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Entangled Life

How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures

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Entangled Life

Written by: Merlin Sheldrake
Narrated by: 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

* A Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, The Times, Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, BBC Science Focus and Time Book of the Year *

©Merlin Sheldrake 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Biological Sciences Outdoors & Nature Science

Critic Reviews

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
Riveting and surprising at every turn . . . A sensory as well as an intellectual pleasure
Wondrous . . . Humans should consider fungi among the greatest of earth's marvels
Mind-boggling . . . It's tempting . . . to see fungi as the biological model for a better world
Truly astounding . . . An engrossing, captivating journey
Gorgeous, intelligent, utterly absorbing . . . it expands our world, and makes us look up from the page with renewed wonder
One of those rare books that can truly change the way you see the world around you . . . revelatory . . . astounding . . . and brimming with infectious joy (HELEN MACDONALD, author of H is for Hawk)
A true masterpiece, a thrilling and fascinating insight into the living world . . . I hope and trust that it will become an instant classic (GEORGE MONBIOT)
Blew my mind . . . Essential reading. Go and get swept up in a new world (ANDREA WULF, author of The Invention of Nature)
Astonishing . . . it's impossible to finish this book without feeling awestruck (ANDREW MOTION, TLS Books of the Year)
All stars
Most relevant
Fungi was a totally new topic for me about which I knew close to nothing. The author has done a real superb job of making the topic easy and fun to understand even for a layman.

Now I know Fungi a bit

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The entire journey has been very carefully curated into a wonderful audiblemasterpieces. I have laughed and mostly stayed amused through my journey with this audiobook . Thank you .

My journey begins inside .

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Sheldrake takes us on a marvelous journey with him on the quest to understanding fungi. Through this, he finds appreciation for the tremendous impact these uncredited simple beings have on the evolution of life itself. He introduces us to the beauty of symbiotic relationships in nature also highlights the collaborative efforts in the evolutionary tale, as opposed to the popularly regarded idea of competition.
Merlin Sheldrake, I think, has done a fantastic job authoring this book. A scientifically dense book presented in a smooth narrative that's engaging right from the start. Him, reading his own words through the audiobook, in itself, makes the experience captivating as his passion for the subject is accentuated with his voice and is honest. The book made me think of the world differently. And I, now, have a newfound appreciation of the entangled and interdependent life on this planet. And that is a testament to a great book. The book left me with a lasting impression and a curious eye.
With the philosophical gradient in this book, I'd recommend this book to just about anybody looking for a good read. But especially to amateur mycologists to get an overview of the fungal and microbial world and the latest research advancements in the scientific community around the world in the field.

Excellent read!

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Loved every part of the book. It is very well written and narrated here. So much knowledge and shifts in my perception. I totally enjoyed the book.

Awesome

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a must read if you enjoy learning about new things, and told in such an incredible and captivating manner.

incredible book

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