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Acknowledgments | p. vii |
Introduction: Tales from the Forest Floor | p. ix |
Mushrooms and Culture | |
Passionate about Mushrooms: The Russian and Slavic Experience | p. 3 |
Overcoming Distrust: Mushrooming in America | p. 14 |
Mushrooms as Food | |
Introduction: Leading with Our Stomachs | p. 25 |
The Foolproof Four: Updated for a New Millennium | p. 31 |
Chanterelles | p. 60 |
Boletus edulis | p. 72 |
The Agaricus Brothers | p. 80 |
Dangerously Toxic, Deadly Interesting | |
Introduction: Poisonous Mushrooms: Not as Bad as You Fear | p. 91 |
Mushroom Poisoning: The Potential Risks and Ways to Avoid Them | p. 94 |
Amanita Nightmares: The Death Cap and Destroying Angel | p. 112 |
False Morels: The Finnish Fugu | p. 122 |
A Fallen Angel | p. 132 |
The Poison Pax: A Deadly Mystery | p. 136 |
Mushrooms and the Mind: The Origin of Religion and the Pathway to Enlightenment | |
Introduction: Entheogens: A New Way to View Hallucinogenic Mushrooms | p. 143 |
Amanita muscarica: Soma, religion, and Santa | p. 148 |
Psilocybin: Gateway to the Soul or Just a Good High? | p. 163 |
Mushrooms within Living Ecosystems | |
Honey Mushrooms: The Race for the World's Largest Fungus | p. 185 |
Fairy Rings and Fairy Tales? | p. 192 |
Fungal Bioluminescence: Mushroom Nightlights | p. 200 |
Who's Eating the Truffles? | p. 207 |
Woodpeckers, Wood Decay Fungi, and Forest Health | p. 217 |
Tools for a New World | |
Growing Mushrooms in the Garden: A How-to Story | p. 227 |
Appendix of Recommended and Supplemental Reading | p. 241 |
Endnotes | p. 247 |
Index | p. 257 |
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