the BOOK(s) i read:
1. Exploring Atlantis, vol.1 by Frank Alper
somewhat disappointing, vague
2. Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand
excellent guide to many useful mantras
3. Lying, Stealing, and Cheating edited by Sara Nickles
amusing but not groundbreaking
4. the Alchemy of Sacred Living by Emory J. Michael
inspiring, a worthy read. high vibration words
5. Plants of Love by Christian Ratsch
a compendium of aphrodisiacs
6. Water and Sexuality by Michael Oden
a study of the connections between birth, water, and sex
7. Opium by Martin Booth
critical and somewhat slanted look at opium culture, good
historical view
8. Can (the Book)
history of the German band
9. Theremin, Ether Music and Espionage by Albert Glinsky
excellent biography and good history (1920s and 30s).
Leon Teremin was an early inventor of electronic music instruments
10. the Secret Chief by Myron Stolaroff
biography of a healer using psychedel*cs
11. Hypatia of Alexandria by Maria Dzielska
good but somewhat vague ( there's probably a
dearth of info on the subject) history of Hypatia
the brilliant woman scholar
12. the Age of Spiritual Machines by Raymond Kurtweil
predictions of human/computer merging.
thought provoking
13. the Body Electric by Robert O. Becker and Gary
Seldon
info on the electrical substrate of the human
body
14. the Name of This Band is Talking Heads
15. the Dream Drugstore by J. Allan Hobson
good but quite technical look at neurochemistry
16. Synthetic Panics by Philip Jenkins
drug scares and how they are created
17. Psychic Warrior by David Morehouse
heavy info about US government
involvement in psychic research
18. DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Doblin
19. the Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast
from Mahler to trance- the evolution of sound in the
electronic age
20. Cloud-Hidden Whereabouts Unknown by Alan Watts
my favorite author and one of
the greatest inspirations in my life
22. Psychoactive Sacrementals edited by Thomas B. Roberts
23. the Secret Power of Music by David Tame
a look at the influence of music on a society, not my favorite book on the
subject.
24. All Yesterdays' Parties, the VU in Print by Clinton Heylin
the Velvet Underground!
25. Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill by Udo Erasmus
republished as Oils That Heal, Oils That Kill.--- this excellent book could save one's life
highly recommended
26. the Shock Doctrine by Naomi
Klein
a simple , in-depth explanation of how global
capitalism works. excellent
27. What's the Matter with Kansas?
by Thomas Frank
good look at how the
fundamentalist republicans have seized power in places like Kansas
28. Nickel and Dimed
by Barbara Ehrenreich
funny, but not so funny, investigation of how the 'low
income' segment of the US lives
29. Sex in
History
by Reay Tannahill
fairly
interesting at best
30. the Life and Death of Adolph
Hitler Robert Payne
not very informative
considering the size of it (574pgs) no mention of black magic or amphetamine.
fear inducing parallels to our time
31. Inspired Madness the Gifts of Burning
Man
Dale Pendell
title says it
all. makes me wanna go again
32. the Fire from
Within
Carlos Casteneda
i'm amazed how much people squabble over
whether these are factual accounts or not. as ken kesey said "it's all true
whether it happened or not"
i read this book on
new years day 1988 and remember that morning well, it certainly has given me some serious insights.
--find your petty tyrant--
33. the Ghost in the Machine Arthur Koestler
introduces the concept of holons- self contained
entities that are part of a greater entity. excellent book
34. Saucerful of
Secrets
Nicholas Schaffner
reminded me why i like THE Pink Floyd so
much
35. the Geography of Nowhere
James Howard Kunstler
explains why our cities are so alienating and
many other amazing points. excellent read.
36. Slaughterhouse Five or the Children's
Crusade Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
you've read Vonnegut, right?
37. Hitler, Black
Magician
Gerald Suster
better than #30 but still missing many pieces of the puzzle such as the US
capitalist support, and chemicals
38. Columbus and Other
Cannibals
Jack D. Forbes
strange how so many people laugh when i
mention reading this book. one of the least funny books i've ever read and well worth
it should be classroom reading for grade school
39. ARKTOS the Polar Myth in science, symbolism, and nazi
survival
Joscelyn Godwin
strange tales of
secret worlds within worlds
40. Chaos Gaia
Eros
Ralph Abraham
an
optimistic look at bifurcations in history
41. the Secret Teachings of
Plants
Stephen Harrod Buhner
the heart is a
sense organ
42. Walking With Nobby
Dale Pendell
this is a highly thought provoking book (for those people
who have a good background in history, mythology, religious study, philosophy,
etc.)
43. the Tree of
Lies
Dr. Christopher S. Hyatt
deprogramming the Zombie culture. most
highly recommended for those few people who want to be truly alive instead of
'secure'
44. the Spirit of the
Internet
Lawrence Haggerty
sort of a motivational book on the cyberdelic
revolution
45. the Beast
Reawakens
Martin Lee
an upbeat
look at how fascism has come to dominate the modern world. also a fun
history of how prominent nazi spies and
scientists were
incorporated into US intelligence outfits
46. the Covert War Against
Rock
Alex Constantine
how and why did Jim Morrison, Jimi, Tupac, Phil Ochs, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh,
Brian Jones, John Lennon really die?
47. Everything is Under Control Conspiracies, Cults, and
Cover-Ups
Robert Anton Wilson
i like
most of R A W's writing but this was fairly useless read for me. maybe i've read
too many other books...
48. Sugar
Blues
William Dufty
like sugar? you might like it less after you read this excellent book
49. I Have Fun Everywhere I
Go savage
tales of pot, porn, punk rock, pro wrestling, talking apes,
evil
bosses, dirty blues, american heroes, and the most notorious magazines in
the
world
Mike Edison
even though i have many books to read i had to buy this. made
me laugh...a lot. great story and great writing
50. Rule by Secrecy Jim Marrs
another eye opener for those who care
about stuff
What a trip, this list is so old. I actually bought some of these used from Amazon when they were a book reseller website.
Now, the are one of the five horsemen of the techapoclypse.
For every book on this list i must have read a hundred or two more, back then although i no longer read one non fiction
book a week i still manage to read one or two a month. My ipad was quite useful as an ebook, i had over a thousand titles.
