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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

AUTHOR Huxley, Aldous
PUBLISHER Harper Perennial (07/28/2009)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." -- New York Times

Among the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell--in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This edition also features an additional essay, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," now included for the first time.
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ISBN-13: 9780061729072
ISBN-10: 0061729078
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 208
Carton Quantity: 92
Product Dimensions: 5.40 x 0.50 x 8.10 inches
Weight: 0.36 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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Philosophy | Mind & Body
Philosophy | Entheogens & Visionary Substances
Philosophy | Religious
Dewey Decimal: 615.788
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Half an hour after swallowing the drug I became aware of a slow dance of golden lights . . .

Among the most profound explorations of the effects of mind-expanding drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell--in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This new edition also features an additional essay, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," which is now included for the first time.

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"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." -- New York Times

Among the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell--in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This edition also features an additional essay, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," now included for the first time.

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Author: Huxley, Aldous
ALDOUS HUXLEY (18941963) was an English writer who spent the latter part of his life in the United States. Though best known for Brave New World, he also wrote countless works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and essays. A humanist, pacifist and satirist, he wrote novels and other works that functioned as critiques of social norms and ideals. Aldous Huxley is often considered a leader of modern thought and one of the most important literary and philosophical voices of the 20th century.
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