Davies' book is extremely narrow and there is no real attempt to place the Navajo's experiences in a broader context. At the most basic level, Healing Ways reads like a dissertation and not a very good one at that. There are numerous errors in the text (better copy editing and, even more importantly, a better knowledge of the field of medical history would have made this book a better and easier read). The book is pitched as a second half to White Man's Medicine---a book written by one of Davies' professors in graduate school. White Man's Medicine is a much better book and I am sorry to see Healing Ways paired with White Man's Medicine.