3.78 avg rating — 24,831 ratings

"the pervasive essence, the spirit of Bolinas"

4.03 avg rating — 1,456 ratings

"richard's amazing poems"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings

"beautiful photos of the scene as it unfolded"

4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings

"more beautiful photos of the time and place, and narratives of history"

3.90 avg rating — 329 ratings

"novel of the ideals, but also questioning and refining them, beautifully written"

4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings

"reportage from the underground press as it happened - lots of digger material"

3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings

"articles from the underground press, sections on the war and draft dodging, sex, music, lifestyle."

3.87 avg rating — 1,600 ratings

"Speculation on the paranormal and what people have believed about it down through history. Background on the Masons, Fortean phenomena, conspiracy theories, ancient prophecies, time travel, the unexplained."

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

"Techniques for simple beadwork, styles for men and women. All hippies should know something about this."

4.47 avg rating — 824 ratings

"Watts' philosophies are well worth reading and thinking about."

4.06 avg rating — 606,631 ratings

"One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small...."

3.94 avg rating — 576,305 ratings

"Lords, what fools these mortals be!..."

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

"Beautiful old graphics and poetry, very inspirational."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 241 ratings

"This is not just about the life of Richard, one of the most unique and beautiful minds of the 1960s; it's about the history of both the Beats and Hippies and provides lots of background on who "hippies" really were and what they were, and are, trying to do."

4.21 avg rating — 348,806 ratings

"Patti's somewhat idealized story of her youthful art explorations with her cherished friend Robert Mapplethorpe, a look at the Chelsea Hotel."

4.08 avg rating — 140 ratings

"Scottish folklore comes to life in modern times. Understanding people who are different, the truth of the supernatural world."

3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings

"A Christmas garland of a story, a dreamlike narrative of a telepathic child and her communion (real or imagined?) with the orphaned fawn Gervase and the wild animals of his Headland. One of the strongest hippie ideals was the belief that we can all return to a communion with nature and aspire to become our best selves."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

"One of the best books on beadwork with an introduction to many different styles for men and women. All hippies should know something about beadwork."

4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings

"Beautiful, whimsical poetry and illustrations."

3.67 avg rating — 319 ratings

"Donovan tells his own story and the story of the rise of popular folk music in the early 1960s."

3.81 avg rating — 688 ratings

"This is one of the best books about LSD. Leary explains everything in a down-to-earth, clear style."

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings

"An interesting overview including a lot of the history. The hippies were not one unified movement, it was a lot of movements and phenomena and ideas looking for a place to be, explore, evolve."

3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings