Arru Piero:
Un testo con foto spettacolari!Argomenti interessanti sia per il neofita che per il micologo più esperto!!! Da avere nella propria biblioteca!
Italy on Apr 27, 2023
Amazon Customer:
Not a book for identification or anything but if you want beautiful well laid out photos of fungi this book is definitely the one you want. Even though it’s not an identification book i did find out the ID of a beautiful lichen ive been curious about that grows by a pond i go to frequently thanks to the high quality photo.
United States on Jan 15, 2023
Daniel:
Excelente libro, muy buenas fotografías e información bastante completa. Veo que el libro se centra principalmente en hongos macroscópicos, por lo que me habría gustado que abarcasen el concepto completo de hongos incluyendo a los microscópicos.
Mexico on May 27, 2021
blu:
I ate through the book as most of it are pictures yet very informative. It covers many mushrooms from the Nordic Areas, African, and some South American fungi (some species found worldwide). The passion comes through in the pages, pictures are intense and colorful. Awesome coffee table book or a teaching aid. I'd say that this book would be the best option to introduce fungi towards benighted people.
United States on Apr 28, 2018
swanlake:
Amazing! So pleasurable to read. I read it cover to cover immediately. Each spread is lavishly illustrated with examples and has small snippet of info that is all you need without things getting dry. The information is organized in a nice order too, especially for such a complicated group. It would be equally beneficial to a beginner as a more intermediate student of mycology. I have been studying fungi for years as a naturalist and learned a ton. The images are the best I have ever seen in a book on fungi. I wish all scientists communicated their field in this way.
Canada on Sep 14, 2017
Kindle CustomerDr. J:
My entry into the mystical field of mycology was through medical mycology. In recent years I have become fascinated with mushrooms and am an avid hunter with camera. I like this book because it removes the source of some of my confusion. (Maybe PhD prepared people are not supposed to admit confusion but I do so freely.) Terms are defined and have a line drawing or a photograph. The confusing taxonomical groups are explained. The photographs are exquisite.
If you want a strictly scientific text this may not be what you think you want. I have the scientific texts and this book clears up some of the confusing parts of the science. This book has helped me see the forest through trees. Sometimes it is best to step back and get an overview. In addition, the book is so beautiful it would make an excellent coffee table book as a gift.
United States on Oct 02, 2014
Lili:
Do not pick this book up if you are expecting a field guide or really in depth guide to Mycology, pick this book up if you are a lover of Fungi and want to be amazed by beautiful photos and snippets of information.
The Kingdom of Fungi takes a look at fungi from both a scientific standpoint as well as a 'coffee table-esque' visual guide to the various types and families. From microscopic to humongous fruiting bodies, the book starts with spores, hyphae, and mycellium, and gradually moves through the kingdom of Fungi. I absolutely love how it blends biology and beauty, this is no dry textbook.
I would say this is a great introduction to Mycology, if you know someone who has an interest in mushrooms and wants to make the leap from field guides to the 'hard stuff' I would say this is a great stepping stone.
For anyone who is curious about this kind of thing, most of the fungi used as photographic examples and studies in this book are from Denmark, Ecuador, Bhutan, Sweden, and a smattering of other locations. I was amused at how many fungi that are native to Denmark are native to parts of the world that I have gone mushrooming. This is a great...
United States on Sep 21, 2014
Linda in Santa Cruz:
When you were a child and hadn’t yet learned to read, did you ever become enraptured by a book like Audubon's Birds, Grey’s Anatomy, or an Illustrated History of the World? Part of the magic of those experiences is to be introduced to a world of awesome beauty without language to describe what you’re looking at. The Kingdom of Fungi, by Jens H. Petersen, is that sort of book, and as I turn its pages I am delighted in ways I cannot even describe.
And yet, I will try. Because, as C. S. Lewis said, “delight is incomplete until it is expressed.” And clearly Petersen means to express his passion, scholarship, and wonder.
When you hold this book in your hands, begin anywhere and take your time. This may be the best collection of fungi photographs you have ever seen.
If you are new to mycology like me, return to the book’s beginning, and be introduced with clear text and precise examples of “spore,” “hyphae,” “mycelium,” “fruiting body.” And because, as we know, the kingdom of fungi is not a clear hierarchy, follow the illustrations of the kinships and form groups of fungi. I hadn’t encountered a clearer description...
United States on May 07, 2014
Blepharotes:
Das Buch ist eine sehr gute Einführung in das Riesenreich der Pilze, die uns überall begegnen, ohne das wir es merken. Die spannenden Fotos machen Lust auf den Text und eine Nachfolgebuch. Natürlich würde auch ich mich über eine deutsche Ausgabe freuen, denn da gibt es nichts ebenso Gutes. Hat denn kein Verlag den Mut dazu? Kunden mit Interesse an Pilzen gibt es REICHlich.
Germany on Dec 31, 2013
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| Item Weight | 2.75 pounds | 5.31 pounds | 12 ounces |
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| Outdoors & Nature Reference | Outdoors & Nature Reference | ||
| Microbiology (Books) | Microbiology | Microbiology | Microbiology |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | #379 in Mushrooms in Biological Sciences #413 in Microbiology #1,003 in Outdoors & Nature Reference | #6 in Microbiology #7 in Biology of Insects & Spiders #22 in Veterinary Encyclopedias | #40 in Microbiology #41 in Viral Diseases #60 in Communicable Diseases |
| ISBN-10 | 9780691157542 | 0744039568 | 0316418110 |
| Mushrooms in Biological Sciences | Mushrooms in Biological Sciences | ||
| Hardcover | 272 pages | 416 pages | |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press; Illustrated edition | DK | Hachette Books; Reprint edition |
| ASIN | 0691157545 | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-0691157542 | 978-0744039566 | 978-0316418119 |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 1 x 11.25 inches | 10.19 x 1.25 x 12.13 inches | 5.45 x 1.2 x 8.25 inches |
United Kingdom on Jun 21, 2023