Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi | 
 enlarge | Author: David Arora
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 8527
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 1020
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.4 x 2.3
ISBN: 0898151694
Dewey Decimal Number: 589.222309794
EAN: 9780898151695
ASIN: 0898151694
Publication Date: September 1986
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
This is the be-all and end-all of mushroom books! Truly an encyclopedia of mushroom facts and lore, lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs, literally everything you need to know about mushrooms, edible or not. Arora has taught mycology for close to twenty years and has hunted and photographed mushrooms across the North American continent. Threaded through the book are his wry and humorous observations and comments, making what could have been a rather dull, "just-the-facts, ma'am" reference book into a really enjoyable read. The stunning photographs of the incredible variety of fungi are fascinating and eye-opening, and while the author gives clear and factual information, the mysterious allure of mushrooms in their countless shapes, sizes and colors is only increased by this huge and delightful book. --Mark Hetts
Product Description
Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, with over 950 photographs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 Mushrooms demystified? November 24, 2008
Susan Harper (Tucker, GA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If I were a beginner, I would have been totally confused by this book. The problem comes from the dichotomous keys. They can be confusing and lead you in the totally wrong direction. The author says up-front, that there are several reasons you can be lead astray by the keys, mainly user error. Well, the keys are only as good as they are written. After having said the keys are confusing, the rest of the information provided in the book is quite good and very detailed. I wish there were more color photos to go along with the descriptions. Yes, there are over 800 photos, but most of them are black and white. It is difficult to compare detail of an actual mushroom in the hand with a black and white photo. Overall, I would say this is a good book to have in your collection, but I would not depend on this book for identification.
Excellent book with loads of good info November 16, 2008
C. Heimbach (Lewisburg, PA USA)
This is a very good reference book with tons of information. It is well written and easy to use.
Great Book! November 13, 2008
Marcus (New Auburn, WI)
Anybody who knows anything about mushrooms will most likely have this book! This book tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about mushrooms, including regional lore and legends about the mushrooms. This book is also very good for identifying mushrooms. has something like 300 color pics in which at least one of the mushrooms in those pics will resemble the one you want to identify and point you in the right direction. the keys in the front of each section are also very useful for identification.
it would be nice, however, to have more pictures. i also have Audubon field guide for the pictures and for the small size for a field guide. its a good combo. i look through the pics of the Audubon and read the short description and then i look that up in arora's book for a much more detailed description and to compare with other similar species.
 This is an advanced text November 9, 2008
M. Ercolino (PA United States)
I have owned this book for many years; and, through may hunts, it has proven invaluble for classifying mushrooms into their proper categories. However, I would caution buyers to know something about mycology BEFORE they buy this book! This is an area which requires experience!
David Auora is a mycological authority, and this is mostly written to the WEST COAST varietals and people who are familair with the basics.
While the variations from the west coast to the east coast are similar, the differences are what can kill you!
Remember, mushroom hunting and identification can be DEADLY!
This book arms you only with enough information to get you in the ball park unless you are an experienced hunter with many varieties.
Excellent reference, but not for the beginner!
good condition, good shipping time November 6, 2008
J. Pedersen (Oregon)
Everything went smoothly with this transaction. I bought it used; it seems brand new except for some rather deliberate-looking permanent marker dashes on the unbound sides of the book (on the page tips, whatever that's called). Shipping time was on the fast side of the range of days.
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