Andy Letcher
Autor(a) de Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
About the Author
Andy Letcher is a freelance writer, lecturer, and musician with a doctorate in ecology from Oxford University
Obras de Andy Letcher
Associated Works
Popular spiritualities : the politics of contemporary enchantment (2006) — Contribuinte, algumas edições — 6 cópias
Ecotheology, Volume 7.1 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
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- Obras
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- 185
- Popularidade
- #117,260
- Avaliação
- 3.4
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- 3
- ISBNs
- 6
At any rate, Mr. Letcher doesn't go there. Though the first half was seriously boring, it felt solid enough. When he got to the part about shrooms in the Northwest, though (my stomping grounds) I started to notice a LOT of errors. Marysville became Marytown. Tumwater became Turnwater. And the Evergreen State College was variously rendered as 'Evergreen University' or 'Evergreen State University'. Minor points, but it pointed to a general sloppiness about details. After five errors in three pages, I started to wonder what other little mistakes might have been scattered throughout the book. Were the quotes and figures accurate? Did I care enough to scrutinize it that much?
Nope. I gave up there, and am therefore running the risk of missing out on something really brilliant in the last section of the book.… (mais)