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 - Comprehensive. Great reporting and refreshingly even-handed!Thankfully there are more level-headed souls around to chronicle these heady, swirling mythopoeic days than the curmudgeonly old troll of Aciddom, Art Kleps: The Chief Boo-hoo himself. (Read the review after this for classic Kleps ranting.) From someone who also lived with Leary-- through Millbrook, Berkeley and The Brotherhood (and makes his living lecturing, writing and consulting on the subject) Martin Lee's and Bruce Shlain's magnum opus is a must for anyone interested in what may prove to be one of the most exciting times in American history and human evolution. Sure there are minor discrepancies, but given the transcendent nature of the subject matter it's a wonder they got so much right. I find this book to be indispensable. In fact, I am so tired of borrowing and reborrowing it from the library. I am putting in my order right now! Rating: - GROOVENTHIS BOOK HELPED ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MY OWN EXPIERIENCES WITH LSD. NOW I AM ENLIGHTENED!!! Rating:  - Interesting journalismThis is a fairly well written history of the drug sub-culture and the government, full of name dropping of users (Cary Grant, Thelonious Monk, etc.) and anectdotes of the era. Fun reading. Not quite at the level of Terrence McKenna, but still worth the three hours it will take you to read the entire book. Rating: - Whatever happened to Owsley?I read this book six or so years ago, and still remember it well. I was most amazed by the fact that once LSD got into the hands of the counterculture, it changed from a possible mind-control device to an instrument with just the opposite effect. Well written, and plenty of facts and great profiles of the major players in the story. And whatever happened to Owsley Rating: - A compelling expose of government misconduct.It's impossible to read the first part of this book without wondering whether there are any real differences between the National Socialist government in Germany during World War II and our own government. The real question is why there is so little outrage over all of this. The authors do a wonderful job of tracking the CIA's dangerous drug experiments conducted on unwitting civilians (and military officers). Couple this with the recent revelations about radiation experiments and it seems to be time for a revolution
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