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A delightfully eccentric, pocket-sized companion that makes wandering through the damp woods feel like a treasure hunt with a quirky friend. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with All That the Rain Promises and More....
- earthy
- joyful
- curious
- sun-dappled
- 01
Mushrooms demystified
David Arora
An earthy, comprehensive guide that transforms a walk in the woods into a confident culinary and ecological treasure hunt.
- 02
Psilocybin mushrooms of the world
Paul Stamets · 1996
A rigorous yet deeply reverent field guide that opens your eyes to the hidden, mind-expanding fungi growing right beneath your feet.
- 03
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Rebecca Solnit
A lyrical, associative journey that invites you to surrender to the beauty of not knowing exactly where you are.
- 04
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan · 2006
An eye-opening, dirt-under-the-fingernails journey tracing the hidden paths our food takes before it reaches the plate.
- 05
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
Wayne Douglas Barlowe · 1979
A meticulously illustrated naturalist's field guide to the most iconic creatures of classic science fiction.
- 06
The encyclopedia of medicinal plants
Andrew Chevallier · 1996
An earthy, empowering reference that transforms the weeds in your backyard into a fascinating apothecary.
- 07
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
James Fadiman
A pragmatic, reassuring roadmap for safely navigating the profound and uncharted territories of the human mind.
- 08
The mushroom at the end of the world
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
A poetic, foraging journey through the ruins of capitalism to find unexpected life, resilience, and connection.
- 09
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of magical herbs
Scott Cunningham
An earthy, indispensable grimoire that transforms the everyday natural world into a landscape of accessible magic.
- 10
True hallucinations
Terence McKenna · 1993
A surreal expedition into the Amazon that blurs the boundary between physical travel and profound psychic revelation.
- 11
Another roadside attraction
Tom Robbins
A psychedelic, philosophical road trip through the absurdity of Western civilization and the magic of the counterculture.
- 12
The wild trees
Richard Preston
An awe-inspiring ascent into a dangerous, hauntingly beautiful lost world hidden high above the forest floor.
