I Have America Surrounded
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I Have America Surrounded
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Author : John Higgs
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2009-05-29
I Have America Surrounded written by John Higgs and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The brilliant first biography of the man President Nixon called 'the most dangerous man in America'.
Stranger Than We Can Imagine
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Author : John Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Signal
Release Date : 2015-09-21
Stranger Than We Can Imagine written by John Higgs and has been published by Signal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-21 with Civilization, Modern categories.
"The twentieth century should make sense. It's the period of history that we know the most about, an epic geo-political narrative that runs through World War One, the great depression, World War Two, the American century and the fall of the Berlin Wall. But somehow that story doesn't quite lead into the world we find ourselves in now, this bewildering twenty-first century, adrift in a network of constant surveillance, unsustainable competition, tsunamis of trivia and extraordinary opportunity. Time, then, for a new perspective. John Higgs steps off the main path and wanders through some of the more curious backwaters of the twentieth century, exploring familiar and unfamiliar territory alike, finding fresh insight on our journey to the present day. We travel in the company of some of the most radical artists, scientists, geniuses and crazies of their age. They show us that great innovations such as relativity, cubism, quantum mechanics, postmodernism and chaos maths are not the incomprehensible, abstract horrors that we assume them to be, but signposts that bring us to the world we live in now. An alternative history of the strangest of centuries. Higgs shows us how the elegant, clockwork universe of the Victorians became increasingly woozy and uncertain; and how we discovered that our world is stranger than we imagine. John Higgs is a British journalist, television writer and producer and author. He is the author of I Have America Surrounded: The Life of Timothy Leary, a biography of the pioneer of psychedelic drugs"--Provided by publisher.
Stranger Than We Can Imagine
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Author : John Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-08-27
Stranger Than We Can Imagine written by John Higgs and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-27 with History categories.
'An illuminating work of massive insight' Alan Moore 'A sensational book. Heartily recommended' Rufus Hound It is the century about which we know too much, yet understand too little. With disorientating ideas such as relativity, cubism, the id, existentialism, chaos mathematics and postmodernism to contend with, the twentieth century, John Higgs argues, cannot fit easily into a traditional historical narrative. Time, then, for a new perspective. Higgs takes us on a refreshingly eclectic journey through the knotty history of the strangest of centuries. In the company of radical artists, scientists, geniuses and eccentrics, he shows us how the elegant, clockwork universe of the Victorians became increasingly woozy and uncertain; and how in the twentieth century we discovered that our world is not just stranger than we imagine, but 'stranger than we can imagine'.
The Klf
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Author : John Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-09-26
The Klf written by John Higgs and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'The best non-fiction book I've ever read. It's magical. Stunning' Dan Schreiber, No Such Thing As a Fish 'A pop biography for people who don't read pop biographies' Dorian Lynskey, Guardian 'Brilliant, discursive and wise' Ben Goldacre 'Utterly irresistible and totally brilliant' The Quietus 'A thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius' Alexis Petridis THE STRANGE TALE OF THE DEATH, LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL BAND. They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why. This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number 23. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology.
Surrounded By Enemies
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Author : Bryce Zabel
language : en
Publisher: Diversion Books
Release Date : 2015-11-03
Surrounded By Enemies written by Bryce Zabel and has been published by Diversion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with Fiction categories.
For fans of Harry Turtledove, page-turning history meets political thriller in an alternative history novel that asks, What if JFK survived Dallas? President John F. Kennedy has lived through the ambush in Dealey Plaza. America holds its collective breath, seeing its president nearly executed in broad daylight. But as the country marches on, the office of the President finds itself under a much more insidious type of fire. Political scandal, an endless war, and a country coming apart at the seams take the 1960s in a terrifying new direction, and both John and his attorney-general brother, Bobby, struggle to stay ahead of their enemies, political and otherwise, and steer America toward a greater future…. Bryce Zabel is a master of the cover-up and the conspiracy, creating the sci-fi/alternative history series Dark Skies. Surrounded by Enemies is the first novel in the new Breakpoint series—each book exploring seminal moments in popular history and taking readers on a journey into a mirror world where events are both unexpected yet startlingly believable. WINNER OF THE 2013 SIDEWISE AWARD FOR ALTERNATE HISTORY “I have some experience with shattered timelines and altered realities but this one kept me guessing every page.”—Damon Lindelof, screenwriter & creator of Watchmen TV series “Plausible development, building from what we know about what really did go on, and a whacking good story…Surrounded by Enemies delivers on both, big-time. So hold on to your hats, folks. You’re in for quite a ride.”—Harry Turtledove, alternative history author, Alpha and Omega
Expanding Mindscapes
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Author : Erika Dyck
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2023-11-21
Expanding Mindscapes written by Erika Dyck and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-21 with Medical categories.
The first collection of its kind to explore the diverse and global history of psychedelics as they appealed to several generations of researchers and thinkers. Expanding Mindscapes offers a fascinatingly fluid and diverse history of psychedelics that stretches around the globe. While much of the literature to date has focused on the history of these drugs in the United States and Canada, editors Erika Dyck and Chris Elcock deliberately move away from these places in this collection to reveal a longer and more global history of psychedelics, which chronicles their discovery, use, and cultural impact in the twentieth century. The authors in this collection explore everything from LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia to the first applications of LSD-25 in South America to the intersection of modernism and ayahuasca in China. Along the way, they also consider how psychedelic experiments generated their own cultural expressions, where the specter of the United States may have loomed large and where colonial empires exerted influence on the local reception of psychedelics in botanical and pharmaceutical pursuits. Breaking new ground by adopting perspectives that are currently lacking in the historiography of psychedelics, this collection adds to the burgeoning field by offering important discussions on underexplored topics such as gender, agriculture, parapsychology, anarchism, and technological innovations.
Watling Street
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Author : John Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-07-13
Watling Street written by John Higgs and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-13 with History categories.
A journey along one of Britain's oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today. 'A bravura piece of writing - Bill Bryson on acid' Tom Holland Winding its way from the White Cliffs of Dover to the Druid groves of Anglesey, the ancient road of Watling Street has gone by many different names. It is a road of witches and ghosts, of queens and highwaymen, of history and myth, of Bletchley Park codebreakers, Chaucer, Boudicca, Dickens and James Bond. But Watling Street is not just the story of a route across our island. It is an acutely observed exploration of Britain and who we are today, told with wit and an unerring eye for the curious and surprising.
Our Pet Queen
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Author : John Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Signal
Release Date : 2014-08-26
Our Pet Queen written by John Higgs and has been published by Signal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-26 with Political Science categories.
In the modern, democratic twenty-first century, the notion of an unelected, dynastic monarchy is not easy to defend.This new book argues that the current monarchy is by far the best system for choosing a Head of State - providing that it is understood that we are not subjects and that the monarchy are not our superiors. They are, in actual fact, our pets. In this original eBook, John Higgs, author of the The 20th Century: An Alternative History, makes an argument in favour of the monarchy that will annoy royalists even more than it will annoy republicans. This is a tongue-in-cheek, witty examination of the persistence of monarchy in the modern world.
Reserve Food Materials In Buds And Surrounding Parts
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Author : Byron David Halsted
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Reserve Food Materials In Buds And Surrounding Parts written by Byron David Halsted and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Buds categories.
Surrounded On Three Sides
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Author : John Keasler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Surrounded On Three Sides written by John Keasler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Florida categories.
Public relations expert, who moves his family to the flatlands of southwestern Florida in search of peace and quiet, sets a project in motion geared to protect the community from progress. A satire.