Poison And Brewing Books | Summaries & Audio

The Poisoner's Handbook

by Deborah Blum • 2010

Jazz Age poisoners had the perfect crime, until a morgue chemist invented toxicology to catch them.

4.02

38k+

🧪 Forensic Toxicology ☠️ Poison History 🎷 Jazz Age New York

The Poisoner's Handbook 88%

Jazz Age poisoners had the perfect crime, until a morgue chemist invented toxicology to catch them.

by Deborah Blum 2010

4.02

38k+ ratings

🧪 Forensic Toxicology ☠️ Poison History 🎷 Jazz Age New York

The Duke's Treason

by Jeff Wheeler • 2024

A king's poisoner faces a rebel siege and the former love who now serves her enemy.

4.57

1k+

🏰 Medieval Court Intrigue ☠️ Poisoner Protagonist 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

The Duke's Treason 88%

A king's poisoner faces a rebel siege and the former love who now serves her enemy.

by Jeff Wheeler 2024

4.57

1k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Court Intrigue ☠️ Poisoner Protagonist 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

by Scott Cunningham • 1985

Over 200 herbs, each with its magical purpose, planetary ruler, and the ritual that unlocks it.

4.29

8k+

🌿 Herb Magic 🕯️ Folk Magic 📖 Magical Correspondences

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs Summary

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs 87%

Over 200 herbs, each with its magical purpose, planetary ruler, and the ritual that unlocks it.

by Scott Cunningham 1985

4.29

8k+ ratings

🌿 Herb Magic 🕯️ Folk Magic 📖 Magical Correspondences

Veil of Web and Ruin

by Aria Ashbrook • 2026

Her sister's life for a noble's death: a slum girl must brew the poison.

3.98

963

🗡️ Protective Sister 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 👥 Found Family

Veil of Web and Ruin 87%

Her sister's life for a noble's death: a slum girl must brew the poison.

by Aria Ashbrook 2026

3.98

963 ratings

🗡️ Protective Sister 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 👥 Found Family

The Poisoner's Enemy

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

4.52

6k+

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue

The Poisoner's Enemy 87%

A midwife's daughter, forged into a poisoner and spy, must decide whose crown she will save.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.52

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Political Fantasy 🧪 Female Poisoner 👑 Court Intrigue

The Bar Book

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler • 2014

Why your cocktail fails: the missing manual for ice, dilution, and the shake that saves it.

4.49

1k+

🍸 Mixology 🥃 Craft Cocktails 🧰 Cocktail Technique

The Bar Book 87%

Why your cocktail fails: the missing manual for ice, dilution, and the shake that saves it.

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler 2014

4.49

1k+ ratings

🍸 Mixology 🥃 Craft Cocktails 🧰 Cocktail Technique

Venomous

by Christie Wilcox • 2016

Venom is a precision biochemical weapon. Medicine is learning to retarget it against disease.

4.11

2k+

🧪 Venom Biology ⚔️ Evolutionary Arms Race ☣️ Natural Toxins

Venomous 87%

Venom is a precision biochemical weapon. Medicine is learning to retarget it against disease.

by Christie Wilcox 2016

4.11

2k+ ratings

🧪 Venom Biology ⚔️ Evolutionary Arms Race ☣️ Natural Toxins

Girly Drinks

by Mallory O'Meara • 2021

Women invented alcohol. The backlash: witch trials, Prohibition, and a label mocking their taste.

4.15

4k+

📜 Women'S History 🍸 Alcohol History 🥂 Women And Alcohol

Girly Drinks 87%

Women invented alcohol. The backlash: witch trials, Prohibition, and a label mocking their taste.

by Mallory O'Meara 2021

4.15

4k+ ratings

📜 Women'S History 🍸 Alcohol History 🥂 Women And Alcohol

Liquid Intelligence

by Dave Arnold • 2014

A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.

4.50

1k+

🧪 Molecular Gastronomy 🍸 Mixology 🛠️ Bartending Techniques

Liquid Intelligence 86%

A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.

by Dave Arnold 2014

4.50

1k+ ratings

🧪 Molecular Gastronomy 🍸 Mixology 🛠️ Bartending Techniques

The Poisoner's Revenge

by Jeff Wheeler • 2019

Sealed in a crypt with a corpse, a dying poisoner must survive to exact her revenge.

