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I Have America Surrounded: A Biography of Timothy Leary
by
J.M.R. Higgs (Goodreads Author)
Dr. Timothy Leary was a brilliant behavioral psychologist who was sacked from Harvard for his experiments with psychedelic drugs, and responded by persuading millions to "tune in, turn on and drop out." He then escaped from jail in California, fled from America with the help of terrorists, was kidnapped by revolutionaries in Africa and became entrapped by an exiled arms de...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
September 25th 2006
by Barricade Books
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An entertaining, and informative biography which sheds a lot of light on the roots and aims of the counter-culture whilst also being fun to read. I knew next to nothing about Leary before reading this book, but was tempted by the 99p Kindle edition, and am rather glad I was. Leary was no doubt an extraordinary guy; hugely charismatic, highly intelligent, and fearless, but also narcissistic, selfish and a sucker for the limelight. He must have had the constitution of an ox to have survived the qu...more
This book gives a history of Tim Leary, mainly focusing on the period between 1967 to 1974. It delves into some of his theories and psychological conjectures and explains his thought processes as best possible. This made the book interesting and thought provoking.
Furthermore, the book relates the reader to the structure and evolution of America at that time. The wonderfully thorough and unbiased research on Leary's influence on politics, cultural movements, the gender gap, and his relationships...more
Furthermore, the book relates the reader to the structure and evolution of America at that time. The wonderfully thorough and unbiased research on Leary's influence on politics, cultural movements, the gender gap, and his relationships...more
As with most 60s lit, this one does not differ too much in its hero worship, but it does fairly well at sticking to the whole truth, and you can decide from there if Tim is your hero or not. So I liked it alot for it's readability, succinctness, and somehow cramming all the very important facts in its pages about a very complex life, now gone. Some would say a waste, some would say he was not around long enough. Me, I'd say I wish that he could have been just a bit more circumspect and saw his o...more
I saw this book at the Half Priced Book store and, well, I was intrigued. I've heard about this man and his famous quote, "tune in, turn on and drop out."
I perceived Tim through the filter of pop cultures and stoned hippies. It turns out it was a far more interesting read. All the other individuals that were present in that time, music, political personalities, that he knew back then who have made influences on how we perceive American culture today.
It was well written, funny and fact filled. I...more
I perceived Tim through the filter of pop cultures and stoned hippies. It turns out it was a far more interesting read. All the other individuals that were present in that time, music, political personalities, that he knew back then who have made influences on how we perceive American culture today.
It was well written, funny and fact filled. I...more
OMG BEST FRICKIN BOOK EVER!!! Can't describe in words how I loved this book, I feel like I've been on an amazing journey and cannot believe all this stuff revolved around one man... Crazy, inspiring and beyond the realms of what is humanly possible!
I was absorbed in the stories about Leary and loved the "voice" of the author, as non-sensational and letting the facts speak for themselves. Leary's development as an influential and ground-breaking psychologist is well presented, and fleshed out the bits and pieces I had previously known from psychology study. The telling of Leary's personal life is astonishing, revealing, and fascinating to me. The media coverage at the time of Leary at Stonybrook dwelled on the counterculture rebellion. Higg...more
9/10. The life of Timothy Leary is an amazing story and it is very well told in this book.
Fascinating fair biog of an absolutely key character in recent history. Love that his email account sent an email to RAW after his death...
An interesting read, which showed both the likeable and not so likeable sides of T Leary.
Much better than Greenfields book.
What a life ...mane
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