Tihkal: The Continuation (Paperback)

~ (Author), Ann Shulgin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 804 pages
• Publisher: Transform Press (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963009699
• ISBN-13: 978-0963009692
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,207 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Less substantial than "PIHKAL" but still worthwhile, April 4, 2004

By A Customer

This book is thinner (in every sense) than it's more famous older sibling "PIHKAL", but is well worth getting if you're curious about what became of Shulgin after angering the government by publishing PIHKAL. For those with an academic interest in psychedelic drugs, it's almost a mandatory purchase, containing dozens of novel new tryptamine-based psychoactives (including several LSD derivatives), many of which are now available through the so-called "research chemical" trade. For better or worse, Shulgin's two books are landmark works in the developing relationship between the public, the government, and a dizzying array of new psychoactive drugs.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating extension of psychadelic chemistry of PIHKAL, December 1, 1998

By A Customer

This is the second book by the Shulgins which mix their autobiographies with the subjective effects of new and well-studied psychadelic drugs. It lies on the cusp between top-level synthetic chemistry and guru-level self development, and is amust for anyone interested in self development or recreational drug usage. Highly recommended, but it would make more sense if one reads PIHKAL first.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but somewhat aimless extension to PIHKAL, March 4, 1999

By A Customer

This book is the much anticipated follow up to PIHKAL, and although it does contain some interesting information, the narratives are often disjointed and whimsical. It is as though the authors said almost everything that needed to be said in PIHKAL and included this additional commentary to satisfy themselves rather than the reading audience.

The chemistry section, however, is superlative, and is more than well worth the cost of the book in and of itself if you are interestd in the subject matter.