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by Alexander T. Shulgin

1991•Biography•994 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: intricate and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

By Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin. Tells the tale of a psychopharmacologist and his wife/research partner, and recounts decades devoted to the creation and investigation of psychedelic drugs as tools for the study of the human mind. Altered state experiences are explored in the context of intimacy.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPsychologicalEmpowerment/personal growthComplex relationship

Subjects

PhenethylaminesHallucinogenic drugsPsychedelicsBiographySciencePsychotropic drugsChemistsAltered states of consciousness

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Author
Alexander T. Shulgin
Published
1991
Pages
994
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