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Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic (A Keystone Book ®) Paperback – October 11, 2006
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“This excellent guide to mushrooms will be useful far beyond the region in the title. Overall, a delightful treatment.”
—D.L. Richter, Choice
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Bill Russell has been giving mushroom workshops, walks, and talks since 1960. In 1992 he developed unique mushroom cultivation methods that resulted in his business, Mushroom Kingdom Laboratories, which specializes in the commercial propagation of wild mushrooms. Founder and past president of the Central Pennsylvania Mushroom Society, Russell is a longtime resident of State College, Pennsylvania.
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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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A. D. Cox
VINE VOICE on November 26, 2007
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I was able to meet the author of this book. I found both the book and the author very helpful. Bill has been hunting mushrooms all his life, and actually Penn State Press came to him to write this book and with good reason. The book has great photos and useful descriptions that are useful for the novice mushroom hunters, but plenty helpful for the experinced too. The author also give mushroom walks. I can't wait to go on one.
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E. Jones
on January 9, 2007
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As a PA resident, I found this book invaluable. It is clearly written, and has great photos as well. Anyone intersted in mushrooms should... make that must, have several references, but if you live in this part of the world this is the first book to look at! Other books I've read are not always clear as to a specific mushroom's distribution. I know the fungi in this book are found here, and that focus makes identification so much easier.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Buds
on February 16, 2007
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It is a wonderful book. Lots of color photographs and packed with detailed descriptions of mushrooms. The field guide allows the reader to identify mushrooms that are common to the Mid Atlantic, but also the Eastern United States. Included are many tasty recipes that make mushroom hunting the joy that it is. It is an essential guide for both amateur and professional alike.
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on March 31, 2013
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This a wonderful book, with a rich mixture of personal experience and scientific information. i love the unique layout by season. The seasonal layout is very accessible and provides a different context to organization and identification than other field guides I have used. I consider the content of this book a vital part of my fungi library, but I need to upgrade to hard copy.
I wish I had purchased the hard copy of this book, because it is very difficult to navigate the kindel e-book edition. Like many e-books this edition lacks a hot linked, table of contents. you can not click on a chapter or season and go there directly. You have to go threw page by page to find the content you are looking for. You can create your own bookmarks for more efficient browsing, but a hot linked table of contents would be much more user friendly. I do not recommend buying the kindle version of this book, unless the publisher can come up with a more user friendly, easy to navigate, e-book edition.
i highly recommend buying the print edition.
I wish I had purchased the hard copy of this book, because it is very difficult to navigate the kindel e-book edition. Like many e-books this edition lacks a hot linked, table of contents. you can not click on a chapter or season and go there directly. You have to go threw page by page to find the content you are looking for. You can create your own bookmarks for more efficient browsing, but a hot linked table of contents would be much more user friendly. I do not recommend buying the kindle version of this book, unless the publisher can come up with a more user friendly, easy to navigate, e-book edition.
i highly recommend buying the print edition.
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on January 31, 2012
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This is a great book for mushroomers! I wanted to learn how to identify edible mushrooms, and this book helped me immensely!
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on April 18, 2011
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I first ordered "Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians" (the Paperback), which is a great book. Then found this one and since I'm in Southwestern Pa and have been picking mushrooms for over 50 years, figured it would be another good one to add to my collection, and it's just that! So, now I've got it and have to say, it's an awesome resource to aid in safely picking those delectable little rascals throughout the year.
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on March 25, 2011
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As a beginning mushroom hunter, I was looking for a book that describes mushrooms I may find in my area. This book fits the bill. The author's advice is good concerning safety, from what I can tell. With this book, and various YouTube videos, and other web sites, I can be confident about at least a few species of mushroom. However, I will take the author's advice, and get at least one more field guide before I branch out beyond a very few, easily identifiable mushrooms.This book is not an end-all, be-all book on mushrooms; nor was it intended to be. But if you live in the mid-atlantic region, it is a valuable addition to your library.
Added May 3, 2011: I ate my first wild-harvested mushrooms a few days ago. Those "inkies" were pretty good. A friend says that the morels are starting to come out. I can't wait!
About my first harvest... I almost gave up. I was 3/4 home when I saw a patch of "inkies". What a rush! The book is very clear and helpful. Half the people I talk with about mushrooms think I'm nuts because of the dangers. Do your homework. Get this book(and others), and enjoy the bounty!
Added May 3, 2011: I ate my first wild-harvested mushrooms a few days ago. Those "inkies" were pretty good. A friend says that the morels are starting to come out. I can't wait!
About my first harvest... I almost gave up. I was 3/4 home when I saw a patch of "inkies". What a rush! The book is very clear and helpful. Half the people I talk with about mushrooms think I'm nuts because of the dangers. Do your homework. Get this book(and others), and enjoy the bounty!
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Robert F. Kokron
on July 21, 2012
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I just bought this book and it is a real disappointment. There are not many (maybe 10) pictures in the kindle edition. Please look for a book with photos so you will be able to identify the mushrooms.
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