How to change your mind [BOOK CLUB KIT] : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence
(Book Club in a Bag)

SBPL Book Club In a Bag Kit: 10 hardbacks

Book club kit.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 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 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 struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives"--,Provided by publisher.