Change Mind What New by Pollan Michael, First Edition (3 results)

black & blue hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. vg cond. binding square & tight. covers a little finger smudgy (looks like book was read with the dustwrapper off). rubbed spot at spine bottom. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice reading copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. 9th printing (#9 in # line). decorative frontis. & title pg. xii+465p. glossary. notes. bibliography. index. psychology. religion. pharmacology. psychoanalysis. psychiatry. medicine. ~ 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 natural 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Light wear to extremities, remainder dot to top page edges, otherwise unmarked. Jacket has light wear to extremities, like nicks to top front, unclipped.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Complete number line. Minimal shelf and occasional wear. Pristine interior. Signed by Author(s).