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This richly symbolic medieval devotional image is centered around the Passion of Christ and heavily influenced by Bridgettine spirituality

The book follows the author on his travels from one back-to-the-land commune to another in the countryside of 1970s Japan

in the splendid city of God

THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST vase or chilled over ice forThe Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries. Of all the extraordinary and obscure plants that have been fermented and distilled, a few are dangerous, some are downright bizarre, and one is as ancient as dinosaursbut each represents a unique cultural contribution to