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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas P. Money (Professor, Professor, Department of Botany, Miami University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780199732562ISBN 10: 0199732566 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 26 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Angels on the Lawn: How Mushrooms Develop Chapter 2: Gill Gymnastics: The Beautiful Mechanism of Mushroom Spore Release Chapter 3: Triumph of the Fungi: Diversity and Functions of Mushroom Chapter 4: Satan's Gourmand: Harvesting Wild Mushrooms Chapter 5: Snow White and Baby Bella: Global Industry of Mushroom Cultivation Chapter 6: Death Caps: Poisonous Mushrooms and Mushroom Poisoning Chapter 7: Magic Mushrooms: The Culture and Science of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Chapter 8: Cures for Mortality?: The Medicinal Mushroom Fraud Notes IndexReviews<br> Botanist Nicholas Money is unashamedly in thrall to the 'fungal sex organ'. In this brilliant scientific and cultural exploration, these organisms of rot and soil positively sparkle. - Nature<br><p><br> This book was fascinating! The main cause of this is, without a doubt, the author, Nicholas P. Money. You can tell that this is the kind of professor that loves his craft. - Scientific American, Blog<p><br> Mushroom is a compelling read for anyone with even a tinge of interest in the natural flavor of fungi. - Audubon Magazine<p><br> At its core, Mushroom is an excellent natural history, but it's much more ... In a very short space, Money offers a fungus primer which would probably earn you an A in mycology (if you can retain all of the details of biology, chemistry and engineering) as well as a fascinating history of our relationship to this remarkable life form. - Corvallis Advocate<p><br> Money offers preemptive reassurance that the magic of mushrooms will not be spoiled by revelation of their tricks, which he explains in some detail...he reveals his passion for mushrooms with a sheepishness that is unusual in nature writing. But mushrooms are unusual. -- SCIENCE<p><br> <br> Botanist Nicholas Money is unashamedly in thrall to the 'fungal sex organ'. In this brilliant scientific and cultural exploration, these organisms of rot and soil positively sparkle. - Nature<br><p><br> This book was fascinating! The main cause of this is, without a doubt, the author, Nicholas P. Money. You can tell that this is the kind of professor that loves his craft. - Scientific American, Blog<p><br> <br> Botanist Nicholas Money is unashamedly in thrall to the 'fungal sex organ'. In this brilliant scientific and cultural exploration, these organisms of rot and soil positively sparkle. - Nature<br><p><br> This book was fascinating! The main cause of this is, without a doubt, the author, Nicholas P. Money. You can tell that this is the kind of professor that loves his craft. - Scientific American, Blog<p><br> Mushroom is a compelling read for anyone with even a tinge of interest in the natural flavor of fungi. - Audubon Magazine<p><br> At its core, Mushroom is an excellent natural history, but it's much more ... In a very short space, Money offers a fungus primer which would probably earn you an A in mycology (if you can retain all of the details of biology, chemistry and engineering) as well as a fascinating history of our relationship to this remarkable life form. - Corvallis Advocate<p><br> Money offers preemptive reassurance that the magic of mushrooms will not be spoiled by revelation of their tricks, which he explains in some detail...he reveals his passion for mushrooms with a sheepishness that is unusual in nature writing. But mushrooms are unusual. -- SCIENCE<p><br> As was the case with his earlier books (e.g., The Triumph of the Fungi, Feb'07; Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard, Feb'03), Money's recent book on mushrooms, designed to bring knowledge of fungi to nonmycologists, is excellent. ... The information is detailed and current. Highly recommended. -- Choice<p><br> Botanist Nicholas Money is unashamedly in thrall to the 'fungal sex organ'. In this brilliant scientific and cultural exploration, these organisms of rot and soil positively sparkle. - Nature This book was fascinating! The main cause of this is, without a doubt, the author, Nicholas P. Money. You can tell that this is the kind of professor that loves his craft. - Scientific American, Blog Mushroom is a compelling read for anyone with even a tinge of interest in the natural flavor of fungi. - Audubon Magazine At its core, Mushroom is an excellent natural history, but it's much more ... In a very short space, Money offers a fungus primer which would probably earn you an A in mycology (if you can retain all of the details of biology, chemistry and engineering) as well as a fascinating history of our relationship to this remarkable life form. - Corvallis Advocate Money offers preemptive reassurance that the magic of mushrooms will not be spoiled by revelation of their tricks, which he explains in some detail...he reveals his passion for mushrooms with a sheepishness that is unusual in nature writing. But mushrooms are unusual. -- SCIENCE As was the case with his earlier books (e.g., The Triumph of the Fungi, Feb'07; Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard, Feb'03), Money's recent book on mushrooms, designed to bring knowledge of fungi to nonmycologists, is excellent. ... The information is detailed and current. Highly recommended. -- Choice Author InformationNicholas P. Money is Professor of Botany at Miami University and author of The Triumph of the Fungi, Carpet Monsters and Killer Spores, and Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |