Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn : The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine (Hardcover)

from susanbevans

I picked up this book at the library. I was researching TCM and its impact on tiger populations for a presentation. This book was interesting but I found that it bogged down when discussing all the non-governmental organizations and their roles in protecting the tiger. Ellis is a journalist, not ...

from KevinTexas

The author mentions in the preface how this book ended "heavier on quotes than it might have been." I'll say. I reached the point where even when a page did not contain a citation I would often find my attention wandering to note the fact of there being no citation. I would be less harsh with my ...

from KevinTexas

The author mentions in the preface how this book ended "heavier on quotes than it might have been." I'll say. I reached the point where even when a page did not contain a citation I would often find my attention wandering to note the fact of there being no citation. I would be less harsh with my ...

from Devil_llama

A look at Traditional Chinese Medicine, and its impact on endangered species. The writing style is a bit sluggish and uninteresting, and the author makes too many statements about the effectiveness of the treatments without any evidence to back up his claims. The book also suffered from an overwh...

from LibraryCin

This book takes a look at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its effect on wildlife populations, some endangered. Ellis looks more specifically at rhinos, tigers and bears. It's a very good, informative book, and I don't think the author takes sides (although I am firmly in one camp on the i...