- Paperback: 205 pages
- Publisher: University of Michigan Press (Oct 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0472030361
- ISBN-13: 978-0472030361
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 18 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
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#328,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #58 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Flora > Mushrooms
- #63 in Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Plants > Mushrooms
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4.8 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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A Love Song to a Mushroom, Dec 1 2005
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Morels (Paperback)
This is a very beautiful book that almost could have been sub-titled: Everything you ever wanted to know about them including what they are, where to find them, what to do with them, and other bits of wisdom too numerous to mention.Morels are fungi. One of the organisma that nature uses to help dead plants return their nutrients to the soil. It's also interesting, biologically speaking, in that it is in the process of evolving from a single celled organism (a yeast) into a multicelled organized. This appearantly began about 50,000 years ago.
Other than that, and regardless of the number of cells they have, morels are delicious. The people who gather them are called schroomers and collecting them is an enjoyable passtime, no collecting them is more like an addiction.
This book is a tribute to the fungi, the schroomers, and the eaters. It's couple of hundred photographs are little less than amazing. If this is your thing, this book will give you many enjoyable moments while you wait for the next collecting season.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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A Beautiful Book, Oct 7 2005
By Nicholas P. Money "Nik Money" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Morels (Paperback)
Michael Kuo offers a mycological stunner with his "Morels." The combination of superb photographs, authoritative information on mushroom distribution and identification, and a thoroughly engaging narrative is unbeatable. Michael's enthusiasm for the complex microorganisms that produce these bizarre fruiting bodies with potholed heads is apparent on every page of this painstakingly researched book. Mushroom hunters of all stripes will find this a valuable and enjoyable read.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Morels, The Fungi That Keeps You Wondering:, Jan 23 2006
By Rex Bartlett "Rex" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Morels (Paperback)
And Michaels book is no exception to that rule. He does an excellant job of portraying us, the mushroom hunter, along with wit and real-life experiences that any serious morel hunter has probably experienced. As I read the book, I became engrossed in the factual and hypothetic scenerios that take place in the mysterious world of the Morchella.Each page is yet another look into the world of the fungi, and Michael brings that to wherever you might have a read, with his text, diagrams and photography.
My only regret is that when the book was over, I was in need of more, because, after all, there is so much more......to.... Morels....
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