{"product_id":"books-entangled-life-by-merlin-sheldrake","title":"Entangled Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A brilliant  and] entrancing (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the great connectors of the living world--and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world.--Ed Yong, author of \u003ci\u003eI Contain Multitudes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--\u003ci\u003eTime, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBBC Science Focus, The Daily Mail, Geographical, The Times, The Telegraph, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLondon Evening Standard, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEntangled Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. Sheldrake's vivid exploration takes us from yeast to psychedelics, to the fungi that range for miles underground and are the largest organisms on the planet, to those that link plants together in complex networks known as the Wood Wide Web, to those that infiltrate and manipulate insect bodies with devastating precision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life's processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms--and our relationships with them--are changing our understanding of how life works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Wainwright Prize, the Royal Society Science Book Prize, and the Guild of Food Writers Award - Shortlisted for the British Book Award - Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504546963729,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780525510314.jpg?v=1778082662","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-entangled-life-by-merlin-sheldrake","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}