Acid Heroes

Download or read book Acid Heroes written by Ace Backwords and published by . This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The psychedelic Sixties and the aftermath, as seen from the perspective of a fully-participating Berkeley acid head, along with an exploration of the credit and/or blame assigned to the Beatles, Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Hunter S. Thompson, R. Crumb, Jerry Garcia, Timothy Leary, and Carlos Castaneda.

Download or read book Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions written by John F. Michell and published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes us into the bizarre and often humorous lives of such people as Lady Blount, who was sure that the earth is flat, Cyrus Teed, who believed that the earth is a hollow shell with us in the inside; Edward Hine, who believed that the British are the lost Tribes of Israel; and Baron de Guldenstubbe, who was sure that statues wrote him letters. British writer and housewife Nesta Webster devoted her life to exposing international conspiracies, and Father O'Callaghan devoted his to opposing interest on loans. The extraordinary characters in this book were and in some cases still are wholehearted enthusiasts for the various causes and outrageous notions they adopted, and John Michell describes their adventures with spirit and compassion.

Download or read book Acid Christ written by Mark Christensen and published by IPG. This book was released on 2010 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the literary wonder boy to the countercultural guru whose cross-country bus trip inspired The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, this candid biography chronicles the life and times of cultural icon Ken Kesey from the 1960s through the 1980s. Presenting an incisive analysis of the author who described himself as "too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a hippie," this account conducts a mesmerizing journey from the perspective of Mark Christensen, an eventual member of the Kesey "flock." Featuring interviews with those within his inner circle, this exploration reveals the bestselling author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in his many forms, placing him within the framework of his time, his generation, and the zeitgeist of the psychedelic era.

Download or read book The Science of Heroes written by Yvonne Carts-Powell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, fact-filled examination of the science (or lack thereof) behind the hit television series Heroes. Ordinary people with extraordinary powers populate the world of the hit television show Heroes, where characters exhibit such abilities as flight, telepathy, tissue regeneration, prognostication, invisibility, and teleportation through space and time. The Science of Heroes explores these superpowers and many more through real-world research into the potential of human physical and mental capabilities. Citing the work of renowned scientists and engineers, Yvonne Carts-Powell reveals that even the least likely of powers has been studied?and in some cases, even developed. From the wonders found in nature and cutting-edge technological achievements to the latest discoveries in genetics and mutations, humanity might just possess the knowledge to achieve the extraordinary.

Download or read book The Historians' History of the World written by Henry Smith Williams and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Hero's Journey written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hero's journey, a quest that leads to self-discovery, has been central to literature since the earliest epics. Covering the role of the hero's journey in Beowulf, The Lord of the Rings, Moby-Dick, and To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hero's Journey contains about 20 original and reprinted essays and critical analyses that discuss the role of the title's subject theme in a great work of literature.

Download or read book Chambers's Encyclopaedia written by David Patrick and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: