Shroom

Andy Letcher

ISBN 10: 0571227716 / ISBN 13: 9780571227716

Published by Faber and Faber, GB, 2007

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'[An] intelligent and well-researched book, which is full of surprises.' Guardian'Extraordinary . . . a fascinating and satisfying read.' Observer'Elegant and authoritative.' Independent on Sunday'A thrilling trip that is both erudite and greatly entertaining. Mind-bending stuff.' Scotland on SundayInformative, lively, and impeccably researched, Shroom is a unique and engaging study of this most extraordinary of psychedelic drugs.The 'magic mushroom' was only rediscovered seventy years ago, but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shroom
• Publisher: Faber and Faber, GB
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571227716
• ISBN 13: 9780571227716
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Main.
• Condition: New
• Weight: 310 grams

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Synopsis

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was Alice in Wonderland a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy?The 'magic mushroom' was only rediscovered fifty years ago, but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice.

About the Author

Andy Letcher is a freelance writer, lecturer, and musician with a doctorate in ecology from Oxford University, and a second in religious/cultural studies from King Alfred's College, Winchester. He lives in Oxford, England, and sings and plays the mandolin and English bagpipes in his own acid folk group, Telling the Bees.