Entangled
Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
by Merlin Sheldrake
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A mind-bending journey into the
hidden universe of fungi, “one of those rare books that can truly change the
way you see the world around you” (Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk).
“Dazzling, vibrant,
vision-changing . . . a remarkable work by a remarkable writer, which succeeds
in springing life into strangeness again.”—Robert Macfarlane, author of
Underland
When we think of fungi, we
likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to
apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse
kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems.
Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways
we think, feel, and behave.
In Entangled Life, the
brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal
point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. Sheldrake’s
vivid exploration takes us from yeast to psychedelics, to the fungi that range
for miles underground and are the largest organisms on the planet, to those
that link plants together in complex networks known as the “Wood Wide
Web,” to those that infiltrate and
manipulate insect bodies with devastating precision.
Fungi throw our concepts of
individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters,
earth makers, and key players in most of life’s processes. They can change our
minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By
examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary
organisms—and our relationships with them—are changing our understanding of how
life works.
Praise for Entangled Life
“Fungi are everywhere, and
Merlin Sheldrake is an ideal guide to their mysteries. He’s passionate, deeply
knowledgeable, and a wonderful writer.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth
Extinction
“I was completely unprepared
for Sheldrake’s book. It rolled me over like a tsunami, leaving the landscape
rearranged but all the more beautiful.”—Nicholas Humphrey, Emeritus Professor
of Psychology at the London School of Economics and author of A History of the
Mind and Soul Dust
“Sheldrake’s charm and
curiosity make for a book that is delightful to read but also grand and
dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural
world and the often overlooked organisms within it.”—Ed Yong, author of I
Contain Multitudes
Product
details
Hardcover : 368 pages
Publisher : Random House
(May 12, 2020)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0525510311
ISBN-13 : 978-0525510314
Product Dimensions : 6.4 x 1.2 x 9.4 inches
