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Drug Culture goes Drug Literature v. good drug-related books

Acid Dreams. i forget the author.
invisible hand. forget the author there as well.
Blow.


"BUDDING PROSPECTS" is a fictional account of 2 guys in NoCal growing pot. good read. Supposedly the basis for the movie homegrown.
 
MattPD said:
The Pursuit of Oblivion-A Global History of Narcotics
-Richard Davenport-Hines

Go, buy it, do it now! :)

They've got it at Amazon.
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That is one of my most favorite books. The ONLY book that i finished in just two days after purchasing !
 
Candy by Luke Davies.(an Australian writer). For someone who has never tried heroin,(me) reading this book made me feel as if i had been there all along with the characters ..... "Adrift. At times it seems that i am floating in the beauty of docility. Pulling the needle from my arm, i succumb again and again to the luscious undertow of the infinite spaces between atoms.The self perpetuating fuck.........."
 
Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and psychedelics

I just picked up a beautiful hardcover book called Zig Zag Zen edited by Allan Hunt (words) and the illustrious Alex Grey (Pictures). A link for it is here.

Its only $25 US and has a whole whack of interesting contributors icluding Huston Smith, Alex Grey, Rick Strassman, Erik Davis, and Trudy Walter. What a treat! Artists include Francesco Clemente, Odilon Redon, and Mark Rothko. A perfect coffee table book for trippers.
 
What's your favorite book about drugs?

It doesn't matter if it's fiction or non-fiction..

I'm currently reading DTM: The Spirit Molecule, and so far it's fucking great. Strassman doesn't bore you to death, yet provides some good info in this book and some personal insights.

Jansen's K. Ketamine: Dreams and Realties is also an excellent read and i'd suggest anyone interested in this substance pick it up. I'd put this on par with Ayahusca: Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature.

Burrough's Junk(y) is also an enjoyable read. Though it does get fairly repetitive.

I've never read Go Ask Alice or Requim for a Dream.. but wanted to.. heard various reviews about both..
 
Non-fiction- "Food of the Gods" by Terrance Mckenna.

Fiction- "Go Ask Alice" by Anonymous.
(It should be noted for those that don't know that "Alice" is not only fiction, but also fraudulent in that it's not the "real diary of a 15 year old drug addict". Still it's a great read if you don't mind propoganda and scare mongering.)
 
^Food of the Gods is a fucking great book.

As far as fiction goes, Junky, Fear and Loathing and Trainspotting are all classic for a reason. 'Confessions of an Opium Eater' by Thomas De Quincey is pretty cool as well.
 
coming from a alighly different angle would recommend mr. nice by howard marks. it's an autobiographical work about his life as a large-volume pot smuggler. it's excellent.

i am currently reading snowblind by robert sabbag and, while i'm only about a third of the way through, it's excellent.

alasdair
 
For those with an interest in chemistry, PiHKAL and TiHKAL will definately keep your interest from beginning to end. For those not in the know, it's a book written by, Shuglin, the person who re-discovered MDMA and discovered an impressive amount of research chems.
 
Drugstore Cowboy by James Fogle (excellent, entertaining novel that was based on a true story)

Dope Girls (The birth of the British Underground) by Marek Kohn

Denial by Keith Ablow (excellent, entertaining book written by a shrink about a shrink coke addict and his pyro MD gf--I can't recommend THIS BOOK enough!)

Shooters (about a photographer coke fiend who got his ass drug in some murder) super short novel--I read entire novel in one hour it was so short...author can't remember last name, 1st name Terry...dude lives in LA...novel less than 200 pages....GREAT STUFF

Under The Influence (the literature of addiction) by Pete Hamil & edited by Rebecca Shannonhouse
(For starters folks!!@)
 
Have to second that James Fogle book: Drugstore cowboy. Very good!

Hunter S. Tompson: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
 
Can't Find My Way Home; America in the Great Stoned Age 1945 - 2000, by Martin Torgoff

Very interesting read covering a very wide variety of drugs, explaining when they were introduced (to whom and why) and why they became illegal. It's got so many accounts and stories from famous drug pioneers, promoters, and users! I learned a lot from this book!
 
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