When a young girl, Cardy Raper told her mother, "When I grow up I want to be a scientist and make grand discoveries!" Her mother responded, "You could become a nurse." Science was a man's world then. Cardy refused to take "no" for an answer. Her dream seemed attainable when she met her mentor, Professor John "Red" Raper at the University of Chicago who said "Yes, you can be a scientist!" They became soul mates, fell in love, married, parented children,...

Knowledge puts you on the way to new frontiers. Discover a whole new world of wonderful plants and mushrooms without compromising your safety. In this book, Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms, you learn how to identify toxin-containing mushrooms and poisonous plants. Learn the Details of Poisons in Plants Read descriptions of the different plants and mushrooms and what their distinguishing characteristics are and use the photographs for reference. Understand...

How do you grow organic mushrooms at home? Is it cheaper to grow your own mushrooms? How do you grow healthy mushrooms? THE PROCESS OF GROWING MUSHROOMS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN GROWING OTHER VEGGIES AND FRUITS. Other vegetables and fruits require a lot of sunlight, but mushrooms are totally opposite. If they get light, they will die and if other plants do not get light they cannot grow. The darkroom is the number one priority for growing mushrooms. Growing...

Are you interested in uncovering more about the powerful substance of psilocybin in Magic Mushrooms? Do you want to learn about people's experiences and the transformational impact it had on their minds, emotions, and lives? Want to make sure you don't have a bad trip if you decide to take it? Inside this profound book, you'll uncover four detailed and insightful accounts of magic mushroom trips, and how these trips impacted the minds and lives of...

Are you interested in uncovering more about these powerful psychedelic drugs? Do you want to learn about people's experiences and the transformational impact it had on their minds, emotions, and lives? Want to make sure you don't have a bad trip if you decide to take one? Inside this profound book, you'll uncover over ten detailed and insightful accounts of DMT, Mescaline, Acid & Magic Mushroom trips, and how these trips impacted the minds and lives...

If you're looking for mushroom mansplaining, you've come to the wrong book. The Psilocybin Handbook for Women is a resource for everyone, although it features information specific to those assigned female at birth-because psychedelics may have different effects and applications across the sexes. This informative guidebook is packed full with everything you need to know about psilocybin, including its history, potential medicinal and recreational...

From Dennis Lehane, the award-winning author of Mystic River, Shutter Island, and the Kenzie-Gennaro series, comes a brilliant collection of five short stories and a play. Along with completely original material, this new col-lection is a compilation of the best of Dennis Lehane's previously published short stories, including "Until Gwen," which was adapted for the stage in 2005 and appears in this book as the title play, Coronado. At turns suspenseful,...

More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom surprise, and study a hobo in show and tell.

Explores underground habitats, including underground weather, special plants and animals, and current threats to underground habitats. --Publisher's description.

Because both Rabbit and Hare insist on having the larger piece of mushroom, they lose the whole thing to a sly skunk but learn an important lesson in the process.