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A carregar... Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists (original 2002; edição 2004)por Nicholas P. Money (Autor)
Informação Sobre a ObraMr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists por Nicholas P. Money (2002)
   Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  Sandydog1 | Sep 17, 2011 |   The title of this short book is not explained until the last chapter, but the subtitle is clear: The mysterious world of mushrooms, molds and mycologists. I was fascinated. I had no idea of just how dangerous fungi can be - inhalation of spores, poison, corrosion of building materials to make our houses collapse. I had no idea of the massive Armillaria, probably the world's largest single organism, lurking under 2200 acres of Oregon woodland. I had no idea of the tiny Ingold fungi digesting flotsam in streams. And I had only the vaguest idea of why mushrooms are the shape they are. It's fascinating stuff and unfortunately Money's writing style isn't always up to it; at times he is too technical for a general audience, and elsewhere is not as deft at weaving peronal reminiscence into his narrative as, say, Gould (though few could match him). But his enthusiasm shines through, particularly his almost inarticulate joy in the process of research and discovery; and his material is vastly more interesting than I had thought it could be. I enjoyed this book much more than I had expected to. (  )1  nwhyte | Mar 11, 2010 |  )1 hayleyscomet | Nov 12, 2008 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Stinkhorns, puffballs, the "corpse finder," deadly Galerina, Satan's bolete, birch conks, black mold, the old man of the woods--the world of fungi is infinitely varied and not a little weird. Now, in Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard, Nicholas Money introduces readers to a dazzling array of fungi, from brewer's yeast and Penicillium to the highly lethal death cap. We learn of Madurella, which can erode bones until they look moth-eaten; Cordyceps, which wracks insects with convulsions, kills them, then sends a stalk out of the insect's head to release more infectious spores; and Claviceps, the poisonous ergot fungus, which causes hallucinations. Money also showcases the lives of famed mycologists--including Reginald Buller who wore horse blinders as he walked to work, the better to study luminescent fungi in his dark lab, and Charles Tulasne, the Audubon of fungi, whose illustrations of specimens border on art. And he recounts his own childhood introduction to fungi in Mr. Bloomfield's orchard, where trees and fruit were devoured by a rogue's gallery of bitter rot, canker, rust, powdery mildew, rubbery wood, and scab. Replete with historical photographs and simple yet effective illustrations, told with a refreshing sense of humor,Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard will fascinate anyone interested in the natural world. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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A Med school student would have trouble with the bizarre, foreign, terms dealing with microbiology and fungi reproduction. There's more Latin in here than a Sophomore Honors class. Even the author sprinkled in a couple apologies, before delving into pages of the most technical aspects of mycology. Sure, some of the sections on parasitism were interesting (and gross), and the lives of some of the eccentric mycologists, were interesting.
But Mr. Money is no Bill Bryson. This was not the most accessible of nature books. I learned quite a bit, and am glad I read it, but man-o-man, it was tough going... (