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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Definitive reference book Until I bought this book I was afraid to cook wild mushrooms in case I poisoned people. The photographs and clear descriptions of the characteristics of different fungi in this marvelous book are so good that I now feel confident to pick a number of different mushrooms and I haven't made anyone ill, yet! The author also, helpfully, points out what the fungi taste like as there are many that are edible, but not worth eating. Recommended.
If you only buy one field ID book, get this one. Like many people, the original edition of this book was my first field ID book on fungi. Being so familiar with it's structure, it is really easy for me to locate something I've found in Roger Phillips' book. The simple key at the beginning usually gets you straight to the right section of the book to identify your mushroom. Happily for me, the structure of the original is preserved in this new edition. As I have progressed with my mycophilia over the years I have acquired most of the readily available... more info
Brilliant reference book Excellent book, clear descriptions and photographs of thousands of fungi. A must for anyone serious about fungi.
Good, but not a field guide As the other reviewers have said this is a very good book. It has very good photos and descriptions for virtually everything you'll come across in the UK. But it is too big to fit in your pocket (I put it in my rucksack), and it lacks a key for aiding identification. It is a brilliant book nonetheless, I'm just waiting for a decent pocket sized book with key, so I can leave this one at home to bring samples back to when I can't quite work out what something is. Until then this is one of the best books for... more info
