Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison26 reviews
Joshua M. Greene

Wiley, 2006

A Must-Read for Baby Boomers!

+ Love it, Insightful and Inspiring
+ This book was very informative for a true Beatles fan!

Born on VJ-Day, I was one of the original Baby-Boomers. Until I read Here Comes the Sun, I had almost forgotten how good the 1960's were... and what a big part the Beatles played in most Baby-Boomers' lives. My gender and persona didn't allow me to participate in 'Beatlemania', but the Beatles, ...
  
  











  



  
Bob Dylan Lyrics, 1962-96
Bob Dylan

Jonathan Cape, 1998
  
  











  



  
Charles Bukowski3 reviews
Barry Miles

Virgin Books, 2005

The Best Bukowski biography

+ A fresh look at a worn subject

Barry Miles has covered a lot of ground in his life. Someone should wrtie a book about him. But when it comes to Bukowski I am in a strange position. I corresponded with him in a minor way. (He wrote me 20 times, I wrote him about 55) I own a bookstore in San Francisco where I've gotten to know ...
  
  











  



  
Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead59 reviews
Phil Lesh

Little, Brown and Company, 2005

Great Insider's Perspective

+ The Best Book On The Grateful Dead So Far
+ Luuuvv U Uncle Phil!
+ The Best Book Written About The Dead
+ Confessions of a milk freak
  
  











  



  
Garcia: A Signpost To New Space9 reviews
Jerry Garcia, Charles Reich, ...

Da Capo Press, 2003

Like A Smile On Empty Space

+ Getting Deep With Jerry and Mountain Girl
+ Garcia in a intimate print
+ Well Worth Reading
  
  











  



  
Gonzo: An Oral History
Hunter S. Thompson, Corey Seymour

Wenner Books, 2007
  
  











  



  
Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Future with Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, ...9 reviews
David Jay Brown

Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Los Angeles Times Review by Susan Salter Reynolds

+ What is consciousness, and where does it go when we die?
+ A spectacular encounter at the borderlands of science

"Pressure to evolve has never been greater. In interviews with leading-edge thinkers in genetics, neurobiology, linguistics, media, psychiatry and parapsychology, David Jay Brown asks the Big Questions: Will we survive? What is the effect of technology on the biosphere? What happens to ...
  
  











  



  
Beat Collection

Virgin Books, 2006

By dividing the Beat Collection into three sections: The Original Beats – New York 1944-53; The San Francisco Scene 1954-57 and The Second Wave – New York 1958-60, New York Times bestselling author and Beat expert Barry Miles pulls together writings from, among others, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, John Clellon Holmes, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Philip Lamantia, Frank O'Hara, Diane DiPrima ...
  
  











  



  
Garcia Plays Dylan7 reviews
Jerry Garcia

Rhino / Wea, 2005

This is a must have

+ Jerry Garcia and Dylan
+ THERE ARE SOME OUTSTANDING COVERS HERE....
+ Nice
+ Dylan play some Garcia
  
  











  



  
The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics24 reviews

Free Press, 2005

Great book!

+ An amazing work...
+ The Oracle!
+ Must have if you're like me
  
  











  



  
Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead59 reviews
Phil Lesh

Back Bay Books, 2006

Great Insider's Perspective

+ The Best Book On The Grateful Dead So Far
+ Luuuvv U Uncle Phil!
+ The Best Book Written About The Dead
+ Confessions of a milk freak
  
  











  



  
Wild Ducks Flying Backward27 reviews
Tom Robbins

Bantam, 2005

Robbins & Ducks

+ i'm torn
+ Contrary to popular belief

Tom Robbins has been a favorite writer of mine since the 70's. However, I was only aware of his fiction. In Wild Ducks, I found a whole new genre of his writings and musings. Some essays, some reports, some simply not available for a pigeon hole but all highly entertaining. If you have been a ...
  
  











  



  
Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In: Appreciations, Castigations, and Reminiscences by Ram Dass, Andrew Weil, ...7 reviews

Park Street Press, 1999

Multiperspective View of Leary

+ The battle against drug hypocrisy
+ important and revealing
+ a refreshingly honest multi-angled profile of Leary
  
  











  



  
Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork7 reviews

Running Press, 2005

Good condition for an inspiring book of art

+ Jerry was THE MAN!
+ My dad liked it
+ Not just for "Dead Heads"
+ Garcia
  
  











  



  
Waking Life316 reviews
Louis Black, Julie Delpy

20th Century Fox, 2002

hang on for the ride

+ Good movies like this aren't made very often.
+ open you rmind
+ Waking Life
+ Eye opening and artistic
  
  











  



  
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test133 reviews
Tom Wolfe

Bantam, 1999

Interesting and well-written

+ Good, better if you have read "On The Road First"
+ Fascinating to contemplate
+ Mind-blowing experience
  
  











  



  
Beyond the Bleep: The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to What the Bleep Do We Know!?24 reviews
Alexandra Bruce

The Disinformation Company, 2005

Very good book,

+ Objective enlightenment
+ Co-Create with the Universe

Probably the best thing about this book is that it's both sympathetic to the movie and willing to look at some areas most "advocates" wouldn't look at. She's willing to look at the problematic aspects of Transcendental Meditation and New Age Thinking as well as the fantastic (as in wonderful) ...
  
  











  



  
The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan250 reviews
Robert Anton Wilson

Dell, 1983

Essential reading

+ Complete mind f***
+ Had I only read it back in '83 I would have been blown away!

especially for anyone who is into modern occultism or self programming, etc. RAW bring humor and insight to this work of amazing scope.
  
  











  



  
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human ...51 reviews
Terence Mckenna

Bantam, 1993

Not your grandfather's history

+ Good but "Stoned apes" needs more research
+ Interesting Perspective
+ Stoned Apes
  
  











  



  
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)641 reviews
Howard Zinn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

History of the U.S. book

+ History falls somwhere in the middle, and this is an important side of it
+ Everyone should read this book.

A must for high school, jr. high/middle school students who want a good, solid summary understanding of U.S. history!