Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists by Nicholas P. Money

Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists



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Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists Nicholas P. Money
Language: English
Page: 221
Format: djvu
ISBN: 0195154576, 9780195154573
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This book offers a fascinating closeup of some of the author's favorite fungi, including mushrooms, molds, rusts, and aquatic species. While it is intended for a general audience, a basic knowledge of biology will help readers follow some of the intricate fungal life cycles and physiology presented here. Money (botany, Miami Univ.) keeps things interesting by relating the economic, medical, and ecological importance of mushrooms, molds, and other fungi, as well as their strangeness from our human perspective. His practically nonstop humor is irreverent and offbeat, which makes for some lively reading. Similar popular works by academicians include George Hudler's Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds, which gives a broad overview of the fungi and their significance, and Elio Schaecter's more restricted In the Company of Mushrooms. Money's work, by comparison, delves more into the biology of several select fungal species and types and into the lives and research of a few well-known mycologists, as well as the science of modern-day mycology. Recommended for public and academic libraries.William H. Wiese, Iowa State Univ. Lib., AmesCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Now that issues of mold in the home and consequent illnesses are a hot topic, it's quite timely for Money, an internationally reputed botanist, to be writing with great verve about various molds and related organisms. A forest carpeted with mushrooms; dandruff; athlete's foot; and killer diseases that attack the lungs and nervous system all come under Money's expert scrutiny as he reveals the realm of fungi in all its amazing diversity. Assuredly fascinating and highly entertaining, Money's chronicle boasts an inimitable style that mixes up fact-based information and creative analogies. Stories of scientists such as A. H. R. Buller, who recorded his discoveries in countless volumes, together with Money's curious observations--such as his attentive look at black mold growing on window frames and contemplation of the realities of flesh-penetrating organisms that do great bodily harm--keep things lively. And yes, Money can and does testify to strange fungoid outbreaks: like mushrooms growing in someone's throat. Not for the faint of heart, but definitely for science devotees who appreciate rollicking good humor. Alice JoyceCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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