Entangled Life
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
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Merlin Sheldrake
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Merlin Sheldrake
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller that will transform your understanding of our planet and life itself.
*WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE 2021*
*WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRTITING 2021*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021*
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself.
* A Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, The Times, Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, BBC Science Focus and Time Book of the Year *
©2020 Merlin Sheldrake (P)2020 Penguin AudioCritic reviews
'Dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing' Robert Macfarlane
'Urgent, astounding and necessary' Helen Macdonald
'Gorgeous!' Margaret Atwood (on Twitter)
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- Head Coach
- 16-02-22
This book changed my world view
I can't remember having read a book that has had a more profound impact on the way I look at the world around me.
Not only is this stuff fascinating but it drives home the point that everything is interconnected and that we humans crash around the world in almost complete ignorance of how it works.
A must read!!
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- Priya from Scotland
- 18-02-22
a wonder
thank you for the exploration into the mysterious world of fungi, I felt humbled and thrilled by the possibilities
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-01-21
Enlightening
One of the best introductions into a world we cannot see. A mycologist describing the world the seek to understand, a world filled with wonder and possibilities. The world beneath.
Sheldrakes voice is calming and just a little dreamy in a geek fest way. I’m almost tempted to listen again, so I can ingest the information within once again, but also because I have found this a relaxing and enlightening pastime I would wish to repeat.
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- Carole Tew
- 01-10-21
This is the future
Absolutely fascinating.!
All the experts in the world need to know more about this and try to incorporate this field of knowledge into their work. Then somehow the world will become a better place.
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- Margaret
- 21-02-21
Amazing. mind-boggling! Everyone should read this!
every chapter is fascinating, mind-blowing, extraordinary! How little we know. very well read too!
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- James Ward
- 03-03-22
Brilliant
Masterpiece of knowledge and language. I have to have 15 words to submit but I just need 1, brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-10-21
Informative, alluring and essential
If you want to understand the world, it would be easy to ignore mushrooms - but one shouldn't. To understand life is to understand death, and to understand death is to understand funghi. Ever wondered if it's pronounced 'fun guy' or 'fun ghee', then read it. You'll be richer for it and uncover new perspectives on life, nature, the human (or not human?) mind, evolution, and the philosophies of capitalism and socialism. A bit biological at times, but worth it when you want to enrich your mind while going about your day. Merlin's gentle and earthy storytelling tops it off. Enjoy!
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- dawn
- 10-05-21
Wow, wow, wow!
Beautifully read by Merlin himself what an amazing book. Filled with amazing facts and a beguiling account of this world which is mainly hidden from view. It lit up parts of my brain I had not used in years!
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- Nayres
- 13-01-22
Top shelf
Informative, fascinating and motivational. Extremely well written and read by the author. Deserves a second read!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-21
fascinating fungi!
so interesting to know all about the diverse range of uses of fungi. very relaxing voice
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