Just thought I would add my 2 cents worth.Maybe a little late but if you choose to buy those books you can save twenty dollars here. www.walmart.com
They had the audabon field guide also 12$.[quote][b]All mushrooms are edible once

Wow!! I never thought that wallmart would have so many mushroom books!
I did a search on "mushroom" in the search window at the top of the page and got 6 pages of books!

Yes and the shipping is free

I prefer not to shop at walmart although there is a good selection of books about mushrooms.
There are some local bookstores I've been checking for some old ones out of print. Luckily my local mycological society ( www.myctor.org ) has a good library. Cultures to be started in the new year, harvesting hopefully throughout the summer & fall.

Bon apetite

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