Harvard Psychedelic Club

How Timothy Leary, RAM Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America

By: Don Lattin

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 January 2011

At a Glance

Paperback
272 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
20.2 x 14.0 x 1.7

Paperback

RRP $26.39

$25.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $6.44 with

Ships in 7 to 10 business days

"[Don Lattin] has created a stimulating and thoroughly engrossing read." —Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, and Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America

It is impossible to overstate the cultural significance of the four men described in Don Lattin's The Harvard Psychedelic Club. Huston Smith, tirelessly working to promote cross-cultural religious and spiritual tolerance. Richard Alpert, a.k.a. Ram Dass, inspiring generations with his mantra, "be here now." Andrew Weil, undisputed leader of the holistic medicine revolution. And, of course, Timothy Leary, the charismatic, rebellious counter-culture icon and LSD guru. Journalist Don Lattin provides the funny, moving inside story of the "Cambridge Quartet," who crossed paths with the infamous Harvard Psilocybin Project in the early 60's, and went on to pioneer the Mind/Body/Spirit movement that would popularize yoga, vegetarianism, and Eastern mysticism in the Western world.

Industry Reviews

A terrific social history of a fascinating historical period . . . laugh-aloud passages make this an entertaining read.--Booklist (starred review)

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies Social Groups Alternative Lifestyles History Regional & National History History of the Americas

Mind, Body, Spirit Thought and Practice

List of Illustrations	p. xi
Author's Note	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Four Roads to Cambridge	p. 5
Turn On	p. 37
Sinners and Saints	p. 61
Crimson Tide	p. 85
Trouble in Paradise	p. 107
If You Come to San Francisco	p. 119
Pilgrimage and Exile	p. 149
After the Ecstasy ... Four Lives	p. 181
Conclusion: Healer, Teacher, Trickster, Seeker	p. 211
Afterword	p. 223
Acknowledgments	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 231
Notes on Source Material	p. 237
Index	p. 243
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Harvard Psychedelic Club

How Timothy Leary, RAM Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Biographies

The Mushroom Tapes

Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial

Bread of Angels

You with the Sad Eyes

An unflinchingly honest and darkly funny memoir

Oscar Piastri

The Rapid Rise Of An F1 Star

Steve Irwin

A Little Golden Book Biography

I'm Not Mad (Anymore)

How not to lose it

Where It All Went Wrong

The case against John Howard

The Town Like No Other

A Story of Broken Hill

The 5 Types of Wealth

A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

A Fortunate Life

The Australian Classic

Wes Anderson

The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work

The World of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle by Adam Simpson

Careless People

A story of where I used to work

Back On My Feet

From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey

Kylie Minogue

A Little Golden Book Biography

Love Like This

A Memoir

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!

My Memoir

In Love and Death

The Lost Notebook

Out of the Ashes

A young woman's survival of White Island, and the mother's love that saved her

Flamingos Aren't Born Pink

A moving and uplifting memoir on heartbreak, grief and finding joy, by Brisbane radio personality and podcaster

What's Your Dream?

Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life.

The Eagle and the Hart

The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV

Champions Do Extra

Lessons from the rugby legend on resilience, mindset and leadership

Your Time Starts Now

Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life story of Australia's first MasterChef

This product is categorised by