Blood Orchid—An Unnatural History of America, by Charles Bowden, published in 1995.
Buying this book was serendipitous. I purchased it a few years ago because I liked the title and the first paragraph, which starts, “I am not of sound mind. I cannot seem to stop moving…” Also, it was on a sale table—cheap. I eventually read it and afterward I thought my brain needed a shower.
