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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake (Hardcover, 2020)
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A mind-altering adventure through the world of fungi for readers of Robert Macfarlane and Other Minds *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'A dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing book. I ended it wonderstruck at the fungal world. A remarkable work by a remarkable writer' Robert Macfarlane The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on land, can survive unprotected in space and thrive amidst nuclear radiation. In fact, nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. These endlessly surprising organisms have no brain but can solve problems and manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us bread, alcohol and life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, and their psychedelic properties have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. Their ability to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, and the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the 'Wood Wide Web', is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. Yet over ninety percent of their species remain undocumented. Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into a spectacular and neglected world, and shows that fungi provide a key to understanding both the planet on which we live, and life itself. 'One of those rare books that can truly change the way you see the world around you. Astounding' Helen MacDonald, author of H Is for Hawk 'Reads like an adventure story ... wondrous ... beguilingly weaves together lived experience and scientific research' Sunday Times 'An astonishing book that could alter our perceptions of fungi for ever. It seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer 'After this book, nothing will seem the same again ... beautifully written and illustrated ... dazzling ... reveals a world that's both more extraordinary and more delicate than could be imagined' Daily Mail 'The lives of fungi alone are fascinating, but the questions and wider implications that Sheldrake teases out from them are often truly astounding ... an engrossing, captivating journey' Spectator 'Brilliant ... entrancing ... when we look closely at fungi , we meet large, unsettling questions ... Merlin Sheldrake ... carries us easily into these questions with ebullience and precision ... challenging some of our deepest assumptions' Guardian 'Mind-boggling... Sheldrake is nothing if not a participatory researcher into his subject and one with a winning sense of humour ... It's tempting ... to see fungi as the biological model for a better world' Telegraph*****Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139781847925190
eBay Product ID (ePID)2317677433
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameEntangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
LanguageEnglish
SubjectZoology, Biology
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
AuthorMerlin Sheldrake
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight724 g
Item Width162 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMerlin Sheldrake
TopicNature
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- 09 Dec, 2020
The title is appropriate.
A very good and easy read. I found it difficult to put the book down.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 06 Feb, 2025
Very pleased with this. Condition very ...
Very pleased with this. Condition very good. Very happy to have the lovely original hardback edition. Thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Apr, 2021
Mind-blowing!
Only half way through but a very interesting and important book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Nov, 2024
Stunning
Well written. Informative. Changed my world view.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Dec, 2020
Worth a read
Heard this serialized on the radio. Bought it for ME for a christmas!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Jun, 2021
Brings the subject up to date.
Compellingly written about a fascinating subject.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Apr, 2021
perfect
Changed my view of the worldVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 Mar, 2021
Great!!
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