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Could drugs offer a new way of seeing the world? In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was transformed. His account of his experience, and his vision for all that psychedelics could offer to mankind, has influenced writers, artists and thinkers around the world.

The unabridged text of The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.

A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human

Also in the Vintage Minis series:
Drinking by John Cheever
Swimming by Roger Deakin
Eating by Nigella Lawson
Desire by Haruki Murakami



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Concise, evocative, wise and, above all, humane, The Doors of Perception is a masterpiece * Sunday Times *
Imagine our joy when Vintage announced that it is publishing a collection of easily digestible books from the world’s most celebrated writers on the experiences that make us human… They look good and read well. That’s win/win in our book. * Stylist *

Psychedelics: Vintage Minis

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 08/06/2017
      ISBN13: 9781784872748, 978-1784872748
      ISBN10: 1784872741

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Could drugs offer a new way of seeing the world? In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was transformed. His account of his experience, and his vision for all that psychedelics could offer to mankind, has influenced writers, artists and thinkers around the world.

      The unabridged text of The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

      VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.

      A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human

      Also in the Vintage Minis series:
      Drinking by John Cheever
      Swimming by Roger Deakin
      Eating by Nigella Lawson
      Desire by Haruki Murakami



      Trade Review
      Concise, evocative, wise and, above all, humane, The Doors of Perception is a masterpiece * Sunday Times *
      Imagine our joy when Vintage announced that it is publishing a collection of easily digestible books from the world’s most celebrated writers on the experiences that make us human… They look good and read well. That’s win/win in our book. * Stylist *

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