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Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) Reviews
The Fever Series : Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) Reviews
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful  Simply, the very best book on plants and pollen., By This review is from: Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) (Hardcover) I am the author of Allergy-Free Gardening, published by Ten Speed Press, and I have read a huge number of books about pollen grains and the plants that produce them. There are many fine books on the subject but by far, Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America, by Dr. Walter H. Lewis, is hands down the best.The writing here is complex but easily understandable. The material and research in the book are deep and break considerable new ground. Today, as allergies continue to skyrocket, as deaths from asthma grow larger every year, I find it hard to understand how this book has gone out of print! This may not be a book for the average lay person but for any serious student of allergies, horticulture, and pollen, this is a must read. I'd think that every allergist would want to own a copy of Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America. The lead author, Dr. Lewis, is considered by his peers in biology to be THE medical botanist. He is after all, also the... Read more Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America, By This review is from: Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) (Hardcover) Reviewed by Alwynne B. Beaudoin, Department of GeographyUniversity of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada in CAP Newsletter 8(2):16-17, 1985. ---------------------------------------------------- The publication of a new book related to pollen is a welcome event and Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America is certainly a valuable addition to the literature. Although "written primarily for allergists and others in the medical profession and for aerobiologists" (p. ix), the book contains much material hat should also prove useful to Holocene palynologists. The authors point out that "because there is no comprehensive North American flora ... basic botanical data involving species distribution, flowering times, and taxonomy are not readily available" (p. ix). This book represents a commendable attempt to remedy this deficiency by bringing "together a large amount of divergent, yet relevant, information" concerning plants "whose pollen becomes airborne" (p. xi)... Read more |
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