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With \u003cem\u003eMushrooms\u003c\/em\u003e, Money delves into the biology and ecology of these enigmatic organisms, shedding light on their lifecycle and significance in ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNature Fast and Nature Slow\u003c\/em\u003e, Money reflects on the rapid and gradual processes of the natural world, encouraging readers to appreciate the subtleties of life's rhythms. Each book in this collection is a doorway to understanding the richness of science and nature, making it a perfect addition to both the curious reader's library and the keen scientist's collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"molds-mushrooms-and-medicines-by-nicholas-p-money-9780691236308","title":"Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hidden role of fungi inside and all around us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic moulds that cause disease, we are constantly navigating a world filled with fungi. \u003ci\u003eMolds, Mushrooms, and Medicines\u003c\/i\u003e explores the amazing ways fungi interact with our bodies, showing how our health and well-being depend on an immense ecosystem of yeasts and moulds inside and all around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas Money takes readers on a guided tour of a marvellous unseen realm, describing how our immune systems are engaged in continuous conversation with the teeming mycobiome inside the body, and how we can fall prey to serious and even life-threatening infections when this peaceful coexistence is disturbed. He also sheds light on our complicated relationship with fungi outside the body, from wild mushrooms and cultivated moulds that have been staples of the human diet for millennia to the controversial experimentation with magic mushrooms in the treatment of depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the latest advances in mycology, \u003ci\u003eMolds, Mushrooms, and Medicines\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what scientists are learning about the importance of fungi to our lives, from their vital role in supporting the ecosystems on which we depend to their emerging uses in lifesaving medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833314300140,"sku":"9780691236308","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2350223482434.jpg?v=1758452238"},{"product_id":"mushrooms-by-nicholas-p-money-9781780237435","title":"Mushrooms","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMushrooms\u003c\/em\u003e are loved, despised, feared, and misunderstood. They have been a familiar part of nature throughout human history and occupy a special place in our consciousness. Nicholas P. Money introduces the mythology and science of the spectacular array of fungi that produce mushrooms, the history of our interactions with these curious and beautiful organisms, and the ways that humans use mushrooms as food, medicine, and recreational drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMushrooms are not self-contained organisms like worms or beetles. They are fruit bodies, or reproductive organs, produced by fungi whose feeding colonies, or mycelia, are hidden in soil or rotting wood. These colonies support life on land by decomposing plant and animal debris, fertilising soils, and sustaining plant growth through partnerships called mycorrhizas. Some of the fungi that produce mushrooms cause diseases of trees and shrubs, and the airborne spores of others are a major cause of asthma and hay fever. Mushrooms release so many spores into the atmosphere that they may affect local weather conditions and promote rainfall. Poisonous mushrooms were described by classical writers and edible species were important in Roman cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMushrooms became the objects of scientific study in the seventeenth century. Pioneers of mushroom science have included paragons of eccentricity and their remarkable stories are celebrated in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854697418988,"sku":"9781780237435","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/75499e05ebdabdf0d3bbbe37108f3c4f.jpg?v=1759266273"},{"product_id":"nature-fast-and-nature-slow-by-nicholas-p-money-9781789144048","title":"Nature Fast and Nature Slow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNature Fast and Nature Slow\u003c\/em\u003e presents a vision of biology encompassed within the vast timescale of the universe. It explores the timing of life, ranging from microsecond movements to evolutionary transformations spanning millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHuman consciousness is anchored to seconds, yet a split-second delay in perception renders us unaware of events until they have already occurred. 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