Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House (Collin Matthew)(Paperback)

Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine: Creativity, Ecstasy, and Healing (Papaspyrou Maria)(Paperback)

An exploration of the connections between feminine consciousness and altered states from ancient times to present day - Explores the feminine qualities of the psychedelic self, ancient female roots of shamanism, and how altered states naturally tap into the female archetype - Discusses feminist

Rave On - Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music (Collin Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

The essential account of rave culture

Zatanna and the House of Secrets (Cody Matthew)(Paperback)

Welcome to the magical, mystical, topsy-turvy world of the House of Secrets, where Zatanna embarks on a journey of self-discovery and adventure ... all with her pet rabbit, Pocus, at her side Zatanna and her professional magician father live in a special house, the House of Secrets, which is full

Altered States - Minds, Drugs and Culture (Sessa Ben)(Paperback / softback)

What actually happens to you when you drink a cup of coffee?Is chocolate really an aphrodisiac? How do drugs like alcohol and cannabis work? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? In this fascinating little book, leading psychopharmacologist Dr. Ben Sessa describes the drugs, legal and

The Robber Barons (Josephson Matthew)(Paperback)

Prize-winning historian and biographer Matthew Josephson's The Robber Barons is the story of the Gilded Age's giant American capitalists who seized economic power after the Civil War and altered the shape of American life forever.The definitive book on the rise and power of early American

Intoxication: The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances (Siegel Ronald K.)(Paperback)

A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals - Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research - By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug use History shows that people

Culture and Anarchy (Arnold Matthew)(Paperback)

Matthew Arnold's famous series of essays, which were first published in book form under the title Culture and Anarchy in 1869, debate important questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold seeks to find out what culture really is, what good it can do, and if it is really necessary. He

House of Trump, House of Putin - The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia (Unger Craig)(Paperback / softback)

Toltec Secret - Dreaming Practices of the Ancient Mexicans (Magana Sergio)(Paperback / softback)

Explains the deep power of dreaming, altered states of perception and expanded consciousness that will enable you to: become lucid in your dreams; heal and rejuvenate your body and send healing to others while in the dreaming state; communicate with your ancestors; and, develop different types of

Women of the White House: The Illustrated Story of the First Ladies of the United States of America (Russo Amy)(Pevná vazba)

Women of the White House looks at the work, lives and times of the 47 women officially recognized as America's first lady. Through portraits, photographs, accounts and profiles, the book examines their contributions to the presidencies they supported and to the 230-year history of the role. The

Africa - Altered States, Ordinary Miracles (Dowden Richard (Y))(Paperback / softback)

A revised and updated edition of the landmark book about the miraculous continent by the finest living Africa

House Gun (Gordimer Nadine)(Paperback)

With the scaffolding of a courtroom drama and the moral underpinnings of the state's responsibility, the novel infuses an isolated crime of passion with the atmospheric pressure of a country reeling from its own past. --The Boston Sunday Globe A house gun, like a house cat: a fact of ordinary daily

A Brief History of the House of Windsor (Paterson Michael)(Paperback)

This Brief History tells the story of The House of Windsor. Starting with George V and going through Charles, Prince of Wales, all the way to Queen Elizabeth II. Plus it will touch on the next generations of the monarchy, with Prince William, Duchess Kate, and their son. The book will shed light on

The Serpent and the Rainbow (Davis Wade)(Paperback)

A scientific investigation and personal adventure story about zombis and the voudoun culture of Haiti by a Harvard scientist. In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis--people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had

Capoeira: An Exercise of the Soul (Dawson C. Daniel)(Paperback)

The Atlantic slave trade caused havoc on the cultures and political states of Africa and led to the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas. The Africans could not bring their material cultures and artifacts, but most important, they brought their histories and

The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

Whether viewed as a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease, or simply as 'the most hopelessly evil story we have ever read,' The Turn of the Screw is probably the most famous of ghostly tales and certainly the

House of Glass - The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family (Freeman Hadley)(Paperback / softback)

The Monk: A Romance (Lewis Matthew Gregory)(Paperback)

A masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire, greed and lust. Favourably reviewed at first, the novel was later so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness, blasphemy and corrupting influence

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture (Wallach Jennifer Jensen)(Paperback)

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture tells the story of America by examining American eating habits, and illustrates the many ways in which competing cultures, conquests and cuisines have helped form America's identity, and have helped define what it means to be

A Plague on Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Gregory Susanna)(Paperback)

For the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere reissued the books with beautiful new illustrated covers. ----------------------------- Matthew Bartholomew, unorthodox but effective physician to Michaelhouse college in medieval Cambridge, is as worried as anyone about the

Bluecrowne: A Greenglass House Story (Milford Kate)(Paperback)

Return to the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, where smugglers, magic, and pyrotechnics mix, in a new adventure from a New York Times best-selling, National Book Award-nominated, and Edgar Award-winning author. Lucy Bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother and half

Fall of the House of Fifa (Conn David)(Paperback / softback)

The Fall of the House of Fifa is the definitive story of Fifa's rise - and the most spectacular fall sport has ever seen. 1904: 'No person should be allowed to arrange matches for personal profit' - Fifa congress A century later: 'Fifa is a Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organisation (RICO)

Acid Test: Lsd, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal (Shroder Tom)(Paperback)

'A book that should start a long-overdue national conversation.' --Dave Barry With the F.D.A. agreeing to new trials to test MDMA (better known as Ecstasy) as a treatment for PTSD--which, if approved, could be available as a drug by 2021--Acid Test is leading the charge in an evolving

Moss House (Barley Clara)(Paperback / softback)

The Moss House is a passionate story of forbidden love and adventure. Wealthy 19th century landowner and diarist AnneLister, the first modern lesbian, and her lover Ann Walker conduct their courtship and travels whilst battling a society stuck in the past and discover what it means to show the