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SUMMARY:Wilmette Reads - Entangled Life Book Discussion
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DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss one of our Wilmette Reads titles\, Entangle
 d Life. .\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/event/12381164
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please join us for a special book discussi
 on led by Matthew Nelsen\, Research Scientist at The Field Museum of Natur
 al History.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>When we think of fungi\, we probably think of m
 ushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies\, analogous to apples on 
 a tree. Most fungi live out of sight\, yet make up a massively diverse kin
 gdom of organisms that support and sustain nearly all living systems. The 
 more we learn about fungi\, the less makes sense without them.&nbsp\;</p>\
 n<p>Sheldrake&rsquo\;s mind-bending journey into this hidden world ranges 
 from yeast to psychedelics\, to the fungi that sprawl for miles undergroun
 d and are the largest organisms on the planet\, to those that make all pla
 nt life possible\, to those that infiltrate and manipulate insect bodies w
 ith devastating precision.</p>\n<p>Fungi throw our concepts of individuali
 ty and even intelligence into question. They can change our minds\, heal o
 ur bodies\, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examinin
 g fungi on their own terms\, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary org
 anisms &ndash\; and our relationships with them &ndash\; are changing our 
 understanding of how life works. (From the publisher)</p>\n<p>Matthew Nels
 en is a&nbsp\;Research Scientist at&nbsp\;The Field Museum of Natural Hist
 ory&nbsp\;(Negaunee Integrative Research Center) and Lecturer at the&nbsp\
 ;School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His interests lie in elucidating 
 the evolutionary origins and diversification of symbiotic associations\, c
 larifying the roles traits have played in shaping lineage diversification\
 , and understanding the roles fungi have played in the evolution of terres
 trial ecosystems. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Copies of the book can be found&nbsp\;<a
  href="https://ccs.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ct
 x=55.1033.0.0.53&amp\;type=Keyword&amp\;term=entangled%20life%20merlin%20s
 heldrake&amp\;by=KW&amp\;sort=MP&amp\;limit=AB=55%20OR%20(OWN=3)&amp\;quer
 y=&amp\;page=0&amp\;searchid=2">here</a>. Ebook and audiobook copies are a
 vailable through&nbsp\;<a href="https://dlil.overdrive.com/">Digital Libra
 ry of Illinois</a>&nbsp\;or the Libby App.</p>\n<p>For those who would lik
 e to purchase a copy of&nbsp\;<em>Entangled Life</em>\, please support our
  local independent bookstore\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.thebookstall.com
 /">The Book Stall</a>.</p>\n<p>This program is part of our 2025 Wilmette R
 eads community reading series.&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.wilmettelibrary.
 info/wilmette-reads">Learn&nbsp\;more</a> about how you can take part\, in
 cluding sign-up information\, this year&rsquo\;s swag\, and a full list of
  our associated programs.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/event/1
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