Monthly Archives: February 2017
Paul Krassner’s Pot Stories for the Soul by: Skip
Paul Krassner’s Pot Stories for the Soul by Paul Krassner (Compiler), Harlan Ellison.Stories include “How the Yippies Mailed 30,000 Joints to Perfect Strangers,” “The Bust at Ken Kesey’s Place,” and “The Acid Trip of a Death Row Prisoner. Contributers include: Ken Kesey, Wavy Gravy, Allen Ginsberg. Published by High Times Magazine. Continue reading
Shattered Lives: Portraits From America’s Drug War by Mikki Norris by: Skip
Shattered Lives: Portraits From America’s Drug War by Mikki Norris, Virginia Resner, Chris Conrad, R.U. SiriusThis book puts a face (many faces) on the Drug War. It shows that the War on Drugs is really a War on Americans and affects innocent people. The real victims are women, children, AIDs sufferers, people sentenced to long-term […] Continue reading
Mariuana Indoors: Five Easy Gardens by Jorge Cervantes by: Skip
Marijuana Indoors: Five Easy Gardens – Jorge Cervantes Everything you need to know to grow. This well researched book looks at five indoor gardens, the techniques used, and the results. Lots of advice, detailed charts, illustrations and excellent photos. Jorge really knows his stuff! Continue reading
Hashish! by Robert Connell Clarke by: Skip
Hashish! – Robert Connell Clarke This is the most definitive guide to hashish ever published. Well researched with lots of historical and practical information on the subject. Excellent detail including the various techniques for making hashish. Numerous color photos of various varieties of hashish. Indispensable for anyone fascinated by the subject. Continue reading
Acid Dreams by Bruce Shlain by: Skip
Acid Dreams : The Complete Social History of Lsd : The Cia, the Sixties, and Beyond by Martin A. Lee, Bruce Shlain.This book details the development of LSD from a clinical psychologist’s tool to a CIA mind control plot to the fuel of a countercultural revolution. Essential reading for conspiracy theorists and mind travelers. Continue reading
Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story by Alexander Shulgin by: Skip
Pihkal : A Chemical Love Story by Alexander Shulgin.Pihkal stands for Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved. Indeed, the Shulgins know of what they speak and they tell the story of psychedelics and designer drugs including their child, Ecstasy. If you’re a talented chemist you might appreciate the 179 recipes included. Continue reading
Steven Cerios ABC Book: A Drug Primer by: Skip
Steven Cerios ABC Book : A Drug Primer by Steven CerioA Drug Primer is an alphabet book of drugs, from Angel Dust to Heroin and from Nicotine to Zoloft. Each letter is a different substance of abuse, with delightfully sweet and disturbing full-color illustrations and a page of rhyming couplets suitable for banned rock and […] Continue reading
Linda McCartney’s Sixties: Portrait of an Era by: Skip
Linda McCartney’s Sixties : Portrait of an Era by Linda McCartney. These famous images have appeared many times before, but the whole collection is a powerful testament to McCartney’s photographic talent and her ability to capture celebrities without pretense. Her portraits of the sixties icons reveal their innermost qualities. A real nostalgia rush for those […] Continue reading
The Art of the Fillmore: The Poster Series 1966-1971 by: Skip
The Art of the Fillmore: The Poster Series 1966-1971This amazing book contains the complete collection of posters commisioned by the late Bill Graham for his Fillmore and Winterland venues in San Francisco and New York. Beautiful full psychedelic color, classic rock posters from Rick Griffin, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Bonnie McLean, Lee Conklin […] Continue reading
High Art: A History of the Psychedelic Poster by: Skip
High Art : A History of the Psychedelic Poster by Ted Owen, Denise Dickson A great overview of the psychedelic art movement of the 1960s, featuring the works of Victor Moscoco, Stanley Mouse, Randy Tuten, and Bonnie MacLean. A good introduction to these amazing artists and a nostalgia rush to boot! Continue reading