{"product_id":"shroom-a-cultural-history-of-the-magic-mushroom-9780060828295","title":"Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Even if read while sober, Andy Lechter's \u003cem\u003eShroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom\u003c\/em\u003e, is a near-transcendent experience.\" -New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its rediscovery only fifty years ago, the magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom--from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day--stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformative, lively, and impeccably researched, \u003cem\u003eShroom\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique and engaging exploration of this most extraordinary of psychedelics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Letcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.78w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060828295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetcher, Andy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndy Letcher is a freelance writer, lecturer, and musician with a doctorate in ecology from Oxford University, and a second in religious\/cultural studies from King Alfred's College, Winchester. He lives in Oxford, England, and sings and plays the mandolin and English bagpipes in his own acid folk group, Telling the Bees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099534852211,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_af8cd499-d5c3-48e1-ad9f-b561313485ea.jpg?v=1748703441","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/shroom-a-cultural-history-of-the-magic-mushroom-9780060828295","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}