
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 million-copy 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.
'Astonishing ... it seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer
'Completely mind-blowing ... reads like an adventure story' Sunday Times
'Dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing' Robert Macfarlane
'Urgent, astounding and necessary' Helen Macdonald
'Gorgeous!' Margaret Atwood (on Twitter)
'Wonderful' Nigella Lawson
'A magical writer' Russell Brand
'This book is like one surprise after another' David Byrne
'Uplifting' Jeanette Winterson
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- Sion Rees
- 09-20-23
Deeply inspiring
A deeply inspiring book that changes one’s perception of the world just below the leaves
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- Joanne Clough
- 01-24-21
A book for our times
We now know how strongly narratives permeate our lives and society - but very few books ever truly illustrate how the many threads of all those stories, facts and discoveries are intertwined, by example, while educating and entertaining with the ease of a genuine master. Merlin is not just a supremely knowledgeable mycologist, but also an elegant and insightful master of his field. I have been informed, entertained and motivated to learn more. And there could be no better narrator. The mushroom talks!
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- James R. Modrall
- 01-03-21
Fascinating info
I find the new (meaning since my high school biology class) on fungi and the interdependence between them and plants fascinating. This book is a good overview with many perspectives on the topic. Unfortunately the author is not the best narrator for his book - his voice is a bit soporific.
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- Gareth Berg
- 07-16-21
Extremely entertaining education
Warning, this book may well change your life. Don't let that stop you. 😊
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- von Orgies
- 06-27-23
Extraordinary
Sheldrake's fungal presentation delivers winding connections that motor our world, and thoroughly challenges the myopia of strict identities on the way. This is a book I wouldn't be surprised to find as becoming a hallmark of thinking for a healthy future.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-01-22
Easily a second listen
Absolutely captivating, well narrated by author, unveiling a magical connected world essential to all living and dead organisms.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-15-21
One of the best books ever!
Merlin Sheldrake has a surprisingly philysophical way of describing the the topics in his book. He dares to speculate about scientifical findings and questions but he does it in a very nuanced way. He uses personal stories to explain his work and way of thinking, which made listening to the audiobook a pleasure.
I have listened to the audiobook twice and am now planning on reading it too.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-28-22
Makes me sleepy
I appreciate the book being read by the author, but his voice makes me so sleepy. I hadn’t experienced something like this. I cannot focus on what he is saying, I just want to sleep. If I listed during the day, it deprives me of energy, if at night I fall asleep.
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- Jane
- 12-27-22
Mind blowing and eye opening
Brilliant story with phenomenal detail ans information. A book every person should listen too. Awesome that the author was the narrator
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- Helle
- 01-20-23
Lo ved it. I am a mushroom lover
Magical, Full of knowledge. I will probably listen to it again at some point.
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