Psychonauts
Book description
"Fascinating."-Thomas W. Hodgkinson, The Guardian
"Richly detailed and frequently illuminating."-Rhys Blakely, Times (UK)
"Excellent."-Clare Bucknell, New Yorker
A New Yorker Best of the Week Pick
A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explore the hidden regions of the mind
Until…
Why read it?
1 author picked Psychonauts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Mike Jay is the best writer I know of when it comes to highlighting the human stories behind the history of drugs. He is also fabulously engaging and original.
Jay’s most recent book is a compelling history of self-experimentation with drugs, which ranges from Romantic-era opium eaters like Thomas de Quincey to pioneer neuroscientists and Siberian shamans—and, of course, the hilariously weird nitrous oxide experiments of William James, who graces the book’s cover.
From Benjamin's list on the history of drugs.
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