false 877432 4 <p> Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy? </p> <p> Much stranger than the fictions it has inspired, the world of the magic mushroom is a place where shamans and hippies rub shoulders with psychiatrists, poets and international bankers. The magic mushroom was rediscovered only fifty years ago but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice. </p> <p> Chronicling the history of the magic mushroom, from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day, Letcher takes a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations. Since the 1970s scientists and others in major Western nations, the United States and the United Kingdom in particular, have identified hundreds of hallucinogenic species, isolated their active ingredients, learned how to cultivate them on an industrial scale, and spread them around the world. More than any other civilization that has come before us, and despite all the myths we have built, <i>we</i>, by all rights, are the true magic mushroom enthusiasts. </p> <p> Informative, lively and impeccably researched, <i>Shroom</i> presents a unique and engaging study of this most extraordinary of psychedelic drugs. </p> 2366457 1 3 2007 Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom total:51|5:10|4:20|3:15|2:4|1:2| 51 185 101 13 1 0 false false Fri Nov 28 14:13:34 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 14:41:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 13:36:23 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 13:56:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 17:52:10 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 19:31:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 20:09:50 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 20:12:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:12:02 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 09:55:26 -0700 2009
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