Customer Review: I read Troost first book, Sex Lives of the Cannibals, twice. I read Getting Stoned three times. I have read several of the user reviews and will add Amen, to what they write. This is not a typical travel guide, more like a guide to living and putting up with the locals, who have no idea what a hot... more info
Customer Review: i've used this book for visiting New Caledonia only. i've been to NC five or six times for work so i have gotten to know the area pretty well and my feeling about this book is that it just doesn't have a whole lot of content. i realise however that one of the problems is that Noumea has changed... more info
Customer Review: This book gave me the comfort level and impetus to try Kava as a cure for my chronic insomnia. Previously I read and tried melatonin, with no success. Finally a protracted illness lead me to search again. The author gives enough details on the plant, pharmocology, and ethnobotany. There is eight... more info
Customer Review: I bought this book on an impulse (the premise seemed intriguing) and I have to say I have not enjoyed it very much. I am on the last 20 pages now and it has been really hard going. The problem is with how the book is structured. For some reason the author chose to combine various vignettes... more info