"This is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they're likely to come across. With Frank Hyman's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which mushrooms they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid"-- Provided by publisher.

Chapter 1. --What the heck are mushrooms, anyway? -- Chapter 2. -- Safe & responsible foraging -- Chapter 3. -- Money doesn't grow on trees, but gourmet mushrooms do -- Chapter 4. -- The fungal fleet at your feet -- Chapter 5. -- Cooking & preserving mushrooms -- Chapter 6. -- Getting all tooled up -- Chapter 7. -- Growing as a mushroom hunter.