Flashbacks (Paperback)

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Someday, in a more enlightened age, Tim Leary may be remembered as the Galileo of the twentieth century. Meanwhile, as Flashbacks jauntily demonstrates, we can have a lot more fun with our neuronaut than the Italians had with their astronomer. -- Tom Robbins, author of Still Life with Woodpecker

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From planning the psychedelic revolution with Allen Ginsberg, Peggy Hitchcock, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti to discussing Dr. Albert Hoffman's legendary bicycle ride home after the world's first deliberate ingestion of LSD, Timothy Leary's passion affected an entire culture and influenced modern world history. Leary's original, animated, and psychedelic autobiography is now repackaged in an all new edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 407 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (March 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874778700
• ISBN-13: 978-0874778700
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142,160 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what an autobiography should be, June 15, 2001

By	Author Brian Wallace (Mind Transmission, Inc.) (Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This work is my favorite autobiography. Leary really starts at the very beginning (exceptionally humorously) with his conception in his mother's womb and takes you through his early years as a student, his time at Harvard as an esteemed academic and then up through his "retirement" years as a stand up comedian/raconteur and lecturer.

Each chapter is nicely designed with a mini bio of someone who had impressed Leary and then continues with Leary's take on the various events in his life. There is much self-disclosure here in the form of admitting mistakes, something you certainly do not find a lot of in many autobiographies of conservatives!

Leary's writing is lively, intelligent and hopeful - a friendly warning to all drug warriors that it is possible to live a productive, intellectually fruitful life while participating in moderate psychedelic "research" and consumption.

The thing I like best about this work is that it is a hallmark of the true libertarian spirit. Leary smiled quite often during his life despite the fact that the power and control freaks tried to keep him down every day. Leary was a proud humanist and his spirit shall live on in many of us.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent autiobio by the good Dr., June 15, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Rev. Scat Warfare) (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

From the man whom Richard Nixon labeled "the most dangerous man in America" comes his autobiography, summarizing his extensive life experiences. He talks about his LSD experiments at Harvard, his imprisonment and subsequent escape, and many other suprising events. He met and "turned on" people from Marilyn Monroe to Alan Ginsberg, and while his name dropping can get irritating at times, it nevertheless brings you in and makes you realize that some degree of admiration is warranted. A definate must for free thinkers, this book will warp your mind in all the best ways.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Q.A.T.F.Y., March 7, 2001

By	mr.sam galloway (sydney, n.s.w Australia) - See all my reviews

This book is great fun so i gave it five stars,however, it seems to take liberties with the truth somewhat.he attempts to paint himself as a mad, self-less saint out to save mankind single handedly but occasionaly the true, self serving clours of Leary shine through faintly and it seems to me the C.I.A had more than a little to do with his 'success'. When alls said and done (we all have an opinion on Leary +or-) this was an amazing man with a basically positive,healthy philosophy and the world is a more colourful,exciting place because of him. An exciting read whatever the truth!!! In this case the motto becomes Question Leary and Think For Yourself!!!