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Fantastic Fungi by Louie Schwartzberg- 2020 IBPA Awards Winner!
โLouie Schwartzbergโs lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, โFantastic Fungi,โ offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.โ โJeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times.
โGorgeous photography! Time-lapse sequences of mushrooms blossoming forth could pass for studies of exotic flowers growing on another planet.โย โJoe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal.
The Life-Affirming, Mind-Bending Companion Book to the Smash Hit Documentary FANTASTIC FUNGI.
Viewed in over 100 countries and selling hundreds of thousands of tickets on the way to finishing 2019 with a rare 100% Tomato meter rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Schwartzbergโs documentary Fantastic Fungi has brought the mycological revolution to the world stage. This is the filmโs official companion book, which expands on the documentaryโs message: that mushrooms and fungi will change your life and save the planet.
Paul Stamets, the worldโs preeminent mushroom and fungi expert, is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together, these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planetโs ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanityโs symbiotic relationship with nature.
- Join the Movement: Learn about the groundbreaking research showing why mushrooms provide a solution to environmental challenges, a viable alternative to traditional medicine, and a chance to shift consciousness radically.
- Most Comprehensive Fungi book in the world: Admire the astounding, underappreciated beauty with over 400 gloriously shot photographs of the mycelial worldโs most rare and beautiful species in their natural environment.
- Worldโs Leading Fungi Experts: Edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, who contributes original pieces, Fungi includes original contributions by bestselling author and activist Michael Pollan, alternative medicine expert Dr Andrew Weil, award-winning nature and food writer Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and so many more. The bookโs roster of experts makes this the most comprehensive survey of the diverse benefits and extraordinary potential of these amazing organisms.
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