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Sublime. It's sometimes hard to concentrate on the text, because the photos are so exquisitely distractingly beautiful. Make the effort anyway. Many voices, culturally diverse, offering perspectives and findings you may not have heard before -- there is much new to me here. [Update 2019-12-25] I just Leggi tutto

I’ll forward this critique with the fact that for a long time Paul Stamets was my hero and I’m studying to be a mycologist so the topic of this book speaks to my soul. However, in the years following his TED talk I’ve found that Stamets makes a lot of claims without scientific studies to back them u Leggi tutto

A beautiful companion to the lauded documentary about Paul Stamets' life's work researching fungi, mycelial networks, and the effects of fungi on human health and psychoactivity. With distractingly beautiful photography, this book reiterates in written form all of the amazing facts about fungi and t Leggi tutto

*chef’s kiss* a glorious stroll through the benefits, both current and potential, of fungi on the planet, on our bodies, and on our spirit. super cool photography throughout!

This feels more like a coffee table book than something you really dive into - but I bought it to support the movie by the same name, which is by far a 5 star endeavour. Great pictures though, if you want some really amazing fungi photography, there is something in this for you but the reading conte Leggi tutto

Beautiful photos of secret lives Mushrooms are the Swiss Army in knives of the earth. Aside from they're stunning beauty, they are masters at their jobs whether it is communication, enlightenment, nourishment for plants and animals, of cleaning up of messes. We need them more than they need us. Maybe Leggi tutto

Paul Stamets è il più importante micologo statunitense. I funghi, che ovunque prosperano, nutrono il corpo e sono una Medicina x l'anima e la psiche. Sono insolite creature misteriose, antichi esseri straordinari che rappresentano una porzione enorme di tutto ciò che ci circonda ogni giorno, siamo i Leggi tutto

"Only about 10% (20,000) of all fungi (3.8 million) produce mushrooms (the fruiting bodies of fungi). But when you pick a mushroom, you stand upon a vast, hidden network of fungal mycelium that literally extends under every footstep you take. These networks are the foundation of life." Wow. Mushroom Leggi tutto