Ten Jungle Days: Birds, Beauty and Meditations in the Neotropics

Shouldn't we be living in the United States of Colibria? What is a puffbird? How do cold refried beans on crackers comprise a fantasy lunch? Why are 15 rabies shots in the stomach, 35 years ago, of value today? How can pollution from the exploitation of oil and gas reserves be no one's fault? How do you find a coherent philosophy of life consistent with your values and experience?

These are among the themes examined by Nic Korte in this sojourn into a pristine rainforest and into a thoughtfu...