This book is a must for anyone serious about
finding and identifying wild mushrooms. I have to admit, I had my doubts
about it before I got it because I had read a review that stated it lacked
colour photos which to me seemed very important at the time. However,
there is a fair amount of colour plates and lots of black and white
pictures which are actually quite clear. Now I honestly believe I could
not get on without this book. The keys are wonderful and even if the
specific mushroom you are looking for is not present, with this book at
least you will be able to place it in the right family!!!!
A field guide that goes hand in hand with the
above title. Written by the same author, David Aurora, handy size to take
out in the bush and a splendid pictorial key that allows you to place a
mushroom in it's right family if it is not pictured in which case you look
into it further using Mushrooms Demystified when you get home.
All colour photos, fantastic photos with lots and lots of information!!
A specialized book dealing mainly with fungi
that grow on dung, yes animal waste!!! Not many photos, few illustrations
but what they lack is compensated by the keys and descriptions. A must
have for the mushroom enthusiast!!
This has to be my favorite book!! You will be
overwhelmed with the number of photos. Each mushroom is pictured from all
angles with a scale indicating it's size in reality. Each mushroom is
described in detail. I have identified a lot of mushrooms using this
book!!
This is a book on New Zealand fungi that grow
on wood. Specialized as it may seem you will be surprised how many
mushrooms on wood you will not find in other books. Not many photos but I
use Mushrooms Demystified to find the family then use this book to search
for the mushroom itself by family, excellent descriptions and illustrations!!
Moving away a little from wild
mushroom hunting. If you want to know about how to grow some of the
gourmet mushrooms, these two books are the key!!!
It's because of these two books that I got hooked and passionate about
mushrooms. Paul Stamets, the author, is an expert on mushrooms and has a
mushroom farm in the United States, one of the biggest I think,
specializing in gourmet mushrooms!! The company have a web site Fungi
Perfecti and I would urge you to check it out.
These two books complete each other, but if I could only buy one of
them I would go for Growing Gourmet and Medicinal mushrooms. They contain
all the information you need to grow mushrooms in the most amazing easy to
understand style.
Shiitake is my all time favorite edible
mushroom. Unique in flavour and texture, I love it. This book is all about
growing it and has all you need to know. No shiitake grower can go without
it!!
Once again, shiitake mushrooms!!! This time
it's health benefits are described and explained. This mushroom is
renowned not only for it's taste but also for it's very, very wide range
of health benefits. You have to read about it to find out!!!
Claimed to aid in fighting cancer and a virus or two...... some of it
is hard to believe, but hey when it tastes like it does, what have you got
to lose!!!
If you want to enter the online world with a
website of your own but don't know where to start, Sam shows you the
door!!!
Yeap!!! In my opinion, it's all about the software you use, and I think
Microsoft Front Page is the top of the range. It makes designing your web
as easy as typing a letter. It is a big program, but this book is a
miracle, I looked it over a thousand times before buying it, not believing
the 24 hr thing, but you know what, it's true, he covers everything there
is to know about Front page, and yes, each of the 24 chapters only takes
about an hour!! Can't go wrong with this book!!
Another great book I discovered!!!
Huge at almost 1000 pages it can be quite scary at the first glance, but
as the title suggests it is really a one stop reference!!
Everything you need to know about Microsoft excel2000, even if you
don't have excel2000 it is still a real good buy, it covers everything in
the 2000 version and the older versions, but the new features of excel2000
are highlighted. Excel is one of the most powerful programs I have ever
come across, the possibilities of it's uses go far beyond any normal
spreadsheet, I could not live without excel.
Not enough books for you!!! You can search
amazon.com by subject or for a certain book in any field using the search
icon to the left, and while your at it check out what else they have to
offer, these people are really great in both price and service!! They
actually put a persona; touch back into this technological revolution we
are living in!! Try it for yourselves!!
In the unlikely situation that you do
not find what you are looking for at amazon, another
great place is Touchwood
Books in New Zealand. They sell books on anything
that grows!!
