Psychedelic Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Acid Drop
Trevor R. Fairbanks
"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
The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
Timothy Leary
"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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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 (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
Island
Aldous Huxley
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
LSD: My Problem Child
Albert Hofmann
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
Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind
Mike Jay
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
Hope Mirrlees: Collected Poems
Hope Mirrlees
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
Mescalito Riding His White Horse: Inspired by the Musical Adventures of Peter Rowan
Mike Fiorito
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
A Glimpse of Eternity
Alejandro Tuama
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
The Patterns of Existence II: The Subsequent Fate
Christian Meteor
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