{"product_id":"mushrooming-an-illustrated-guide-to-the-fantastic-delicious-deadly-and-strange-world-of-fungi","title":"Mushrooming: An Illustrated Guide to the Fantastic, Delicious, Deadly, and Strange World of Fungi","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Borsato\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning artist exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. An associate professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, she teaches advanced courses in experimental studio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKelsey Oseid\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator, author, and amateur naturalist. Her gouache illustrations focus on natural history and astronomy. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A vibrant, illustrated guide to over 100 common and charismatic mushrooms, with storytelling that explores the connection between humans, fungi, and art\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReference books reveal their singularity by their parameters. \n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming, \u003c\/em\u003e by Diane Borsato, is a merry, idiosyncratic guide, charmingly illustrated by Kelsey Oseid. A sort of collector's journal of mushrooms and mushroom-related experiences, the book has entries on more than 60 North American species and is punctuated with personal essays, including one about Ms. Borsato's foray into the medicinal-mushroom world of New York's Chinatown. Among that community's stars is the supposed performance enhancer \n\u003cem\u003eOphiocordyceps sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e, a fungal parasite that the showrunners of HBO's \"The Last of Us\" have so creepily and fancifully employed.-- \"The Wall Street Journal\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis curious compendium of all things fungi will be welcomed by amateur mycologists, avant-garde artists, intrepid woods trampers, cautious cooks, and even armchair readers. . . . The illustrations alone, saturated with eye-pleasing, earthy colors, are worth the price.-- \"Booklist\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery turn of the page in \n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e reveals surprising delights, between the eye-catching illustrations, cleverly quippy commentary, and insightful background information. Whether you're the sort to dig in the dirt in search of mushrooms, are considering your next gastronomic adventure, or are simply eager to learn more about the natural history of our fungal friends--this book will speak to the mycologist in everyone.--Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain Scoop and ART LAB on YouTube and host\/writer of Prehistoric Road Trip on PBS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1 How to Use This Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e3 Is It Edible?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 The Art of Mushrooming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e14 Artist's conk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e18 Bird's nest fungi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e20 Black truffle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e24 Black trumpet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e26 Bleeding tooth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e30 Blewit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e34 Blue stain fungus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e36 British soldiers lichen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e38 Candy cap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e40 Chaga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e43 Chanterelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e48 the chinatown foray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e54 Crown coral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e56 Dead man's fingers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e58 Deadly webcap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e60 Death cap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e62 Delicious milk cap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e64 Destroying angel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e68 Dog's vomit slime mould\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e70 Doll eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e72 Domestic cup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e74 Earthstar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e76 Eyelash fungus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e77 fermenting feminism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e80 Field mushroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e84 Fly agaric\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e88 fungifest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e91 Ghost pipe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e93 Giant puffball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e96 Golden spindles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e97 Green-capped jelly babies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e98 Hedgehog mushroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Honey mushroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e102 Indigo milk cap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e104 infinity burial suit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e106 King bolete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e112 Lemon drops\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e114 Liberty cap (magic mushroom)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e119 Lion's mane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e122 Little brown mushrooms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e126 Lobster mushroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e130 Matsutake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e134 the metropolitan museum foray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e138 mushroom studio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e140 Old man of the woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e144 Orange birch bolete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e148 Oyster mushroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e152 Parasol mushroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e155 Parrot waxy cap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e157 Pear-shaped puffball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e160 Pheasant's back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e164 Plant pot dapperling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e166 Plums and custard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e168 Raccoon skull\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e170 Satan's bolete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e174 Scaly pholiota\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e176 Scarlet cup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e178 Shaggy mane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e180 The sickener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e182 Skirted stinkhorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e184 Sleeping Beauty (chromefooted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ebolete)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e187 soma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e188 Verdigris agaric\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e190 White elfin saddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e192 Witch's butter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e194 Witch's hat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e197 Wood ear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e200 Yellow morel and black morel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e204 Yellow swamp brittlegill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e208 zooetics: psychotropic house\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e211 How to Host a Mushroom Foray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e217 A Mushroomer's Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e220 Recommended Books and Websites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e223 Author Acknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e225 Illustrator Acknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e226 Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e232 About the Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e232 About the Illustrator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA delightful, eclectic, and enjoyable tour of mushrooms and their place in our world . . . This is a book that isn't afraid to mix the personal with the practical and will thrill many readers because of that.--Tristan Gooley, New York Times-bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e is, in every way, a delightful book.--Eugenia Bone, author of Mycophilia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmid 'shroom boom, ' this book is ripe for the picking. . . . \n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e, which celebrates more than 120 different kinds of fungi through stories and art, takes a different tack than a traditional field guide. For one, Borsato isn't a mycologist--she's an artist. So the book explores not just individual mushrooms, but contemporary art and projects that embrace them.-- \"Globe and Mail\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbsolutely terrific. This is a volume that, at first glance, is a field guide. But peering closer, as every mycologist knows, brings reward. Borsato's species descriptions are bright and lyrical; accompanying caps and stems rendered lovingly by Oseid. From art to culture to food, \n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of the human relationship with fungi.--Jonathan C. Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI want to live in Diane Borsato's brain. What a joy it is to experience the fruiting bodies of her deep wide intellect in this book about mushrooms, art, forests, feminism, poison, pasta, and so much more. This is my favorite kind of fence jumping, perspective shifting, deliciously illustrated, eloquently enquiring, radically alive book.--Kyo Maclear, author of Birds Art Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere is a worldwide resurgence of interest in fungi, so \n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e arrives at a perfect time. . . . Diane Borsato's tales of mushroom hunters, the gouache renditions by Kelly Oseid, and, yes, the culinary side of mushrooms (choose them carefully!) combine to make this book a delightful adventure from beginning to end.--Jay Ingram, author of The Science of Everyday Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFungi are an order so mysterious they push our wonder and horror buttons simultaneously. In \n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e, Diane Borsato uses her radical curiosity to consider what they have to teach us about interconnection, the diversity of life, and the wildly creative possibilities of risk and attention.--Shary Boyle, artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/em\u003e is as much about identification as it is about finding wonder in all that surrounds us. Borsato frames the silent hunt through art, ecology, spirituality, ethics, and access. A guide unlike any other, this book is a must for artists, nature lovers, and anyone looking to find more magic in the world around them.--Jen Delos Reyes, director and founder of Open Engagement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn incredible diversity of fungi is flourishing all around us, not just in the forest but in parks, markets, and even museums. Once you know how to look, you can find mushrooms named after fairies and demons, mushrooms that look so much like woodland birds they are shot at by hunters, mushrooms that glow in the dark . . . and so much more.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Beyond serving as a guide for identification, \n\u003ci\u003eMushrooming\u003c\/i\u003e explores how \"the quiet hunt\" can radically expand our perspectives, connect us to nature, and enrich our lives. Whether you're a beginner forager or an expert mycophile, this is the perfect handbook to spark your curiosity and deepen your appreciation for the fantastic, delicious, deadly, and strange world of fungi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 95 (EAN 9781615199587, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2023 pg. 23 (EAN 9781615199587, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2023 pg. 23 (EAN 9781615199594, Other)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBorsato, Diane\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiane Borsato \u003c\/b\u003e(BFA York University, MFA Concordia University, MA Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University) was awarded the Victor Martyn-Lynch Staunton Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, and was twice nominated for the Sobey Art Award. 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