Timothy Leary: A Biography

Greenfield, Robert

ISBN 10: 0156032066 / ISBN 13: 9780156032063

Edité par Mariner Books, 2007

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Synopsis :

To a generation in full revolt against any form of authority, "Tune in, turn on, drop out" became a mantra, and its popularizer, Dr. Timothy Leary, a guru. A charismatic and brilliant psychologist, Leary became first intrigued and then obsessed by the effects of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s while teaching at Harvard, where he not only encouraged but instituted their experimental use among students and faculty. What began as research into human consciousness turned into a mission to alter consciousness itself. Leary transformed himself from serious social scientist into counterculture shaman, embodying the idealism and the hedonism of an age of revolutionary change.

Timothy Leary is the first major biography of one of the most controversial figures in postwar America.

À propos de l'auteur:

ROBERT GREENFIELD is the author of a biography of Jerry Garcia and a book about rock impresario Bill Graham, which won a Ralph J. Gleason Award and the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Excellence. He lives in California.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Timothy Leary: A Biography
Éditeur : Mariner Books
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket