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Fantastic Fungi
How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet
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Contributions from Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, and many more experts make Fantastic Fungi an awe-inspiring visual journey through the exotic, little-known realm of fungi and its amazing potential to positively influence our lives.
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2020 IBPA Awards Winner!
“Louie Schwartzberg’s lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, Fantastic Fungi, offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.” –Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
“Gorgeous photography! Time-lapse sequences of mushrooms blossoming forth could pass for studies of exotic flowers growing on another planet.” –Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
The Life-Affirming, Mind-Bending Companion Book to the Smash Hit Documentary Fantastic Fungi
Viewed in over 100 countries and selling hundreds of thousands of tickets, the documentary Fantastic Fungi finished 2019 with a rare 100% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This is the film’s official companion book, expanding on the documentary’s message: that mushrooms and fungi will change your life–and save the planet.
Paul Stamets, the world’s preeminent mushroom and fungi expert, is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together, these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity’s symbiotic relationship with nature.
- Join the Movement: Learn about the groundbreaking research that shows why mushrooms stand to provide a solution to environmental challenges, a viable alternative to traditional medicine, and a chance to radically shift consciousness.
- Most Comprehensive Fungi Book in the World: Admire the astounding, underappreciated beauty with over 400 gloriously-shot photographs of the mycelial world’s most rare and beautiful species in their natural environment.
- World’s Leading Fungi Experts: Edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, who contributes original pieces, the book includes contributions by bestselling author and activist Michael Pollan, alternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil, award-winning nature and food writer Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. The book’s roster of experts makes this the most comprehensive survey of the diverse benefits and extraordinary potential of these amazing organisms.
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Fantastic Fungi by Eugenia Bone and Louis Schwartzberg is praised for its visually stunning photography and insightful exploration of the fascinating world of mushrooms and fungi. Reviews highlight the book's ability to blend science and art, providing readers with both educational content and aesthetic pleasure. It's noted for appealing to a wide audience, from those with a scientific interest in mycology to those simply entranced by nature's beauty.
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ISBN: 9781683837046
Publisher: Earth Aware Editions
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 May 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Earth Aware Editions
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 198.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 160
About the Author
EUGENIA BONE is a nationally known and award-winning nature and food writer. She has published over six books, and her work has appeared in many outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Saveur, and Food & Wine.
SUZANNE SIMARD is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences in Vancouver, BC.
ROLAND GRIFFITHS, PHD, is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the behavioral and subjective effects of mood-altering drugs.
JAY HARMAN is a scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur dedicated to creating breakthrough technologies through biomimicry. He continues to conduct field research leading to new biomimetic products.
WILLIAM (BILL) RICHARDS, PHD, is a clinical psychologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he and his colleagues have pursued groundbreaking research with entheogens. He is the author of one book and dozens of academic articles.
For more than thirty years, best-selling author MICHAEL POLLAN has been writing books and articles about the places where nature and culture intersect. Pollan currently teaches at both UC Berkeley and Harvard University and lectures constantly around the world.
PAUL STAMETS is the preeminent mycologist in the United States. The NIH and USDA have used Paul’s patented strains of fungal extracts in their research. He is a best-selling author and founder of Fungi Perfecti.
LOUIE SCHWARTZBERG is an award-winning producer, director, and cinematographer whose notable career spans more than three decades. Schwartzberg has earned myriad awards, including two Clio Awards, an Emmy nomination, and the NAAPC Pollinator Protector Award.
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