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Book Cover for: Acid Drop, Trevor R. Fairbanks

Acid Drop

Trevor R. Fairbanks
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

"As well as being an extraordinary record of British #psychedelic culture over the last sixty years, the book is a very frank account of the author's personal experiences of #LSD and the world of the counterculture." Acid Drops by Andy Roberts https://t.co/s5R2MuoivF

Paperback, 2012

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Timothy Leary

The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

Timothy Leary
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

"The #Psychedelic Experience" is a beautiful short film created by San Francisco art teacher Jean Mayo and filmmaker Allan Willis in 1965. It includes contributions from Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and music from Ravi Shankar https://boingboing.net/2021/09/23/the-psychedelic-experience-a-beautiful-1965-short-film-that-was-so-controversial-the-filmmaker-had-to-leave-town.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true

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Book Cover for: American Trip: Set, Setting, and the Psychedelic Experience in the Twentieth Century, Ido Hartogsohn

American Trip: Set, Setting, and the Psychedelic Experience in the Twentieth Century

Ido Hartogsohn
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

"American Trip: Set, Setting and the #Psychedelic Experience in the Twentieth Century (2020) by Ido Hartogsohn is a well-timed reappraisal and exploration of that extraordinary period of drug history." https://t.co/g1JHp1bLvF

Paperback, 2020

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Island, Aldous Huxley

Island

Aldous Huxley
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

On Aldous Huxley's final novel Island: "One’s home potentially being in every present yet ever-passing moment, I realized, lies at the heart of Huxley’s story—just as it lies at the heart of every #psychedelic trip." https://t.co/OsN69qujAQ

Paperback, 2009

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: LSD: My Problem Child, Albert Hofmann

LSD: My Problem Child

Albert Hofmann
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

What are the roots of #psychedelic culture? Why are psychedelics seen as transgressive? How was Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD’s effects entwined with a world at war? Find out in 'Bicycle Day and other Psychedelic Essays' by @tzanjo ⬇️ https://t.co/zFNBHH5lYE 💕📚 https://t.co/PJ5rghVo2q

Paperback, 2019

$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, Mike Jay

Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind

Mike Jay
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

Review of @MikeJayNet's new book, 'Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind' by @cofgodas... https://t.co/sHlftYIuDa

Hardcover, 2023

$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hope Mirrlees: Collected Poems, Hope Mirrlees

Hope Mirrlees: Collected Poems

Hope Mirrlees
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

Bicycle Day and other #Psychedelic Essays From the literature of Hope Mirrlees, David Lindsay & Ernst Jünger, to Harvard #peyote experiments & Albert Hofmann’s occultic network, Alan Piper’s new book is a rich tapestry of literary and social drug history https://t.co/MU3X2Kj1QY

Paperback, 2011

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mescalito Riding His White Horse: Inspired by the Musical Adventures of Peter Rowan, Mike Fiorito

Mescalito Riding His White Horse: Inspired by the Musical Adventures of Peter Rowan

Mike Fiorito
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

Mescalito Riding His White Horse is a short and thought-provoking book. It is a picaresque attempt to textualize the rhythms that the author imbibed from Peter Rowan, and which thoughtfully lead him across time and space. https://t.co/W2D9q7boI9

Paperback, 2023

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Glimpse of Eternity, Alejandro Tuama

A Glimpse of Eternity

Alejandro Tuama
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

Reading this new novel by @AlejandroTuama today - 'A Glimpse of Eternity' - a journey into the world of Peruvian ayahuasca tourism. Review will be in our next journal 💕📚 https://t.co/HmGcYvMntb

Paperback, 2022

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Patterns of Existence II: The Subsequent Fate, Christian Meteor

The Patterns of Existence II: The Subsequent Fate

Christian Meteor
Psychedelic PressPsychedelic Press

Reading 'The Patterns of Existence II: The Subsequent Fate' by Christian Meteor. A collection of twisted stories & philosophies emerging from a psychedelic deep dive. Review will be out in issue XXXIX of our journal. Subscribe here: https://t.co/gJG5MexivP 💕📚💕🍄💕🌿 https://t.co/Kzqu0BIGFf

Paperback, 2022

$13.97$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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