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search term: ‘poisonous mushroom chemistry’ 

public library result: 6 childrens books on what a mushroom is, how to identify mushrooms in [local area], one book on chemistry for beginners 

university library result: heres a book detailing the exact process to use to extract poison from a mushroom in extreme detail and also a book on every single effect a mushroom’s poison can have on someone complete with historical case studies, because thats what you want to do is poison someone, huh? is that what you want to do? huh? pussy? 

I need to know what the title is. 

for reasons. 

“Handbook of Mushroom Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment” edited by David G. Spoerke and Barry H. Rumack!! 

i also checked out “Mushrooms: Poison and Panaceas: A Handbook for Naturalists, Mycologists, and Physicians”, which seems waaaayyy less technical and easier to read, but it lacks some of the details i wanted (like the chemical structures of the mushrooms and how that factors into their effects). 

another one i’ve chilled with in the library before and wanted to check out but couldn’t find was “A colour atlas of poisonous fungi: a handbook for pharmacists, doctors, and biologists” by Andreas Bresinsky and Helmut Besl, which is just as accessible in terms of being a general reader for Browsing Those Danger Lads and is waaaayyy more affordable than the other two from what i can see.