Traveler's Joy (Paperback)

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Product Description

Learn to explore the freedom of the wandering life in this enchanting guide to the wonders of unfettered travel. The legendary Juliette de Bairacli Levy is known for her many books on living in tune with the rhythms of nature and her mastery of herbal lore.

About the Author

Juliette de Bairacli Levy is a world-renowned healer and author who has been using and writing about herbs for over sixty years. Her Natural Rearing systems for animals is legendary. She has traveled widely studying herbal lore and nature wisdom. Her delightful writings allow us to share her adventures and discoveries without the hardships she endured.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Keats Pub (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879836512
• ISBN-13: 978-0879836511
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,343 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for adventurers!, December 22, 2005

By	Lia de Ruiter "Lia" (Scheveningen Netherlands) - See all my reviews

I recently received this book (in the Dutch translation) from a dear friend. Although I don't have much time to read, every split second I do have available, is spent reading this book. It gives very useful tips for any traveller and also for possible hard times ahead (which I hope will never come)... It is a book for survivors, well written with many anecdotes and lovely illustrations. Although not everything she recommends is feasible when one is travelling, many tips are very useful. I simply love this book and can recommend it to anybody, even to people who never travel.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book I Come Back to Every Spring, April 12, 2009

By	Bethanne Elion "Bethanne Elion" (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

At least once year i pull out my Juliette Levy books and read through favorite parts or chapters forgotten from my whole collection. Some are still available in paperback - others are coveted collector's items found on rare book sites or old book shops visited in my own travels. One of my favorites that is still available is Traveler's Joy.

The book is divided into seven chapters - About Travel, About Water, About Fire and Weather, About Dwellings, About Medicine, About Food, About Travelers. The two chapters that stand out and are put to use in my home are the ones regarding food and medicine.

The medicine chapter covers the how to's of healing headaches,toothaches, eye injuries or ear aches, fever, backaches or jellyfish stings. I use the recipe for insect repellent which includes wormwood, rue and rosemary. Her method of removing ticks is to throw some powdered ginger on them and they back out immediately. Some people feel that this would make them regurgetate their toxic saliva into the wound possibly causing tick born diseases. My own experience with using this method is that they move so quickly with the use of ginger or cayenne that I just do not worry about it. I would rather the whole tick out than the head left behind. I know many people who are so nervous about removing ticks that this method has helped them in dealing with their removal since it is so simple. The flea section is enjoyable to read.

About Foods will make you want to go to your kitchen and toss anything refined or packaged and become a gatherer of fresh ingredients. Since pulling this book back off the shelf a week ago I have had daily cravings for freshly baked breads and raw milk cheeses.

I find this book no less than completely enchanting. In a time when many are learning to scale back and make the most of what they do have, this book would be an appropriate addition to one's library with methods of healing out of the kitchen cupboard and simple means of making nutritious meals.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book about herbs, August 21, 2009

By	Lunalamia (S.R., CA) - See all my reviews

Great book about herbs, healing, and the joy of traveling around the globe the natural way.
Juliette Bairacli de Levy is also a wonderful storyteller and this book is a great read just in itself....but also very informative for the herbalist.
Love it.