The Magic of Mushrooms, Sandra Lawrence
The Magic of Mushrooms, Sandra Lawrence
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The Magic of Mushrooms
Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine

Author: Sandra Lawrence

Narrator: Christina Delaine

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/21/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Plants

Synopsis

Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet—fungi.

At the center of countless superstitions, folkloric tales, and magical beliefs, as well as appearing in recipes and medicines both traditional and modern, mushrooms have incredible powers. The Magic of Mushrooms shows that from saving lives to expanding the mind, the potential of these fascinating organisms should not be underestimated.

About Sandra Lawrence

Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and author. She writes for the Evening Standard, Guardian, Financial Times, The Times, Londonist.com, and the English Garden. She is the London columnist for British Heritage magazine and is on the Q&A panel of experts for History Revealed magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Phoenix

I have listened to The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine on Audible. To my surprise, I found a lot of Folklore about mushrooms from Lithuania as I am. It was informative and knowledgeable. For other people maybe it is better to read a paper version because......more

Goodreads review by Cav

The Magic of Mushrooms was a decent short read. I am a fan of mycology, and always looking to expand my knowledge base. So I'll read just about any book on mushrooms and mycology I can get my hands on. Author Sandra Lawrence is a freelance journalist and writer, writing, over the past 20-odd years, hu......more

Goodreads review by River

The Magic of Mushrooms is now the fifth fungal book I've read, and honestly, it might be the best introduction to mushrooms of all of them. While Entangled Life is well written and incredibly interesting, it is no doubt an intimidating read, often too dense for its own good with scientific jargon an......more

Goodreads review by M Aghazarian

Pretty good-- good balance of folktale and actual science. Somewhat redundant but I imagine this book was meant to be more of a coffee table book rather than read cover to cover. I'll have to check out the print sometime but I appreciated this audiobook.......more

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