tribes. They used s proper pipe. But I doubt if they were smoking “chandu”.
If it’s essentially a natural opium, you’d assume it would be illegal. Lucky for us it’s % legal in the United States.
It’s an unscheduled substance, according to the FDA. So you’re free to grow, buy, and use as much of the stuff as you want. Wild Lettuce is uncontrolled in the United States.Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner With opioid dependency at epidemic levels, Catherine Browne, a doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, provides an accessible and practical guide to the effective use of natural therapies in helping people wean off opioids, manage withdrawal symptoms, and address pain without opioids.
/> Drawing on her extensive. Opium book. Read 28 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Opium book. Read 28 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. This book covers the deep history and evolution of the poppy plant and how a natural flower has been manipulated by humankind into an unrelenting and unforgiving killer/5.