4.31

3k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🧪 Poisoner Protagonist 🔥 Slow-Burn Revenge

The Poisoner's Revenge 86%

Sealed in a crypt with a corpse, a dying poisoner must survive to exact her revenge.

by Jeff Wheeler 2019

4.31

3k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🧪 Poisoner Protagonist 🔥 Slow-Burn Revenge

Herb Magic

by Patti Wigington • 2020

Herbal spells: what to use, when to cast, and how to stay safe.

4.27

243

🌿 Herbal Magic 📜 Folk Magic 🌱 Green Witchcraft

Herb Magic 86%

Herbal spells: what to use, when to cast, and how to stay safe.

by Patti Wigington 2020

4.27

243 ratings

🌿 Herbal Magic 📜 Folk Magic 🌱 Green Witchcraft

The Chemical Muse

by D.C.A. Hillman • 2008

Classical civilization was built on psychoactive plants. The story of how history erased that.

3.89

177

🍄 Entheogenic History 🏛️ Classical Revisionism 🎭 Creative Intoxication

The Chemical Muse 86%

Classical civilization was built on psychoactive plants. The story of how history erased that.

by D.C.A. Hillman 2008

3.89

177 ratings

🍄 Entheogenic History 🏛️ Classical Revisionism 🎭 Creative Intoxication

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory

by Thomas Easley • 2016

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

4.54

998

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory 86%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

by Thomas Easley 2016

4.54

998 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations

The Science of Murder

by Carla Valentine • 2021

Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.

3.84

3k+

🧪 Forensic Science ☠️ Poison Mysteries 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis

The Science of Murder 86%

Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.

by Carla Valentine 2021

3.84

3k+ ratings

🧪 Forensic Science ☠️ Poison Mysteries 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis

The Crescent Moon Tearoom

by Stacy Sivinski • 2024

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

3.61

12k+

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

The Crescent Moon Tearoom 86%

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

by Stacy Sivinski 2024

3.61

12k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

Healing Herbal Teas

by Sarah Farr • 2016

What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.

4.27

366

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🍵 Tea Blending 🍂 Seasonal Living

Healing Herbal Teas 86%

What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.

by Sarah Farr 2016

4.27

366 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🍵 Tea Blending 🍂 Seasonal Living

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

4.39

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women'S Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies

Herbal Healing for Women 86%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women'S Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

by James Green • 2000

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

4.40

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook Summary

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook 86%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

by James Green 2000

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

by Nicole Apelian • 2021

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

4.58

827

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies 86%

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

by Nicole Apelian 2021

4.58

827 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies

by Anne Kennedy • 2017

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

4.25

278

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies 86%

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

by Anne Kennedy 2017

4.25

278 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

by Andrew Chevallier • 2000

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

4.53

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine 86%

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

by Andrew Chevallier 2000

4.53

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies

Honey in Her Veins

by Ruth McKell • 2026

His touch kills, hers gives life. He returns with ashes, a monster, and impossible love.

3.97

306

🏔️ Rural Fantasy ⚖️ Life And Death Magic 💀 Touch That Kills

Honey in Her Veins 86%

His touch kills, hers gives life. He returns with ashes, a monster, and impossible love.

by Ruth McKell 2026

3.97

306 ratings

🏔️ Rural Fantasy ⚖️ Life And Death Magic 💀 Touch That Kills

The Magician of Tiger Castle

by Louis Sachar • 2025

A Renaissance magician must erase a princess's love for a scribe before the wedding banquet.

3.53

9k+

🏛️ Renaissance Fantasy 🏰 Court Intrigue 🧙 Court Magician

The Magician of Tiger Castle 86%

A Renaissance magician must erase a princess's love for a scribe before the wedding banquet.

by Louis Sachar 2025

3.53

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Renaissance Fantasy 🏰 Court Intrigue 🧙 Court Magician

The Green Witch's Grimoire

by Arin Murphy-Hiscock • 2020

Craft a living grimoire: a map of your green path, rooted in local plants and self-reflection.

