Posts Tagged ‘books’
For some reason, at this time of year I start thinking about what to read over the holidays. If you like studying and learning about fungi, you are probably up for a good topical read once in awhile, not matter what tie of year it is. We’re not talking about the raft of mushroom cookbooks [...]
Tags: books, mushroom books, mycology books, Mycorrhizae, reading
Someone I follow on Twitter first clued me into the existence of Spiral a few months ago. I wish I could remember who it was so I could thank them, but alas… Sorry. Whoever it was, I thank them for the tip because Spiral is a great read. My first look at Spiral came at [...]
Tags: books, Cornell, fungal bioweapons, Kathie Hodge, mycofiction, Paul McEuen
Oh good, a new mushroom book, I thought as I pulled the fresh-looking copy of Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America (Firefly Books, Buffalo, NY, 2010) by Roger Phillips off the shelf at my local library. For a new book, it looked awfully familiar for some reason. A quick scan of the front matter [...]
Tags: books, mushroom identification
Once again, I have a copy of The Triumph of the Fungi by Nicholas P. Money available for review. The original reviewer was, for some reason, unable to complete the task, and much to his credit, has returned it to MycoRant. So, if there is anyone out there who would like to receive the book [...]
No charge. Really! All you have to do is ask and I’ll arrange to have it sent to you. David Spahr’s book Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada is now available for a MycoRant review. The publisher will send a copy to the reviewer directly. If you are a mycologist at [...]
Tags: books, edible mushrooms, medicinal mushrooms
David Spahr’s book Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada is now available for a MycoRant review. The publisher will send a copy to the reviewer directly. If you are a mycologist at a New England or Eastern Canadian university, or a knowledgeable member of a club from these parts (not including [...]
Tags: books
David Spahr, proprietor of Mushroom-Collecting.com, has a new book out on the edible and medicinal mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada. According to Author pens book on mushrooms by Mechele Cooper: “I used to be a photographer so I took my own pictures for the book and started a Web site,” he said. “I [...]
Tags: books, photobucket
(Update 09/010/09 – the book has been claimed. Look for the review soon.) Author Robert Rogers was kind enough to send to MycoRant his book, The Fungal Pharmacy . Subtitled Medicinal Mushrooms of Western Canada, this spiral bound edition contains 230 pages of color photographs and text. Robert has been a student of plant medicine [...]
Tags: books, medicinal mushrooms
MycoRant has received three books for review, courtesy of Dr. Nicolas P. Money and his publisher Oxford University Press. Two of them are available for independent review (one per person). Whichever one is left after the first two are gone, I’ll review myself. Some minimal qualifications are required but I don’t know what they are. [...]
Tags: books
With the release of Amazon.com’s new wider-format Kindle reader, I though it might be a good idea to provide a list of mycology books available for the increasingly popular e-reader. A new page at MycoRant called “Mycology Books for Kindle” can be found in the Pages section on the right side bar. Sales referrals help [...]
Both Science and Biotechniques recently published lists of books recommended for summer reading. No sense me listing them again, but if you are interested, check them out: Biotechniques Top 10 Science Books for Summer Pages to Turn on a Lazy Day (pay per view), Science 5 June 2009: Vol. 324. no. 5932, pp. 1267 – [...]
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