Entangled life : how fungi make our worlds / Merlin Sheldrake ; abridged by the author.

By:

Sheldrake, Merlin [author.]

Material type: Text

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780593729984
0593729986

Other title:

Entangled life
How fungi make our worlds
Engtangled life : the illustrated edition [Spine title]

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Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

579.5 23

LOC classification:

QK603 .S425 2023

Contents:

Prologue -- Introduction: What is it like to be a fungus? -- A lure -- Living labyrinths -- The intimacy of strangers -- Mycelial minds -- Before roots -- Radical mycology -- Making sense of fungi -- Epilogue: This compost -- Glossary.

Summary: "When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of the mind-bending, "gorgeous" (Margaret Atwood), "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) Entangled Life, Sheldrake introduced us to this mysterious but massively diverse kingdom of life. This new edition, abridged from the original, features over 100 full-color images that bring the spectacular variety, strangeness and beauty of fungi to life as never before. Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life's processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. In vivid, surprising images, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms--and our relationships with them--are changing our understanding of how life works."-- Amazon.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 5 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	New Books	QK603 .S425 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	05/27/2024	3182700022984

Total holds: 0

"Originally published in a different form in the United States by Random House."--Title page verso.

"Abridged by the author."

Includes index.

"When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of the mind-bending, "gorgeous" (Margaret Atwood), "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) Entangled Life, Sheldrake introduced us to this mysterious but massively diverse kingdom of life. This new edition, abridged from the original, features over 100 full-color images that bring the spectacular variety, strangeness and beauty of fungi to life as never before. Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life's processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. In vivid, surprising images, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms--and our relationships with them--are changing our understanding of how life works."-- Amazon.