4.14

544

🕯️ Grimoire Creation 🌿 Green Witchcraft 🌳 Nature-Based Magic

The Green Witch's Grimoire 86%

Craft a living grimoire: a map of your green path, rooted in local plants and self-reflection.

by Arin Murphy-Hiscock 2020

4.14

544 ratings

🕯️ Grimoire Creation 🌿 Green Witchcraft 🌳 Nature-Based Magic

Enchantment

by Peter Paddon • 2013

Master trance, touch, and the gaze to bend people's will ethically: no psychology, just magick.

3.88

🌿 Practical Witchcraft 🍄 Folk Magic 🌀 Trance Work

Enchantment 86%

Master trance, touch, and the gaze to bend people's will ethically: no psychology, just magick.

by Peter Paddon 2013

3.88

86 ratings

🌿 Practical Witchcraft 🍄 Folk Magic 🌀 Trance Work

A Thousand Recipes for Revenge

by Beth Cato • 2023

A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.

3.87

6k+

🍲 Magical Cooking 🧀 Living Ingredients 👑 Hidden Lineage

A Thousand Recipes for Revenge 86%

A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.

by Beth Cato 2023

3.87

6k+ ratings

🍲 Magical Cooking 🧀 Living Ingredients 👑 Hidden Lineage

The Book of Forbidden Knowledge

by Johnson Smith & Company • 1910

Conjure love, control dreams, debunk spirit tricks: a 1910 manual of occult secrets.

3.44

471

🖤 Black Magic 🌿 Folk Magic 🔮 Divination

The Book of Forbidden Knowledge 86%

Conjure love, control dreams, debunk spirit tricks: a 1910 manual of occult secrets.

by Johnson Smith & Company 1910

3.44

471 ratings

🖤 Black Magic 🌿 Folk Magic 🔮 Divination

Napoleon's Buttons

by Penny Le Couteur • 1991

Nutmeg bought Manhattan, a dye launched modern medicine, and a yam gave women the Pill.

3.98

7k+

🔬 History Of Science 📦 Commodity Histories ⚗️ Chemistry And Society

Napoleon's Buttons 86%

Nutmeg bought Manhattan, a dye launched modern medicine, and a yam gave women the Pill.

by Penny Le Couteur 1991

3.98

7k+ ratings

🔬 History Of Science 📦 Commodity Histories ⚗️ Chemistry And Society

Royal Assassin

by Robin Hobb • 1996

A royal assassin hides a forbidden wolf bond as a soul-stealing plague threatens the kingdom.

4.29

248k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Companion

Royal Assassin 86%

A royal assassin hides a forbidden wolf bond as a soul-stealing plague threatens the kingdom.

by Robin Hobb 1996

4.29

248k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 🐺 Animal Companion

The World of All Souls

by Deborah Harkness • 2018

Every character, spell, and secret from the All Souls trilogy, catalogued for the obsessed fan.

4.25

4k+

📖 Fantasy Reference 📚 Series Companions 👻 Paranormal Fiction

The World of All Souls 86%

Every character, spell, and secret from the All Souls trilogy, catalogued for the obsessed fan.

by Deborah Harkness 2018

4.25

4k+ ratings

📖 Fantasy Reference 📚 Series Companions 👻 Paranormal Fiction

Healing Herbs and Spices

by Lee Anne Dobbins • 2012

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

3.60

205

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles

Healing Herbs and Spices 86%

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

by Lee Anne Dobbins 2012

3.60

205 ratings

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles

The Chemical Age

by Frank von Hippel • 2020

Chemistry's greatest triumphs also produced Zyklon B, nerve agents, and the hole in the ozone layer.

4.17

184

🧪 Environmental Chemistry 📜 Chemical History 🦟 Pesticide History

The Chemical Age 86%

Chemistry's greatest triumphs also produced Zyklon B, nerve agents, and the hole in the ozone layer.

by Frank von Hippel 2020

4.17

184 ratings

🧪 Environmental Chemistry 📜 Chemical History 🦟 Pesticide History

The Herbalist's Way

by Nancy Phillips • 2005

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

4.37

183

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing

The Herbalist's Way 86%

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

by Nancy Phillips 2005

4.37

183 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing

Caffeinated

by Murray Carpenter • 2014

Your morning routine includes a drug. The biology, history, and billions behind caffeine.

