| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: Tales from the Forest Floor |
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Part I Mushrooms and Culture |
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1 Passionate about Mushrooms: The Russian and Slavic Experience |
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2 Overcoming Distrust: Mushrooming in America |
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14 | (11) |
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Part II Mushrooms as Food |
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Introduction: Leading with Our Stomachs |
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25 | (6) |
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3 The Foolproof Four: Updated for a New Millennium |
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31 | (29) |
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60 | (12) |
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72 | (8) |
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80 | (11) |
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Part III Dangerously Toxic, Deadly Interesting |
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Introduction: Poisonous Mushrooms: Not as Bad as You Fear |
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91 | (3) |
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7 Mushroom Poisoning: The Potential Risks and Ways to Avoid Them |
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94 | (18) |
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8 Amanita Nightmares: The Death Cap and Destroying Angel |
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112 | (10) |
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9 False Morels: The Finnish Fugu |
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122 | (10) |
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132 | (4) |
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11 The Poison Pax: A Deadly Mystery |
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136 | (7) |
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Part IV Mushrooms and the Mind: The Origin of Religion and the Pathway to Enlightenment |
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Introduction: Entheogens: A New Way to View Hallucinogenic Mushrooms |
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143 | (5) |
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12 Amanita muscaria: Soma, Religion, and Santa |
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148 | (15) |
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13 Psilocybin: Gateway to the Soul or Just a Good High? |
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163 | (22) |
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Part V Mushrooms within Living Ecosystems |
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14 Honey Mushrooms: The Race for the World's Largest Fungus |
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185 | (7) |
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15 Fairy Rings and Fairy Tales |
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192 | (8) |
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16 Fungal Bioluminescence: Mushroom Nightlights |
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200 | (7) |
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17 Who's Eating the Truffles? |
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207 | (10) |
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18 Woodpeckers, Wood Decay Fungi, and Forest Health |
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217 | (10) |
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Part VI Tools for a New World |
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19 Growing Mushrooms in the Garden: A How-to Story |
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227 | (14) |
| Appendix of Recommended and Supplemental Reading |
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241 | (6) |
| Endnotes |
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247 | (10) |
| Index |
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