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These relics have never appeared in our auction until NOW! This is a collection of 2 books by Dr Timothy Leary. One is SIGNED by Leary himself on the first page! Unlikely that you'll see either first edition printing book in another auction anytime soon let alone a hand signed copy of CHANGING MY MIND AMONG OTHERS! Timothy Leary was one of the most visible figures of the 1960's counter culture. The one time Harvard professor was an early advocate of the psychedelic experience and consciousness expanding substances.
CHANGING MY MIND AMONG OTHERS - By TIMOTHY LEARY - Published by PRENTICE-HALL Inc. in 1982 - FIRST Printing Quality Paperbound Book - "6" x 9" - 274 pages - Inside front cover features a beautiful graceful flowing HAND INSCRIBED (cursive flowing graceful in blue ballpoint pen ink) signature by TIMOTHY LEARY to the consignee - Leary hand signed this book for the consignee at a New Age Fair in Spokane WA on May 19th 1991 - Has general shelf wear - PAE Graded Near Mint "87" - HAND SIGNED copies are INCREDIBLY scarce!
Excerpt extracted from the book posted on a listing for the book by one of the enthused readers of it:
Dr. Leary in "Changing my Mind..." provides us a glimpse into the past present and future which in case you weren't turned on are all happening - right now.
We as humans are at the beginnings of the beginning of the realization that our every move our every thought our every action and reaction is based on every move thought action and reaction of everyone and all that surrounds us. We are particles held together by bonds. These bonds forge relationships between us and our environment and these relationships are what define who we are (because when we communicate to others whether it's about some thing or one other than ourselves we tell the listeners and the lookers about ourselves.)
Our minds and bodies experience pain or satisfaction at every junction and we consciously or subconsciously harness the energy for our bodies and create the tension and conflict needed to grow into a citizen of life or only a consumer of society.
The "ones" in power are tracking our every move in an attempt to better disseminate the cliques this particular mode of society creates.
Humanity is bound for space and the vast reaches at its edges. Haha we better first yearn to learn how to take care of ourselves here on Earth.
This link features the entire book page by page in the Internet Archive website.
FLASHBACKS "AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY" by TIMOTHY LEARY - Published in 1983 by J.P. Tarcher inc. distributed by Houghton Mifflin Company - FIRST PRINTING Quality Paperbound book - 5 13/16" x 9" - 402 pages - Nearly all text along with 15 pages of black & white photos & graphics - Shelf worn copy with some cover creasing handling bends missing some color on the back cover in one patch & price sticker etc. - Spine is still tight - PAE Graded Excellent "79"
With a foreword by William Burroughs this frenetic autobiography relates the life story of Timothy Leary one of the key figures of the 1960s North American counterculture and the primary proponent of psychedelia as a way of life. Leary’s controversial views made him a public enemy in the United States where he was eventually arrested in 1970 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His escape from prison and subsequent flight with the help of the Weathermen first to Algeria then to Switzerland Vienna Beirut and finally Kabul Afghanistan read like something out of a novel. Other events in Leary’s life were no less dramatic and he chronicles them in this book openly and energetically. Intriguing cameos of iconic figures are woven into the author’s life history including one by Cary Grant whose experiments with lysergic acid are described in detail. Ultimately Timothy Leary’s memories are as much a record of a singular era in American history as they are one man’s recollections of a struggle against persecution and being ostracized.
From the rear cover of the book:
"Timothy Leary. Part man part myth; part knight part dragon. With candor and iconoclastic humor he recounts the story of his most extraordinary life one of the most controversial of the twentieth century. Whether you love him or hate him his impact on American culture is undeniable. A symbol of change adventure and self-discovery Leary and his story offer a history of our times". Cover design by Susan Shankin. Cover photograph of Timothy Leary by Alice Springs.
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