"'John Cage: A Mycological Foray - Variations on Mushrooms' draws readers across the idiosyncratic, mushroom-suffused, innermost landscape of celebrated American composer John Cage. Upon the remarkable journey with Cage, one encounters assorted photographs, compositions, and contemplations; in the very same way one would chance upon various flora and fungi species while mushroom foraging. Volume I encompasses Cage's mycological-oriented 'Indeterminacy' stories, 'Diary excerpts, and essays; and the complete transcript of Cage's 1983 performance, 'Mushrooms et Variationes'. Volume II offers the inaugural reproduction of Cage's 1972 portfolio, 'Mushroom Book', authored in collaboration with illustrator Lois Long and botanist Alexander H. Smith."--