This is a landmark achievement with profound implications for how we collectively contribute to shaping a sustainable future for the whole of life on the planet. In this pocket guide, 200 species of Fungi are described, and it is fully illustrated both in colour and black and white. Discover the kingdom of fungi with Keith Seifert’s book, for indeed, fungi are a different kingdom to plants and animals. What makes this book different: Connecting mushrooms foraging, cultural identity, global trade, forest ecology, and capitalist economy; and all this just around one fungus! Theres a place, too, for readers to discover the more bizarre habits of fungi from the predator that hunts its prey with lassos to the one that entices sows by releasing the pheromones of a wild boar.

She takes us through her academic career in the forests of Canada and North America, working on tree plantations and eventually discovering that trees coordinate themselves through a network of mycorrhizal fungi that heals, feeds and sustains the entire forest. The Deceiver: surprisingly edible, and surprisingly good at fooling you it is actually something else. Location maps give at-a-glance indications of each species known global distribution, and specially commissioned engravings show different fruitbody forms and provide the vital statistics of height and diameter.

For example – any identification guide for a chanterelle (or any “edible” fungus) should have references/links to ? But what if we’re not individuals disconnected from other people and nature, but instead connected to nature and one another by biology and evolution in ways that have powerful implications for our ability to create societies that sustain both us as people and the planet we live on? Entangled Life is a remarkable piece of work that manages to be at once scholarly and visionary and yet remains deeply engaging and enjoyable. As an author, podcast host, and community builder, I've connected with other humans with fascinating passions, perspectives, and values.

Extended summary: Divided into ten stand-alone chapters and heavily illustrated, the book is a collection of fairy tales, superstitions, traditions, legends, beliefs, stories, movies, and artworks which would not exist without mushrooms/fungi. Monks and murderers have turned mushrooms to their advantage; artists and authors have fallen for the fascination of fungi. Bang up-to-date, this new edition incorporates recent taxonomic name changes resulting from recent DNA analysis, together with previously common synonyms and the British Mycological Society's recommended English names of fungi species. Written by one of Europe's leading mycologists and horticultural scientists, Stefan Buczacki, and illustrated by two of the world's leading natural history illustrators, Chris Shields and Denys Ovenden, this is the ultimate field guide for mushroom and toadstool lovers.

It also helps that the book is also not a hefty volume, so not too daunting for those that are new to fungi.