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magic mushrooms and other highs
—paul krassner

Like to dabble with psychedelic concoctions? Ever been so desperate you'd eat morning-glory seeds on a salami and mustard sandwich, just trying to get high? Whether you're an occasional user or a full-fledged abuser, this compilation of far-out stories will keep you entertained for hours. Paul Krassner, "father of the underground press," has gathered tales that explore the wacky, weird, and outrageous experiences of folks experimenting with magic mushrooms, ecstasy, peyote, opium, DMT, cocaine, belladonna, toad slime, and a whole host of other mind-blowing, eye-popping, consciousness-expanding substances..." More.


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ken kesey’s jail journal
—ken kesey

Honing a keen appreciation of the survival skills involved in "doing time," Kesey wields his considerable creative powers to capture the vantage point he held through the legendary Summer of Love. Upon his release some of the notebooks were confiscated and vanished, but much of the material was successfully smuggled out..." More.


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retaking the universe
—davis schneiderman...

This collection of essays by leading scholars offers an interdisciplinary consideration of William S. Burroughs's work. It links his lived experience --as a counterculture hero and much else besides-- to his many major prose works written from 1953 on, as well his sound, cinema and media projects. Moving beyond the merely literary, the contributors argue for the continuing social and political relevance of Burroughs's work for the emerging global order..." More.


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the kafka effekt
—d. harlan wilson

"Absurd, intelligent, funny and scatological, Wilson turns reality inside out and exposes it as a grotesque, nightmarish machine that is always-already processing the human subject, who struggles to break free from the machine, but who at the same time revels in its subjugation..." More.


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beat punks
—victor bockris

Andy Warhol:"Victor Bockris is a brilliant young writer....He types like Van Cliburn plays the piano. He's always tape recording and taking pictures. I can't keep up with him..." More.


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curious punishments of bygone days
—alice morse earle

"A catalog of early American crimes and their penalties, with chapters on the pillories, stocks, the scarlet letter, the ducking stool, discipline of authors and books (egad!), and four other horrifying examples of ways in which those who transgressed the laws of Colonial America were made to pay for their sins..." More.


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the complete far side
—gary larson

Let the fanfare begin! The crowning glory of Gary Larson's cartooning career and the publishing event of 2002 is brewing right now in The Far Sider laboratory, and what a masterpiece it will be. Surpassing the standards of any luxury art book, this sumptuous, full-color, two-volume slipcased set will feature custom-milled paper and an elegant design, making it an automatic collector's edition... More.


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