NaturalHealers -- Rosemary Jones

Rosemary Jones

About Rosemary Jones
Rosemary first learned about natural medicine at the age of 12 when her mother took her to a naturopathic doctor. Ever since then, she's been pushing vitamin pills and herbal teas on unsuspecting friends.
After several years in journalism and publishing, Rosemary combined her many interests to open a bookstore in Seattle specializing in health and alternative medicine. Healing Pages Bookstore opened in 1993 and features literature from around the world and caters to health professionals as well as the general public.
In 1998, Prima Publishing asked her to do a book about the many schools and professions that fall under the umbrella of "alternative medicine." The result, Educational and Career Opportunities in Alternative Medicine, covers more than 40 professions, both licensed and un-licensed, and reviews hundreds of courses offered in the U.S. and Canada. Rosemary interviewed several hundred professionals and sent out even more written surveys as part of her research for this project. Recognizing that many schools are receiving more applicants than they have room for, it was the first book of its kind to list application deadlines as well as general prerequisites. It is also the only book to cover nationally accredited degree programs in midwifery and osteopathic medicine as well as acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, and chiropractic programs.
She continues to keep in touch with the schools and do various articles on the natural medicine profession for various publications.
Since all work makes for a dull girl, Rosemary spends her spare time collecting children's books (what booksellers do on their day off -- visit other booksellers!). That led to the publication of the series, A Collector's Guide To Children's Books: 1850-1950, written with her mother Diane (who is also a dedicated collector). Now completing volume 3 for Schroeder Publishing, they spend even more time in used bookstores under the thin excuse of "I'm working, not shopping."
Some day, Rosemary hopes to be able to take time off again for a long trip. Past travels included living in China, crossing Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express, wandering through the temples of Bangkok, exploring Inca ruins in Peru, and climbing the mountains of Wales. Right now, whenever the store ships books to another country, she puts a colored dot on the world map and fantasizes about doing hand delivery.