Markus Berger (Author)
Markus Berger (born August 26, 1974 in Kassel ) is a German author and ethnobotanist .
Life
Berger writes books and book chapters on various topics. He also works as a journalist for international journals and magazines and as an editor for book publishers. Since 1993 he has been active in the international ethnopharmacology and botany scene. He gave lectures in San Francisco , Barcelona , Basel and Berlin, among others .
The freelance author lives in Felsberg near Kassel in northern Hesse .
Publications (selection)
Non-fiction
- Psychoactive cacti. More about 293 entheogenic cactus species from 72 genera. Pieper and the Grüne Kraft, Löhrbach 2002, ISBN 3-930442-61-2 (In Spanish: Cactus Enteógenos. Cáñamo Ediciones, Barcelona 2004, ISBN 84-931026-9-5 ).
- Thorn apple and angel's trumpet. Hallucinogenic sisters. Nachtschatten-Verlag, Solothurn 2003, ISBN 3-03788-108-9 .
- Drug Emergency Handbook. Safer-use-info. The most important information about potential dangers, overdoses and dependencies. Nachtschatten-Verlag, Solothurn 2004, ISBN 3-03788-125-9 .
- Cacti. Frugal - rich in forms - fascinating. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2007, ISBN 978-3-8001-4997-1 (In Czech: Kaktusy. Skromné, různorodé, fascinujíci. Grada, Prague 2007, ISBN 978-80-247-2224-5 ; in Hungarian : Kaktuszok. Cser, Budapest 2008, ISBN 978-963-9759-63-3 ).
- About the healing power of trees. Neue Erde, Saarbrücken 2008, ISBN 978-3-89060-271-4 .
- with Oliver Hotz: The deadly nightshade. Queen of the Dark Forests. Nachtschatten-Verlag, Solothurn 2008, ISBN 978-3-03788-109-5 .
- Caring for cacti (= Ulmer-Taschenbuch 120). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-8001-5578-1 .
- Small encyclopedia of the nightshade family. An overview of the species in the Solanaceae family. Nachtschatten-Verlag, Solothurn 2011, ISBN 978-3-03788-194-1 .
- Everything about psychoactive cacti - species, history, botany, application. Nachtschatten-Verlag, Solothurn 2013, ISBN 978-3-03788-265-8 .
- Weeds - medicinal herbs: it appears when you need it, Saarbrücken 2014, ISBN 978-3-89060-156-4
novel
- Head tornado. Or: tick, stone! A micro-novel. Pop Verlag, Ludwigsburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-937139-51-7 .
Web links
- Website Markus Berger
- Literature by and about Markus Berger in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berger, Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |