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How to Change Your Mind
by Pollan, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good minus/No DJ
- ISBN 10
- 1594204225
- ISBN 13
- 9781594204227
- Seller
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Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Penguin, 2018. Edition Not Specified. Very Good minus/No DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Hardcover. Clean interior and exterior. No highlights or markings in text. Strong and tight binding. Corners are bumped.
Synopsis
When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research.A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan\'s \"mental travelogue\" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.
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- Bookseller
- Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF55490
- Title
- How to Change Your Mind
- Author
- Pollan, Michael
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good minus
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- Edition Not Specified
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594204225
- ISBN 13
- 9781594204227
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 465pp
- Size
- 8vo = over 9"
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health;
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About the Seller
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Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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