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Summary: comprehensive yet sometimes cumbersome
Review: This book is a very good guide for mushroom hunters. The pictures are accurate, and the descriptions are thourogh. It give some good comments on many of the mushrooms, and the reader becomes better educated. One of the problems with the book is that it can be very difficult to identify a particular mushroom. This, I feel, is due to the layout of the book. We are instructed to find the mushroom through a series of sillouhettes that match what it appears to be. There are many mushrooms that look alike, but grow in vastly different climates, areas and situations. If the book were to separate the mushrooms according to this criteria, it is possible that it would be easier to find a particular mushroom. The book provides information on the edibility of the mushrooms. It may be improved if the edible murooms were flagged in the picture section as the poisonous ones are.
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Summary: Beautiful field guide
Review: This book is, without a doubt, the most complete and comprehensive guide to wild mushrooms I have ever read. Stunning and accurate photography, a decent spore print chart, and a comprehensive introduction make this guide a must-have for the wild mushroom enthusiast.
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Summary: The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
Review: This Field Guide is one of the best there is on the subject of mushrooms found in the North American continent. I hunt mushrooms regularly and use this guide when I encounter a mushroom that I am unfamiliar with or where there are simular features.This guide has color photographs and an apt descriptions as to where and what a certain mushroom grows upon. Whether they are edible or not. I found this guide to be indispensable and keep it with me for accurate identification. This guide is compact enough as to be with you on all hiking treks. It is worth the money as a very valuable tool for spore print color. Sometimes the only way to tell the difference between spieces. Excellent and well worth reading. The best guide I found, but I own four others for cross reference. Before you harvest mushrooms from the wild you must be certain that what you harvest is what you've got. Don't leave home without it. Be prepared...
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Summary: The best North American field guide
Review: This is a fine field guide, overall. It's not designed for total beginners -- those folks should get some experienced assistance before trying to identify mushrooms with this book alone. But once you know the basics, this guide can be your first reference, and the only one you carry in your pack. Of the five field guides I have owned, this is by far the best for North American mushrooms. Still, no guide is 100% complete, so having some alternative guides to refer to is a good idea. Also, while it is described as "leather bound," my copy and all others I have seen actually are bound in vinyl with a leather-like texture stamped on it. Don't be fooled into thinking you are getting a real leather-bound book. Of course, vinyl is more practical for field use anyway, where you are likely to get the book wet!
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Summary: The best North American field guide
Review: This is a fine field guide, overall. It's not designed for total beginners -- those folks should get some experienced assistance before trying to identify mushrooms with this book alone. But once you know the basics, this guide can be your first reference, and the only one you carry in your pack. Of the five field guides I have owned, this is by far the best for North American mushrooms. Still, no guide is 100% complete, so having some alternative guides to refer to is a good idea. Also, while it is described as "leather bound," my copy and all others I have seen actually are bound in vinyl with a leather-like texture stamped on it. Don't be fooled into thinking you are getting a real leather-bound book. Of course, vinyl is more practical for field use anyway, where you are likely to get the book wet!
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Summary: For Mushroom Lovers
Review: This is absolutely the finest book available to have with you in the field. It is a great investment. Easy to use. The book is clearly written and includes an inventory of color photos.
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Summary: For Mushroom Lovers
Review: This is absolutely the finest book available to have with you in the field. It is a great investment. Easy to use. Clearly written.
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Summary: Best book for mushroom hunting
Review: This is the best book for mushroom hunting. It has wonderful pictures, descriptions, and appropriate warnings about all the poisonous and look-a-like mushrooms for beginners. Can't get no better!
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Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: Though it's Audobon, it's not a comprehensive guide to North American mushrooms. Also grouped by colloquial or made-up names. This book has many mushrooms from all across the country but skips even more. If you use this for general identification you'll be lucky to identify anything. If you're looking to identify things get a book localized to the area you're in. Other than that, it has pretty pictures and can ID some of the most major mushrooms in the country. -- JJ Timmins
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Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: Though it's Audobon, it's not a comprehensive guide to North American mushrooms. Also grouped by colloquial or made-up names. This book has many mushrooms from all across the country but skips even more. If you use this for general identification you'll be lucky to identify anything. If you're looking to identify things get a book localized to the area you're in. Other than that, it has pretty pictures and can ID some of the most major mushrooms in the country. -- JJ Timmins
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