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2799500Fungipediahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/fungipedia-9780691195384/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3058581/8b72aebe-5a10-4fea-9d3a-18cfff056ab0.jpg?v=638384823501700000268348MXNPrinceton University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>"This little book is big fun."Michael Pollan</p><p>An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings</p><p><em>Fungipedia</em> presents a delightful AZ treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entrieson topics as varied as <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy capsthis collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.</p><p>Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of <em>Peter Rabbit</em>, who was prevented from becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by destructive human behavior, including climate change.</p><p>With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, <em>Fungipedia</em> offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information. 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With more than 180 entrieson topics as varied as <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy capsthis collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.</p><p>Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of <em>Peter Rabbit</em>, who was prevented from becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by destructive human behavior, including climate change.</p><p>With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, <em>Fungipedia</em> offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information. The world of mushrooms lies right at your doorbe amazed!</p>(*_*)9780691195384_<p>"This little book is big fun."Michael Pollan</p><p>An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings</p><p><em>Fungipedia</em> presents a delightful AZ treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entrieson topics as varied as <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy capsthis collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.</p><p>Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of <em>Peter Rabbit</em>, who was prevented from becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by destructive human behavior, including climate change.</p><p>With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, <em>Fungipedia</em> offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information. The world of mushrooms lies right at your doorbe amazed!</p>...9780691195384_Princeton University Presslibro_electonico_52a93c29-8c9b-3d23-bc16-46a88c2ff137_9780691195384;9780691195384_9780691195384Lawrence MillmanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/princetonup-epub-67270c96-2499-4c8c-ad3d-229eab731c2f.epub2019-10-29T00:00:00+00:00Princeton University Press