Timothy Leary : a biography /

The first major biography of one of the most controversial figures in postwar America. To a generation in full revolt against any form of authority, "Tune in, turn on, drop out" became a mantra, and its popularizer, Dr. Timothy Leary, a guru. A charismatic and brilliant psychologist, Leary...

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Main Author: Greenfield, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Orlando : Harcourt, Inc., [2006]
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Dreaming of heroes : Springfield, Massachusetts, 1920-1938
  • The long gray line : West Point, New York, June 1940-August 1941
  • The Berkeley circle : Berkeley, California, 1941-1958
  • God and man at Harvard : Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1963
  • Xanadu : Millbrook, New York, 1963-1968
  • Come together : California, 1968-1970
  • Escape and flight : San Luis Obispo, California, March-September 1970
  • Exile-no silence, no cunning : Algeria, Switzerland, Afghanistan, September 1970 to January 1973
  • Folsom Prison blues : California, January 1973-May 1976
  • To live and die in LA : California, June 1976-May 31, 1996.