Mushrooms: A Natural and Cultural History

by Nicholas P. Money

Book Overview

Featuring a wealth of illustrations, a fungi-filled tour of the importance of mushrooms, from the enchanted forests of folklore to their role in sustaining life on earth.

Mushrooms hold a peculiar place in our culture: we love them and despise them, fear them and misunderstand them. They can be downright delicious or deadly poisonous, cute as buttons, or utterly grotesque. These strange organisms hold great symbolism in our myths and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178023743X
• ISBN13: 9781780237435
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 9.3"