Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Form Our Futures
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “good [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi—the good connectors of the dwelling world—and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the ability to heal our our bodies, increase our minds, and assist us deal with our most pressing environmental issues.
“Grand and dizzying in how totally it recalibrates our understanding of the pure world.”—Ed Yong, writer of An Immense World
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Time, BBC Science Focus, The Every day Mail, Geographical, The Instances, The Telegraph, New Statesman, London Night Normal, Science Friday
After we consider fungi, we probably consider mushrooms. However mushrooms are solely fruiting our bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi stay out of sight, but make up a massively numerous kingdom of organisms that helps and sustains practically all dwelling programs. Fungi present a key to understanding the planet on which we stay, and the methods we predict, really feel, and behave.
Within the first version of this mind-bending guide, Sheldrake launched us to this mysterious however massively numerous kingdom of life. This exquisitely designed quantity, abridged from the unique, options a couple of hundred full-color pictures that convey the spectacular selection, strangeness, and fantastic thing about fungi to life as by no means earlier than.
Fungi throw our ideas of individuality and even intelligence into query. They’re metabolic masters, earth makers, and key gamers in most of life’s processes. They will change our minds, heal our our bodies, and even assist us remediate environmental catastrophe. By inspecting fungi on their very own phrases, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms—and {our relationships} with them—are altering our understanding of how life works.
Winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Royal Society Science Guide Prize, and the Guild of Meals Writers Award • Shortlisted for the British Guide Award • Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize
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MCJ7777 –
AMAZING
I love Merlinâs writing style. And as a high school senior, this book was both very accessible to somebody with minimal knowledge about the subject and very inspiring for somebody who is thinking about what they want to do with their life. Mycology is super cool the writing style really just blew me away. I love how accessible this book makes science feel especially because itâs very engaging and written in such a way that itâs isnât just interesting facts but also it expresses the cultural impacts and more human sides of the topic really really well. Iâm absolutely obsessed.
Hal –
Explore the Hidden World: Entangled Life â How Fungi Shape Our World and Minds
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake offers a fascinating exploration into the often-overlooked world of fungi. This book delves into the profound impact that fungi have on our environment, health, and even our cognitive processes.Sheldrake’s writing illuminates how fungi form complex networks that influence ecosystems and interact with a wide range of organisms, including humans. The book is a captivating blend of science and storytelling, revealing the crucial role fungi play in everything from decomposition and nutrient cycling to medicine and mental health.Richly detailed and engaging, Entangled Life invites readers to rethink their understanding of nature and the interconnectedness of life. Itâs a compelling read for anyone interested in biology, ecology, or the hidden wonders of the natural world.
Megan & J –
I almost knocked a starâ¦
This book is so well written. My only gripe is that I wish it was longer! Literally almost knocked a star for that. As others have mentioned, the last portion is notes and plenty of other information some people might find useful. I might dig into it one day, but at the moment I just want to read more of Merlinâs very wonderful style of writing. But thatâs honestly not a good reason to knock a star. This book is very enlightening in more ways than I ever expected. Itâs worth its weight in gold imo. Iâm hoping another book is in the works. And, in the meantime, Iâm already thinking about reading it again.
Qsusi –
Good book, but beats an idea to death.
Interesting as well as scholarly, but could be half as long and still say the same thing. It is not a general book on fungi but on a specific type of fungus that networks with plants. That was not what I was expecting.
Melissa –
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!!
I have all 3 versions of this book (digital, paperback, & hardback abridged) & I love them all for different reasons. Digital- easier to read when traveling or in bed. Paperback- this version, easier to flip thru & reference & overall the most enjoyable version IMO. NOTE – the last25-30% of this book is full of references/acknowledgements (see picture). So you can see how much info is in here. If you want ALL the details & have 1 choice- THIS IS THE VERSION to have.
Amazon Customer –
Fantastic book!
For anyone who loves all things in nature, this is a winner!
ChimChim –
Fascinating and a joy to read
I really hate to sound like a fangirl, but I will make an exception for this book. It has been years since I read a book that I was truly sad to finish, but when I turned a page and saw the word “epilogue” at the beginning of the next, I was genuinely bummed knowing I will never get to read this book again for the first time.Is it full of fascinating facts about fungi? Certainly. But it was actually the writing that made reading this book such a joy. Sheldrake’s prose is lively and clever, but above all it is richly sensual–something you don’t usually find in scientific non-fiction. There is an earthiness and intimacy, even a subtle eroticism, that befits the subject matter, and conjures a sense of vicarious experience. If you didn’t think lichens were sexy before, Sheldrake will persuade you.Enmeshed (dare one say like fungal hyphae?) with the bare facts is another, more introspective narrative about Sheldrake’s own evolution as a scientist and a person, via his deepening relationship with his subject. Indeed, relationality is a theme that repeatedly emerges in this work; evidently, it is something fungi can teach us a lot about. While many scientists undoubtedly grow through their relationships with their research subjects, in my experience few are reflective enough to realize it, let alone lean into it and write a book about it.Highly recommended for mushroom nerds, fans of fungal medicine, ecologists, animists, and all symbionts alike.
TheraP –
This book teaches you so much! Itâs science – from a great writer – so you learn a lot.
I must admit I am a stickler for good writing. Whether itâs a novel or nonfiction, I relish a writerâs ability to put ideas into well-written words. British writers seem especially adept at writing English, just as British actors seem so adept at acting in English. Partly it may be learned growing up there or maybe schools there expect a higher level of writing. In any case, this young man has well earned my praise for his book as well his well-deserved professorial appointment and skill in scientific research. At a young age heâs already at the top!This is not my field of study, but no matter how ignorant you might be in biology or fungi, I guarantee you will find him easy to follow and youâll come to appreciate how valuable and necessary are fungi to the life of a forest or a field or anywhere really. Our earth is now at risk and fungi play a vital role – as you will come to learn. Read it!
Joseph B. –
This is probably the most game-changing book of any book I’ve read. For me, it laid out the obvious connections of all life on earth and left me with a completely changed attitude about nature’s role in any living thing on earth
EstefanÃa RB –
El unico detalle es que la portada del libro solo es papel, no viene impreso en la cubierta, y es un papel que si no lo cuidas se daña, si se moja no hay forma de recuperarlo y tu libro quedaria sin portada, fuera de eso el contenido es hermoso
Koenraad Vanhoutte –
I had been on my readinglist for a long time, but I’m so glad I finally got to it. This give a very good idea on why we should pay more attention to fungi in our lives and the world at large
Amazon Customer –
This is an amazing book that will open your mind to a different world.Although somewhat scientific it is still very accessible to anyone who has an interest in the biodiversity of this planet.I passed it on to my granddaughter who is studying biology at A level and she was delighted.
Seth –
I never liked mushrooms, they seemed wierd to me all the time but this book changed my point of view! What an incredible content it was!