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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

AUTHOR Dyer, Geoff; Wolfe, Tom
PUBLISHER Picador USA (08/27/2024)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Now featuring an introduction by Geoff Dyer, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a wild, psychedelic, utterly Wolfe-ian romp through the rise of the counterculture movement of the 1960s.

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is Tom Wolfe's seminal portrait of Ken Kesey, one of the most magnetic figures of the 1960s, and his band of Merry Pranksters. Along the way, even as Wolfe vividly recounts the group's infamous Acid Tests and the country's changing attitudes toward psychedelic drugs, he ropes in a who's who of the early years of the hippie movement, from the Hells Angels to the Grateful Dead to Allen Ginsberg.

Wolfe's clear, unblinking depiction of the travels, experiments, and exploits of his subjects have made his book the quintessential text in New Journalism, which he was instrumental in creating.

Readers will find an unparalleled examination of this pivotal moment in American history. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a prescient, evergreen classic, as groundbreaking now as it was when it first stormed onto the scene and forever changed what we thought nonfiction was capable of.

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ISBN-13: 9781250321701
ISBN-10: 1250321700
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 448
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.49 x 1.16 x 8.26 inches
Weight: 0.91 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Social Science | Popular Culture
Social Science | United States - 20th Century
Social Science | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General
Dewey Decimal: 362.290
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024017374
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Now featuring an introduction by Geoff Dyer, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a wild, psychedelic, utterly Wolfe-ian romp through the rise of the counterculture movement of the 1960s.

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is Tom Wolfe's seminal portrait of Ken Kesey, one of the most magnetic figures of the 1960s, and his band of Merry Pranksters. Along the way, even as Wolfe vividly recounts the group's infamous Acid Tests and the country's changing attitudes toward psychedelic drugs, he ropes in a who's who of the early years of the hippie movement, from the Hells Angels to the Grateful Dead to Allen Ginsberg.

Wolfe's clear, unblinking depiction of the travels, experiments, and exploits of his subjects have made his book the quintessential text in New Journalism, which he was instrumental in creating.

Readers will find an unparalleled examination of this pivotal moment in American history. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a prescient, evergreen classic, as groundbreaking now as it was when it first stormed onto the scene and forever changed what we thought nonfiction was capable of.

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Author: Wolfe, Tom
Tom Wolfe is a recognized expert in the field of career transition. Prior to serving as the candidate strategies editor and career coach at Bradley-Morris, Inc., he was a senior partner at Career Development Corporation, where he provided guidance to separating military personnel. Wolfe graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, served as a surface warfare officer in the navy, and completed tours of duty as a flag aide, communications officer, and administrative department head. His work is regularly featured in such publications as "Civilian Job News, Stars and Stripes", and "G.I. Jobs". Wolfe lives in North Carolina with his wife, Julie, and their Chesapeake Bay retriever, Maggie.
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