Download or read book The Strangler Fig and Other Tales written by Mary A. Hood and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hood's travel memoir is a lyrical journey to places of great natural beauty and biological importance. Her stories reveal the vulnerability of natural places and the consequences of unsustainable exploitation. This inspiring work will be valuable for those interested in nature or travel memoirs, ethnographic writing, and for all who are concerned with the survival of our broader sense of place in the global environment.