Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi

Author: Arora, David

Brand: Penguin Random House

Color: Multicolor

Edition: 2

Features:

• Ten Speed Press

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 1056

Release Date: 01-10-1986

Part Number: new-20170302-c0072923

Details: Product Description Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs. Mushroom authority David Arora provides a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, plus detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, and the meanings of scientific mushroom names. Beginning and experienced mushroom hunters everywhere will find MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED a delightful, informative, and indispensible companion. Amazon.com Review This is the be-all and end-all of mushroom books! Truly an encyclopedia of mushroom facts and lore, lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, literally everything you need to know about mushrooms, edible or not. Arora has taught mycology for close to twenty years and has hunted and photographed mushrooms across the North American continent. Threaded through the book are his wry and humorous observations and comments, making what could have been a rather dull, "just-the-facts, ma'am" reference book into a really enjoyable read. The stunning photographs of the incredible variety of fungi are fascinating and eye-opening, and while the author gives clear and factual information, the mysterious allure of mushrooms in their countless shapes, sizes and colors is only increased by this huge and delightful book. -- Mark Hetts Review An exceptional book . . . a must for intermediate and advanced mushroom collectors and those with wide horizons.- Cottage Life About the Author David Arora is an American naturalist, writer, and a biologist who specializes in the study of fungi. The author of two popular books on the identification of wild fungi— Mushrooms Demystified and  All That the Rain Promises and More—Arora has also written about conservation issues relating to recreational and commercial mushroom cultivation.

EAN: 9780898151695

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.1 inches

Languages: English