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a psychedelic road trip
The Electric Kool-aid Acid TestThe Electric Kool-aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
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a helter-skelter ride with Ken Kesey and Neal Casady
The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and HellThe Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
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a very literary and descriptive trip
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Shambhala Pocket Classics)The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
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anyone interested in psychedelia and the hallucinogenic experience should read this
Pihkal: A Chemical Love StoryPihkal: A Chemical Love Story by Alexander Shulgin
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a somewhat self-indulgent - although I think he's entitled to it - semi-autobiographical account and cookbook from the Man
Out of It: A Cultural History of IntoxicationOut of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication by Stuart Walton
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a history of our need to get high
Marijuana Growers Guide: 1990 EditionMarijuana Growers Guide: 1990 Edition by Mel Frank
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obviously I don't encourage anyone to cultivate 'da erb' but a useful reference volume to its physiology and growth
Mr. NiceMr. Nice by Howard Marks
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an extraordinary account of the life and times of Mr Marks
Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of KnowledgeCosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby
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interesting if somewhat selective arguments. Well worth a read
The Confessions of an English Opium-eater: And Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics)The Confessions of an English Opium-eater: And Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas De Quincey
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not the easiest book in the world to read but a fascinating account of opium addiction
E for EcstasyE for Ecstasy by Nicholas Saunders
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unfortunately Mr Saunders is no longer with us dying in a car accident in 1998. His website was a great source of information and promoter of harm reduction for UK clubbers in the 90s
Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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probably the funniest book i have ever read. A hilarious account from Mr Thompson