Previous edition: 2010

This revised edition includes a history of mushroom hunting worldwide; how to get equipped for mushroom forays; an illustrated guide to the common wild edible mushrooms; and cultivating, preparing and serving the harvest

Chapter 1: Mushrooms: the what and the who -- Chapter 2: Mushroom hunting -- Chapter 3: Mushroom identification -- Chapter 4: Medicinal mushrooms -- Chapter 5: Bringing home the harvest: mushroom recipes -- Appendix I: Mushroom arts & crafts -- Appendix II: Mushroom cultivation -- Appendix III: Incredible edibles -- Appendix IV: Winter hunting -- Appendix V: Essential guide to major poisonous mushrooms, symptoms of poisoning, and treatment