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Author: Alexander T. Shulgin

By Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin. Tells the tale of a psychopharmacologist and his wife/research partner, and recounts decades devoted to the creation and investigation of psychedelic drugs as tools for the study of the human mind. Altered state experiences are explored in the context of intimacy.

First publish date: 2000

Authors: Alexander T. Shulgin

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