Seven-year-old Che Selkirk was raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. The son of radical student activists at Harvard in the late sixties, Che has grown up with the hope that one day his parents will come back for him. So when a woman arrives at his front door and whisks him away [...]

Whether loathed, feared, admired or worshipped, snakes evoke stronger human reactions than almost any other animal. Moving gracefully without limbs, swallowing meals often several times larger than their own heads, and with many having venomous bites, they never fail to fascinate. From garter snake[...]

For thirty-nine years Harry Joy has been the quintessential good guy. But one morning Harry has a heart attack on his suburban front lawn, and, for the space of nine minutes, he becomes a dead guy. And although he is resuscitated, he will never be the same. For, as Peter Carey makes abundantly clear[...]

Psychedelics provides a framework for understanding the enormous amount of information available on psychoactive substances. Leading psychedelic writer Peter Stafford relays the history, botany, chemistry, physical and mental effects, forms, sources, and preparations of LSD - the most potent and rep[...]

This book introduces the reader to a world of enthobotanicals (plants which release the god within) used by shamen and psychedelic explorers. It includes DMT, which is found in psychedelic snuff; Amazonian ayahuasca, which is a bitter-tasting beverage that triggers visionary experiences with pla[...]