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Narcotics

Nicotine, Alcohol, Cocaine, Peyote, Morphine, Ether + Appendices

by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Soren Gauger (Translator) ...

In the vein of the well-known drug writings of De Quincey and Baudelaire from a century earlier and those of his contemporaries Walter Benjamin and Jean Cocteau – and foreshadowing the later writings of Aldous Huxley and Carlos Castaneda on psychoactive drugs – Witkacy composed Narcotics in 1930 to discuss and document not only his own experimentation with different substances but the nature of ... Read more

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In the vein of the well-known drug writings of De Quincey and Baudelaire from a century earlier and those of his contemporaries Walter Benjamin and Jean Cocteau – and foreshadowing the later writings of Aldous Huxley and Carlos Castaneda on psychoactive drugs – Witkacy composed Narcotics in 1930 to discuss and document not only his own experimentation with different substances but the nature of
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Mr Price, or Tropical Madness and Metaphysics of a Two- Headed Calf

by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz ...

The Polish playwright and artist Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, is now recognized as Poland's leading theatrical innovator of the interwar years and one of the outstanding creative personalities of the European avant-garde. This volume contains two of Witkacy's "tropical" plays inspired by the playwright's trip to Ceylon and Australia in 1914 with his close friend, the ... Read more

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The Polish playwright and artist Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, is now recognized as Poland's leading theatrical innovator of the interwar years and one of the outstanding creative personalities of the European avant-garde. This volume contains two of Witkacy's "tropical" plays inspired by the playwright's trip to Ceylon and Australia in 1914 with his close friend, the
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Darkness Visible

A Memoir of Madness

by William Styron ...

The New York Times– bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie's Choice .In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to speak or walk while caught in the grip of advanced depression. His struggle with the disease culminated in a wave of obsession that... ... Read more

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The New York Times– bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie's Choice .In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to speak or walk while caught in the grip of advanced depression. His struggle with the disease culminated in a wave of obsession that...
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A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife

On the Other Side Known Commonly as The Little Book

by Daniel Quinn ...

The guide of choice for anyone who plans to die someday--are YOU ready for the AFTERLIFE?To find out, take this simple quiz:Like Earth, the Afterlife has celebrities, outcasts, deadheads, losers, and busybodies.TrueFalseIs there an Afterlife after the Afterlife?YesNoWhen you first arrive on "the Other Side," you will be given:a) a set of wingsb) a toaster<... ... Read more

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The guide of choice for anyone who plans to die someday--are YOU ready for the AFTERLIFE?To find out, take this simple quiz:Like Earth, the Afterlife has celebrities, outcasts, deadheads, losers, and busybodies.TrueFalseIs there an Afterlife after the Afterlife?YesNoWhen you first arrive on "the Other Side," you will be given:a) a set of wingsb) a toaster<...
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Moksha

Aldous Huxley's Classic Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience

by Aldous Huxley ...

Selected writings from the author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception on the role of psychedelics in society.• Includes letters and lectures by Huxley never published elsewhere.In May 1953 Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gram of mescaline. The mystical and transcendent experience that followed set him off on an exploration that was to produce a revolutionary body of work about the ... Read more

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Selected writings from the author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception on the role of psychedelics in society.• Includes letters and lectures by Huxley never published elsewhere.In May 1953 Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gram of mescaline. The mystical and transcendent experience that followed set him off on an exploration that was to produce a revolutionary body of work about the
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Nicotine

A Love Story Up in Smoke

by Gregor Hens ...

Translated by Jen Calleja ...

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMISTBy turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker’s meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction.**Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, ... Read more

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMISTBy turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker’s meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction.**Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age,
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Adventures in the Supernormal

by Eileen J. Garrett,Lisette Coly ...

Autobiography of one of the world's leading mediums of her day who worked as a medium, researcher, intellectual and counselor to scores of people both famous and unknown. As author, publisher, entrepreneur she founded the Parapsychology Foundation in l951 which continues to stand as a worldwide forum supporting scientific exploration of psychic phenomena. ... Read more

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Autobiography of one of the world's leading mediums of her day who worked as a medium, researcher, intellectual and counselor to scores of people both famous and unknown. As author, publisher, entrepreneur she founded the Parapsychology Foundation in l951 which continues to stand as a worldwide forum supporting scientific exploration of psychic phenomena.
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The Acid Diaries

A Psychonaut's Guide to the History and Use of LSD

by Christopher Gray ...

An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD• Reveals that LSD visions weave an ongoing story from trip to trip• Shows that trips progress through three stages: personal issues and pre-birth consciousness, ego-loss, and on to the sacred• Explores psychedelic use throughout history, including the mass hallucinations common in the Middle Ages and the early therapeutic use ... Read more

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An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD• Reveals that LSD visions weave an ongoing story from trip to trip• Shows that trips progress through three stages: personal issues and pre-birth consciousness, ego-loss, and on to the sacred• Explores psychedelic use throughout history, including the mass hallucinations common in the Middle Ages and the early therapeutic use
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The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death

Edited by David Shields, Bradford Morrow ...

What is death and how does it touch upon life? Twenty writers look for answers.Birth is not inevitable. Life certainly isn't. The sole inevitability of existence, the only sure consequence of being alive, is death. In these eloquent and surprising essays, twenty writers face this fact, among them Geoff Dyer, who describes the ghost bikes memorializing those who die in biking accidents; Jonathan ... Read more

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What is death and how does it touch upon life? Twenty writers look for answers.Birth is not inevitable. Life certainly isn't. The sole inevitability of existence, the only sure consequence of being alive, is death. In these eloquent and surprising essays, twenty writers face this fact, among them Geoff Dyer, who describes the ghost bikes memorializing those who die in biking accidents; Jonathan
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Insel

by Mina Loy ...

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“He has an evening suit, but never an occasion to wear it, so he puts it on when he paints his pictures.”Insel, the only novel by the surrealist master Mina Loy, is a book like no other—about an impossible friendship amid the glamorous artistic bohemia of 1930s Paris.German painter Insel is a perpetual sponger and outsider—prone to writing elegant notes with messages like “Am starving to death ... Read more

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“He has an evening suit, but never an occasion to wear it, so he puts it on when he paints his pictures.”Insel, the only novel by the surrealist master Mina Loy, is a book like no other—about an impossible friendship amid the glamorous artistic bohemia of 1930s Paris.German painter Insel is a perpetual sponger and outsider—prone to writing elegant notes with messages like “Am starving to death
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An Emotional Dictionary: I’m Feeling Very Kylie Minogue Today… and Other Emotions

by John Bauer ...

This dictionary is a playful guide to the other side of misery resulting from not feeling. It is a dare to experience emotions again, in all their depth and glory. It is also an invaluable reference tool.Common and not-so common emotions are described with new enlightening definitions, with the aim of giving the reader the chance to re-evaluate an emotion, or their entire perspective on life.If ... Read more

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This dictionary is a playful guide to the other side of misery resulting from not feeling. It is a dare to experience emotions again, in all their depth and glory. It is also an invaluable reference tool.Common and not-so common emotions are described with new enlightening definitions, with the aim of giving the reader the chance to re-evaluate an emotion, or their entire perspective on life.If
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Nicotine

by Gregor Hens ...

Translated by Jen Calleja ...

Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a life of addiction, from the epiphany of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought and patterns of behaviours. He extends the conversation with other smokers to meditations on Mark Twain and ... Read more

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Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a life of addiction, from the epiphany of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought and patterns of behaviours. He extends the conversation with other smokers to meditations on Mark Twain and
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