The Walls Came Tumbling Down [Paperback]

Robert Anton Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1998

The Walls Came Tumbling Down deals with the scary things that happen to those who stumble into a borderless or other-worldly consciousness without any intent to go there and without any preparation or Operating Manual to tell them how to navigate when the walls tumble, the doors of perception fly open and the bottom falls out of their mental filing cabinet, leaving the brain suddenly free of the limits of mind.

Editorial Reviews

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"The man's glittering intelligence won't let you rest. With each new book, I look forward to his wisdom, laced with crazy humor." -- Alan Harrington, author of The Immortalist

"With his humorous rapier, Wilson pokes and prods our misconceptions, prejudices and ignorance. A quantum banquet." -- Ray Tuckman, Broadcaster, KPFK Radio

"The most important philosopher of this century..." --Timothy Leary, Ph.D.

About the Author

Novelist, teacher and former Playboy editor, Robert Anton Wilson is the author of the Cosmic Trigger trilogy; the Illuminatus! trilogy (with Robert Shea); the Schrodinger's Cat trilogy; the Historical Illuminatus series; Wilhelm Reich in Hell; Prometheus Rising; Quantum Psychology; Coincidance; Email to the Universe; and many other works.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: New Falcon Publications (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561840912
• ISBN-13: 978-1561840915
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A RAW SCRIPT, November 28, 1999

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rareoopdvds (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Walls Came Tumbling Down (Paperback)

Robert Anton Wilson's screenplay which he attempted to have produced in a film is about the adventures of a scientist who Flashes back on LSD and experiences future memory blocks. Eventually time and space skip from one place to another to an ending I will not reveal here. Entertaining and a well written script, however, I can understand why Hollywood passed the idea. Scattered somewhat, however visually appealling it may be (even to the unconscious). More likely a better read, nonetheless, Wilson is Wilson, so if you enjoy reading Wilson, then this Wilson will be good enough for you.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A script from the vault, May 16, 2002

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Thomas (WATERFORD, MI, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Walls Came Tumbling Down (Paperback)

Robert Anton Wilson wrote this film script in the late '90's while settling into a new environment (Los Angeles) and recovering from a collapsed film deal. Wilson waited nearly a decade before publishing it. This is not one of Wilson's better works. Wilson's books of philosophy and social criticism shine with brilliance, wit and a clarifying debunking. Praise of these points festoons the covers here, but it is not The Walls Came Tumbling Down that earner that lauding. In the story Michael, an academic scientist, is so barraged with hallucinations and the paranormal that his entire reality is upset for reality only to emerge as a world run by a controlling shadow government with an extraterrestrial treaty. The quick scene changes and short dialogues threaten to unseat even the reader. The Golgotha imagery, folk hallucinogens and parallel universe theorization is a grab bag of alternate reality models that may have been advanced in the late '80's. However, it now reads as predictable, unexciting and not revealing at all. Certainly a necessary addition to the library of the Wilson completists, but a better entry point into his wisdom can be found in Reality is What you can get Away With or Prometheus Rising.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fasten your seat belts!!!, July 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Walls Came Tumbling Down (Paperback)

This book is based on a movie script that has not yet been produced. The style of prose lures the reader deeply, exquisitely into what it is that they don't know.