Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Millman, Lawrence
Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Millman, Lawrence

Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore

"This little book is big fun."--Michael Pollan An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and...
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Author: Lawrence Millman
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Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Millman, Lawrence

Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore

CHF 22.37
Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Millman, Lawrence

Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore

CHF 22.37
Author: Lawrence Millman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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"This little book is big fun."--Michael Pollan

An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings

Fungipedia presents a delightful A-Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries--on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps--this collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.

Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit, who was prevented from becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by destructive human behavior, including climate change.

With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, Fungipedia offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information. The world of mushrooms lies right at your door--be amazed!
  • Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design


Author: Lawrence Millman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 10/29/2019
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780691194721

About the Author
Lawrence Millman is a mycologist and author of numerous books, including Our Like Will Not Be There Again, Last Places, Fascinating Fungi of New England, and At the End of the World. He has done mycological work in places as diverse as Greenland, Honduras, Iceland, Panama, the Canadian Arctic, Bermuda, and Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has documented 321 different species. Amy Jean Porter is an artist, illustrator, and naturalist. Her illustrated books include Of Lamb and The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook, and her artwork has appeared in such publications as McSweeney's and The Awl.
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