Tools

LEADER 04881cam 2200757 i 4500

001 on1512300330;

003 OCoLC;

005 20260127093948.0;

007 t|;

008 250529s2025 ncua b 000 0aeng c;

010 a| 2025025227;

020 a| 9781469689791q| paperbackq| alkaline paper;

020 a| 1469689790q| paperbackq| alkaline paper;

020 z| 9781469689807q| electronic publication;

020 z| 9781469689814q| electronic book;

024 8 a| CIPO000296545;

035 a| (Sirsi) 40032992859;

035 a| 40032992859;

035 a| (OCoLC)1512300330;

042 a| pcc;

050 4 a| QK604b| .P56 2025;

082 04 a| 579.52| 23/eng/20250814;

084 a| LCO0100002| bisacsh;

084 a| BIO0380002| bisacsh;

245 10 a| Fearless, sleepless, deathless :b| what fungi taught me about nourishment, poison, ecology, hidden histories, zombies, and Black survival /c| Maria Pinto.;

264 1 a| Chapel Hill :b| The University of North Carolina Press,c| [2025];

300 a| viii, 226 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm.;

334 a| single unitb| mono0| http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/issuance/mono;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent0| http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia0| http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/mediaTypes/n;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier0| http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/carriers/nc;

353 a| bibliographyb| bibliography0| http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/msupplcont/bibliography;

490 1 a| Great circle books;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| In search of junjo (the Jamaican mushroom) -- In search of Tuber melanosporum (the black winter truffle) -- In search of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (the zombie-ant fungus) -- In search of Amanita phalloides (the death cap) -- In search of Psilocybe species (the magic mushroom) -- In search of Fomes excavatus (the tinder fungus) -- In search of Tricholoma magnivelare (the mushroom at the end of the world) -- In search of Schizophyllum commune (the charismatic mushroom) -- In search of undescribed species (all we don't know).;

520 a| "Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and human worlds. She mingles reportage, research, memoir, and nature writing, touching on topics that range from Black farmers' domestication of the unforgettable aroma of truffles to the history of mycological poisons wielded by enslaved people against their enslavers. Pinto brings a new perspective and a distinctive literary voice to this mix of environmental and lived history, and every page sings with her enthusiasm for the networks in which we are embedded: fungal, ecological, ancestral, and communal. Join her in pursuit of beautiful, perplexing, delicious, and deadly mushrooms as she explores this understudied kingdom's awe-inspiring diversity and discovers how fungi have been used by people, especially those on the margins, for survival, pleasure, revelation, and revolution"-- Provided by publisher.;

600 10 a| Pinto, Mariaq| (Maria Alicia)1| http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2025063134=| ^A1486242;

650 0 a| Fungix| Social aspects.=| ^A9700;

650 0 a| Fungiv| Folklore.=| ^A1486595;

650 0 a| Edible fungix| Social aspects.=| ^A827291;

650 0 a| African American womenv| Biography.=| ^A989520;

650 0 a| Human ecology.=| ^A165;

650 6 a| Champignonsx| Aspect social.;

650 6 a| Champignons comestiblesx| Aspect social.;

650 6 a| Noires américainesv| Biographies.;

650 7 a| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.2| bisacsh;

650 7 a| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival.2| bisacsh;

650 7 a| African American women.2| fast;

650 7 a| Edible fungi.2| fast;

650 7 a| Fungi.2| fast;

650 7 a| Human ecology.2| fast;

655 7 a| Anecdotes.2| fast;

655 7 a| Folklore.2| fast;

655 7 a| Autobiographies.2| lcgft;

655 7 a| Autobiographies.2| rvmgf;

758 1| http://id.loc.gov/resources/instances/24225568;

758 4| http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/instanceOf1| http://id.loc.gov/resources/works/24225568;

830 0 a| Great circle books.1| http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/bc72b254-1b2c-9948-5e2f-9d1beedfc1c9=| ^A1486144;

884 a| DLC bibframe2marc v3.0-devg| 20250814q| DLCu| https://github.com/lcnetdev/bibframe2marc/tree/v3.0-dev;

949 i| 30372017682458o| jjlm;

960 o| 1s| 24.00t| Joyner48u| JAPPz| USD;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 6653691;

999 a| QK604 .P56 2025w| LCc| 1i| 30372017682458d| 12/13/2025e| 12/13/2025k| JNEWBOOKSl| JGESm| JOYNERr| Ms| Yt| JGESBKu| 12/12/2025x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. jjlm;

Fearless, sleepless, deathless : what fungi taught me about nourishment, poison, ecology, hidden histories, zombies, and Black survival / Maria Pinto.

Author/creator	Pinto, Maria author.
Format	Book
Publication	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025]
Description	viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects	Pinto, Maria (Maria Alicia) http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2025063134 Fungi--Social aspects. Fungi--Folklore. Edible fungi--Social aspects. African American women--Biography. Human ecology. Champignons--Aspect social. Champignons comestibles--Aspect social. Noires américaines--Biographies.

Series	Great circle books Great circle books. http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/bc72b254-1b2c-9948-5e2f-9d1beedfc1c9 ^A1486144
Contents	In search of junjo (the Jamaican mushroom) -- In search of Tuber melanosporum (the black winter truffle) -- In search of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (the zombie-ant fungus) -- In search of Amanita phalloides (the death cap) -- In search of Psilocybe species (the magic mushroom) -- In search of Fomes excavatus (the tinder fungus) -- In search of Tricholoma magnivelare (the mushroom at the end of the world) -- In search of Schizophyllum commune (the charismatic mushroom) -- In search of undescribed species (all we don't know).
Abstract	"Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and human worlds. She mingles reportage, research, memoir, and nature writing, touching on topics that range from Black farmers' domestication of the unforgettable aroma of truffles to the history of mycological poisons wielded by enslaved people against their enslavers. Pinto brings a new perspective and a distinctive literary voice to this mix of environmental and lived history, and every page sings with her enthusiasm for the networks in which we are embedded: fungal, ecological, ancestral, and communal. Join her in pursuit of beautiful, perplexing, delicious, and deadly mushrooms as she explores this understudied kingdom's awe-inspiring diversity and discovers how fungi have been used by people, especially those on the margins, for survival, pleasure, revelation, and revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Genre/form	Anecdotes.
Genre/form	Folklore.
Genre/form	Autobiographies.
Genre/form	Autobiographies.
LCCN	2025025227
ISBN	9781469689791 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN	1469689790 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN	electronic publication
ISBN	electronic book
Standard identifier#	CIPO000296545

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QK604 .P56 2025	✔ Available	Place Hold

Fearless, sleepless, deathless : what fungi taught me about nourishment, poison, ecology, hidden histories, zombies, and Black survival / Maria Pinto.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability