Steeped in research, but reading like a fast-paced novel, Stevens' story begins with pioneering psychologists discovering the effects on the mind of mescaline and psilocybin, the role of the CIA in testing mind-control drugs, the evolution of Timothy Leary from Harvard research psychologist to the most "dangerous man in America", the wrenching changes from the repressed 50's to the upheavals of the 60s, and along the way giving us portraits of some of the most colorful characters in modern...

Delve into the world of drums, rattles, and gongs through the course of human evolution, and uncover the primal hypnotic power of rhythm!"Learn the difference between noise and music, and between music and magic. Read it and weep!"—Jerry Garcia"You pick up this book wondering what there is to say about drums ... You put it down roundly initiated into humanity's second oldest pastime."—Robert Hunter

Think big--really, really big! Think disastrous--really, really disastrous! A targeted slaughter of about 94 percent of the global population. Famines, pestilences, and plagues of monumental proportion sweeping across the entire planet. Colossal amounts of voluntary imprisonment. Massive landslides. Hailstones that are essentially missiles without explosive materials. One-third of the universe darkened. This is not a dream or a nightmare or the rantings of a delusional old man wearing an a...

Abraham: Father of the Faithful allows us to take a unique look at the life of faithful Abraham. It covers Abraham's whole life from beginning to end. This book ties together a collection of stories from the Midrash, Talmud, and the Bible, chronologically, and allows us to peer into the past at what things might have looked like as they happened.

A rich, fact-filled collectible, packed with vibrant history, amazing trivia, and rare photographs, The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia, assembled with the full cooperation of the Rod Serling estate, includes biographies of every principal actor involved in the series and hundreds who toiled behind the scenes—producers, writers, and directors. It is an exhaustive and engrossing guide, a compendium of credits, plot synopses, anecdotes, production details, never-before-seen images, and i...

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience.Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychologyExplores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality'Provides ...

Cultivate a Gentle Mindfulness of the Wonder and Preciousness of all Life: Be open to the wonder of each moment of your life. Listen to life, others and yourself. Practice a little inner stillness when you can. Stop asking the universe or God all the time for answers to your questions. Just let the wonder be. Practice in the Ways of Love and Kindness Toward Yourself and Others: Practice simple acts of unconditional kindness towards others, as best you can. Be loving, kind and understanding...

"Nobody does 007 encyclopedias better than Bond historian Steven Jay Rubin. Buy this one. M's orders." —George Lazenby, James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret ServicePacked with behind-the-scenes information, fascinating facts, trivia, bloopers, classic quotes, character bios, cast and filmmaker bios, and hundreds of rare and unusual photographs of those in front of and behind the cameraIan Fleming's James Bond character has entertained motion...

A cutting-edge neuroscientist and a leading clinical psychologist look to religious, mystical, and mind-altering experience to challenge scientific orthodoxies concerning consciousness.We are nothing but a pack of neurons, Francis Crick once said. Vladimir Miskovic and Steven Jay Lynn show that this way of thinking is both limited and an obstacle to understanding consciousness. In Dreaming Reality, Miskovic and Lynn connect the latest findings from neurosc...

Educational leaders not only face moral and ethical decisions regarding their classrooms, schools, districts, and education institutions, but they also must consider the complexities and threats that impact their communities. Amidst the ongoing challenges of pandemics and natural disasters, this process is exceptionally daunting. Ethical Educational Leadership in Turbulent Times is an engaging, case-study-based text that assists leaders in their ethical decision-making processes d...

AN IMPORTANT NEW NOVEL FROM ENVELOPEBOOKSIn late 1994, The New York Times sends a group of American journalists and Rwandan guides to a small village in Northern Rwanda to cover the atrocities that have killed nearly a million during the spring and summer. Some know each other already; others become acquainted as the assignment proceeds.They all need to get along, but the more they’re together, the more their expectations of each other change, not least during a tr...

An anthology more than half a century in the making, The Last Dangerous Visions is the third and final installment of the legendary science fiction anthology series.In 1973 celebrated writer and editor Harlan Ellison announced the third and final volume of his unprecedented anthology series, which began with Dangerous Visions and continued with Again, Dangerous Visions. But for reasons undisclosed, The Last Dangerous Visions was ...