Artificial Paradises: A Drugs Reader
Times change--who would have thought that we'd ever see a nonjudgmental mainstream anthology of writings about mind-altering drugs? Editor Mike Jay delivers scores of well-selected hits of wild wisdom... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:014118115X
ISBN13:9780141181158
Release Date:June 2000
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.3" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
encyclopedic entheogenic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Penguin is so adept at publishing comprehensive, but manageable, collections in forms that are portable, highly readable and easy to reference.This collection is diverse and delves into the scientific, poetic and recreational components with elegance and authority.A completely worthwhile work.
Dazzling survey of drug history, science, art and culture
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I expected a handy reference tome and found something else - a breathtaking and compelling end-to-end read. Excerpts are short and threaded together in sections which raise the central questions about the relation of drugs to art, religion, science and society while illustrating them with an incredible range of perspectives from history and different cultures. I find most 'drug literature' rather boring but this anthology opens the subject out into new dimensions.
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