3.59

1k+

🧪 Psychoactive Substances 🔬 Food Science ☕ Everyday Drugs

Caffeinated 86%

Your morning routine includes a drug. The biology, history, and billions behind caffeine.

by Murray Carpenter 2014

3.59

1k+ ratings

🧪 Psychoactive Substances 🔬 Food Science ☕ Everyday Drugs

The Witch's Daughter

by Paula Brackston • 2008

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

3.66

44k+

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic

The Witch's Daughter 86%

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

by Paula Brackston 2008

3.66

44k+ ratings

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic

The House Witch

by Delemhach • 2022

A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.

4.10

36k+

☕ Cozy Fantasy 🍳 Kitchen Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The House Witch 86%

A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.

by Delemhach 2022

4.10

36k+ ratings

☕ Cozy Fantasy 🍳 Kitchen Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance

A Path Begins

by J.A. White • 2014

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic

A Path Begins 85%

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

by J.A. White 2014

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know

by Candace Rose Rardon • 2020

A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.

4.04

274

🍵 Tea Culture 📜 Food History 🫖 Brewing Guides

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know Summary

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know 85%

A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.

by Candace Rose Rardon 2020

4.04

274 ratings

🍵 Tea Culture 📜 Food History 🫖 Brewing Guides

The Way of Herbs

by Michael Tierra • 1980

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

4.28

816

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health

The Way of Herbs 85%

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

by Michael Tierra 1980

4.28

816 ratings

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health

Heart of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2017

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

4.03

6k+

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist

Heart of Mist 85%

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

by Helen Scheuerer 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist

Diagnosis

by Jane M. Hightower • 2008

Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.

3.53

🔬 Environmental Toxicology 🏛️ Public Health Policy 💼 Regulatory Capture

Diagnosis 85%

Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.

by Jane M. Hightower 2008

3.53

34 ratings

🔬 Environmental Toxicology 🏛️ Public Health Policy 💼 Regulatory Capture

Mother Knows Best

by Serena Valentino • 2018

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

3.97

18k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale

Mother Knows Best 85%

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

by Serena Valentino 2018

3.97

18k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale

Well of Witches

by J.A. White • 2016

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

4.26

2k+

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

Well of Witches 85%

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

by J.A. White 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook

The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley • 1989

It took centuries of persecution before witchcraft became a religion. Here is everything in between.

4.03

866

🍃 Modern Paganism 🔥 Witch Hunts 🧿 Folk Magic

The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft Summary

The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft 85%

It took centuries of persecution before witchcraft became a religion. Here is everything in between.

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley 1989

4.03

866 ratings

🍃 Modern Paganism 🔥 Witch Hunts 🧿 Folk Magic

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Do You Believe in Magic? 85%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Essential Oils Natural Remedies

by Althea Press • 2015

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

4.31

892

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies

Essential Oils Natural Remedies 85%

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

by Althea Press 2015

4.31

892 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined

Never, Never 85%

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined

This Is Your Mind on Plants

by Michael Pollan • 2021

Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.

3.87

34k+

🪴 Ethnobotany ☕ Everyday Drugs 🌵 Psychedelic Science

This Is Your Mind on Plants 85%

Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.

by Michael Pollan 2021

3.87

34k+ ratings

🪴 Ethnobotany ☕ Everyday Drugs 🌵 Psychedelic Science

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult

by Suzannah Lipscomb • 2020

How magic shaped religion, science, and entertainment for 95,000 years, and never really vanished.

4.02

1k+

🕯️ Esoteric History 📜 Folk Magic Traditions ⚖️ Witch Trials

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult Summary

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult 85%

How magic shaped religion, science, and entertainment for 95,000 years, and never really vanished.

by Suzannah Lipscomb 2020

4.02

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Esoteric History 📜 Folk Magic Traditions ⚖️ Witch Trials

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis

by Nikki Furrer • 2018

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

4.07

1k+

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women'S Health 🌱 Plant Medicine

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis 85%

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

by Nikki Furrer 2018

4.07

1k+ ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women'S Health 🌱 Plant Medicine

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