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Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

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First off, this is more of a 'zine than a paperback. It's just 28 pages, but contains a wealth of concise and specific knowledge on more than one dozen varieties of "magic" mushrooms popular to the rainy/foggy/overcast climate of the western side of the Pacific Northwest, USA, better known to locals as "Cascadia". I first met John in a Seattle bookstore, and by chance that same afternoon his first printing of this book was coming off the presses. Anxious to find out if the color of the photographs was correct, we paused our conversation while he stepped out to check on his work. When he came back, he held in his hands the first copy of this precious volume, examined the photos, and pronounced them as having perfect color rendition. Upon this, he signed his book and gave it to me. Now, one might suggest that I am gushing 5-stars because of this special encounter between a reader and author, and therein one might be cautious with my recommendation. However, when trying to sort the good from the bad, the magic from the poison, one must have accurate descriptions of the culture and habitat, as well as the BEST pictures of one's prey available, & this humble little book goes further than many other more weighty volumes.