John Higgs is the author of
I Have America Surrounded: The Life of Timothy Leary, published in America by
Barricade Books;
it is the first full biography of the pioneer of psychedelic drugs.
Winona Ryder, Leary's goddaughter, wrote the introduction.
In 2006 Higgs came up with
a top ten list of psychedelic non-fiction books for the
Guardian. (Of course, the list has 11 titles.)
One title on the list:
What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff
This is significant because it is one of the first books to look at the legacy that the psychedelic movement of the 60s left behind. Many people will be surprised by the debt the idea of a 'personal computer' owes to psychedelics, the significance of the geographical location of Silicon Valley on the San Franciscan peninsula, or why Steve Jobs would say that taking LSD was one of the "two or three most important things" he has ever done. An impressive account of recent history.
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another title on the list.
--Marshal Zeringue
it is the first full biography of the pioneer of psychedelic drugs.
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