A mind-altering adventure through the world of fungi for readers of Robert Macfarlane and Other Minds
Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist and a writer. He received a Ph.D. in Tropical Ecology from Cambridge University for his work on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama, where he was a predoctoral research fellow of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. He is a musician and keen fermenter. Entangled Life is his first book. www.merlinsheldrake.com Find Merlin on Twitter @MerlinSheldrake And on Instagram @merlin.sheldrake
One of those rare books that can truly change the way you see the
world around you, Entangled Life is a mercurial, revelatory,
impassioned, urgent, astounding, and necessary read. It's fearless
in scope, analytically astute, and brimming with infectious joy --
HELEN MACDONALD, author of H is for Hawk
Few books blew my mind like Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled
Life. The research, passion, writing, insights ... Not sure if
I've ever learned so much from ONE book. Here is to another
scientist who celebrates imagination. Essential reading. Go and get
swept up in a new world -- ANDREA WULF, author of The Invention of
Nature
A true masterpiece, a thrilling and fascinating insight into the
living world, beautifully written, entertaining, funny and
inspiring, while representing the science carefully and
responsibly. I hope and trust that it will become an instant
classic -- GEORGE MONBIOT
I fell in love with this book. Merlin is a scientist with the
imagination of a poet and a beautiful writer ... This is a book
that, by virtue of the power of its writing, shifts your sense of
the human ... It will inspire a generation to enter mycology --
MICHAEL POLLAN (Bay Area Book Festival, 2020)
A dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing book. Sentence after sentence
stopped me short. I ended it wonderstruck at the fungal world - the
secrets of which modern science is only now beginning to fathom -
and the earth-shaking, hierarchy-breaking implications of
Sheldrake's argument. A remarkable work by a remarkable writer --
ROBERT MACFARLANE, author of Underland
Wondrous ... an astonishing book that could alter our perceptions
of fungi for ever. It seems somehow to tip the natural world upside
down -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Reads like an adventure story ... wondrous ... beguilingly weaves
together lived experience and scientific research -- John Carey *
Sunday Times *
After this book, nothing will seem the same again ... beautifully
written and illustrated ... dazzling ... reveals a world that's
both more extraordinary and more delicate than could be imagined *
Mail on Sunday *
The lives of fungi alone are fascinating, but the questions and
wider implications that Sheldrake teases out from them are often
truly astounding ... an engrossing, captivating journey ...
rigorous, comprehensive, perspective-altering ... if this book is
any indication, [Sheldrake] has an exciting career in not only
science but also literature ahead of him * Spectator *
Brilliant ... entrancing ... when we look closely [at fungi], we
meet large, unsettling questions ... Merlin Sheldrake ... carries
us easily into these questions with ebullience and precision ...
challenging some of our deepest assumptions ... A 'door-opener'
book is one with a specialist subject in which it finds pathways
leading everywhere ... Sheldrake's book is a very fine example *
Guardian *
Mind-boggling... [Sheldrake] is nothing if not a participatory
researcher into his subject and one with a winning sense of
humour... it might be a good time to give thanks for this humble
lifeform's effect on our lives... It's tempting... to see fungi as
the biological model for a better world * Telegraph ***** *
A joy ... a captivating trip into the weird and wonderful
mycorrhizal world around us - and inside us ... full of startling
revelations * Daily Mail *
Riveting and surprising at every turn ... a sensory as well as an
intellectual pleasure ... we owe a great debt to Sheldrake for
lifting his eyes from the microscope for long enough to enlighten
us about the wonders of fungi -- Tim Flannery * New Statesman *
A magical journey deep into the roots of Nature. Merlin is an
expert storyteller, weaving the tale of our co-evolution with fungi
into a scientific adventure. Entangled Life is a must read
for citizen scientists hoping to make a positive difference on this
sacred planet we share -- PAUL STAMETS, author of Mycelium
Running
Reading this book, I felt surrounded by a web of wonder. The
natural world is more fantastic than any fantasy, so long as you
have the means to perceive it. This book provides the means --
JARON LANIER, author of Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social
Media Accounts Right Now
This book is like one surprise after another -- DAVID BYRNE
Sheldrake's charm and curiosity makes for a book that is delightful
to read, but also grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it
recalibrates our understanding of the natural world, and the
often-overlooked organisms within it -- ED YONG, author of I
Contain Multitudes
I have been working on and reading and writing about fungi for a
decade. And yet, nearly every page of this book contained either an
observation so interesting or a turn of phrase so lovely that I was
moved to slow down, stop, and reread ... This book rocked me into
remembering that nature, especially fungal nature, is big and
encompassing and creative and destructive. It reminded me that
fungi are, like the Universe, sublime -- Rob Dunn * Science *
A quite magical tour of all things fungal ... a comprehensive and
scholarly analysis of fungal biology [put together] in such an
accessible and fun way ... an extraordinary achievement * Nature
Plants *
You may never look at fungi in the same way... Entangled Life is an
eye-opening exploration of this mysterious taxonomic kingdom... a
journey into an untapped world. It is both a wonderful collection
of fungal feats... and a personal account of Sheldrake's
experiences with these miraculous organisms * New Scientist *
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