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Mushrooms, Molds, and Miracles

by Lucy Kavaler

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A broad look at the fungal kingdom

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by the New Haven Register

    The New Haven Register praised the book by comparing its treatment of fungi to Audubon's work on birds and Freud...

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A broad look at the fungal kingdom

Lucy Kavaler’s book surveys fungi through examples that range from potato blight and bread mold to hallucinogenic mushrooms and truffles. That range connects fungi with food, agriculture, medicine, and human use, making the subject broader than a guide to identifying mushrooms. The book’s 324-page scope offers room to consider both familiar and less familiar members of the fungal kingdom. Promotional praise in the supplied description does not add reliable detail about the book’s structure or approach, so the clearest indication of its focus is the variety of fungi and their roles it names.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fungi, mushrooms, and molds
  • Readers curious about fungi’s connections to food, agriculture, and medicine

Themes

Fungi and mushroomsFungi in agriculture and foodFungi and medicineHuman uses of fungi

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Book overview

"This superb book does for fungi what Audubon did for birds and Freud for the psyche," wrote the New Haven Register. Time Magazine called it "Fascinating" in a lead review. The little-known kingdom of fungi is revealed as never before or since-from the potato blight to the hallucinogenic mushroom, the bread mold that produced penicillin and the prized truffle. Mushrooms, Molds, and Miracles proves that a book about fungi can be compulsively readable. Sales soared the moment it reached the bookstores, and it has become a classic. Hard to put down, it is exciting from beginning to end.
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