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Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at HomeMushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home by Paul Stamets
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $25.00
An absolute gem. This book truly is a must for the home cultivator as it covers the theory of mushroom cultivation with guides to easy species to start off. Indispensible.
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal MushroomsGrowing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $24.75
The 21st century edition of the follow up book to TMC. Many more species covered with old concepts expanded and new sections on cultivation. A must
The Biology and Cultivation of Edible MushroomsThe Biology and Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms by S. Chang
Buy used from: $27.89
Any of the mushroom books by Chang are classics in the development of mushroom culture. Not as much glossy appeal as stamets but equal if not greater in technical value. Next must after TMC and GGMM
Mushrooms DemystifiedMushrooms Demystified by David Arora
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $22.50
Classic work and absolutely essential refererence for anyone interested in hunting wild mushrooms.Same or closely related species found in Australia. Truly deserving of its comprehensive title
Introductory MycologyIntroductory Mycology by Constantine J. Alexopoulos
Buy new: $135.49 / Used from: $66.49
Well written and in depth textbook/ future desk reference for mycological studies. Unlike most textbooks this one is a keeper.
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification GuidePsilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide by Paul Stamets
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $19.00
Great specialised text on the 'Magic' mushrooms that continue to capture the public imagination. A useful starting point for any reasearcher. We await a second volume
How to Identify Mushrooms to Genus I: Macroscopic FeaturesHow to Identify Mushrooms to Genus I: Macroscopic Features by David L. Largent
Buy new: $19.00 / Used from: $12.00
Highly recommended series
How to Identify Mushrooms to Genus II: Field Identification of GeneraHow to Identify Mushrooms to Genus II: Field Identification of Genera by David L. Largent
Buy new: $10.50 / Used from: $6.25
This whole series is excellent value and highly recommended by every mycologist i have spoken to.
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe (A Pan original)Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe (A Pan original) by Roger Phillips
Buy used from: $21.97
We found this book to have very attractive photography and so excellent as a general reference. Despite being based on Fungi of GB and Europe many species are also found in Australia.
Taming the Wild Mushroom: A Culinary Guide to Market ForagingTaming the Wild Mushroom: A Culinary Guide to Market Foraging by Arleen Rainis Bessette
Buy used from: $4.05
Culinary guide for the Urban hunter gatherer
Growing Shiitake Commercially: A Practical Manual for Production of Japanese Forest MushroomsGrowing Shiitake Commercially: A Practical Manual for Production of Japanese Forest Mushrooms by Bob Harris
Buy used from: $11.88
We havent read this one but it looks useful. Please let us know
All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western MushroomsAll That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Arora
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $10.82
Arora is one of our Favourite Field authors. A reliable and highly knowledgeable source with a good dose of humour. A lot of info on edibles is transferable between hemsipheres
Toads and Toadstools: The Natural History, Mythology and Cultural Oddities of This Strange AssociationToads and Toadstools: The Natural History, Mythology and Cultural Oddities of This Strange Association by Adrian Morgan
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $12.50
Included for Ethnomycological interest
The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field GuideThe Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide by Arleen R. Bessette
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $26.84
The only book weve seen of its kind and fascinating. Techniques transferable to Australian species.
The Wondrous Mushroom: Mycolatry in MesoamericaThe Wondrous Mushroom: Mycolatry in Mesoamerica by Robert Gordon, Wasson
Buy used from: $39.95
By Wasson. Historical and Ethnomycological value
Genetics and Breeding of Edible MushroomsGenetics and Breeding of Edible Mushrooms by A.C. Chang
Buy new: $132.93 / Used from: $157.32
Another title by Chang and one we must add to our collection
Mycology in Sustainable Development: Expanding Concepts, Vanishing BordersMycology in Sustainable Development: Expanding Concepts, Vanishing Borders
Buy new: $40.00 / Used from: $60.00
Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality, (Ethno-Mycological Studies)Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality, (Ethno-Mycological Studies) by Robert Gordon Wasson
Buy used from: $36.93
Wassons classic work and still the topic of much debate
Manual on Mushroom Cultivation (Fao Plant Production and Protection Paper, No 43)Manual on Mushroom Cultivation (Fao Plant Production and Protection Paper, No 43) by Angelo Rambelli
Teonanacatl: Hallucinogenic mushrooms of North America : extracts from the Second International Conference on Hallucinogenic Mushrooms, held October 27-30, ... (Psycho-mycological studies ; no. 2)Teonanacatl: Hallucinogenic mushrooms of North America : extracts from the Second International Conference on Hallucinogenic Mushrooms, held October 27-30, ... (Psycho-mycological studies ; no. 2)
Buy used from: $17.11
Mushrooms of the World with Pictures to ColorMushrooms of the World with Pictures to Color by Jeannette Bowers
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $2.22
One for the kids
Sacred Mushroom Seeker : Tributes to R. Gordon WassonSacred Mushroom Seeker : Tributes to R. Gordon Wasson
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $9.61
MycoMedicinals: An Informational Treatise on MushroomsMycoMedicinals: An Informational Treatise on Mushrooms by Paul Stamets
Buy used from: $1.30